Ground-breaking ceremonies for 15th Strike Wing billeting facilities in CDO formally starts

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 1): Ground-breaking ceremonies for 15th Strike Wing billeting facilities in CDO formally starts

Ground-breaking ceremonies for the billeting facilities of the 15th Strike Wing at Lumbia Airport, Cagayan De Oro City formally started Wednesday.

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who was the guest-of-honor in the event, said the planned transfer of the 15th Strike Wing is in-line with boosting the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) territorial defense and internal security operations.

“The completion of this project will certainly pave the way for the achievement of the 15th Strike Wing’s goal in the PAF's transformation roadmap, the Flight Plan 2028, and attain the vision of sustaining day and night tactical and air defense operations in support of territorial defense and internal security operations,” he added.

Currently based in Sangley Point, Cavite, the 15th Strike Wing is the primary attack unit of the PAF.

It operates different aircraft such as the OV-10 attack planes, SF-260 ground attack aircraft, MG-520 “Defender” attack helicopters, and the newly acquired Augusta Westland 109 attack helicopters.

Lorenzana said the transfer of the 15th Strike Wing from its present base in Sangley Point, Cavite coincides with the government’s efforts to decongest the airfields in Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog and to develop Sangley Point into a new international airport thereby free up air space at the Manila International Airport.

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