Participants prepare for close-quarter battle (CQB) during the Katihan Patrol held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
Army Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Leodevic B. Guinid, who represented Army Chief Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido, presides over the closing ceremony of the first-ever Katihan Patrol at Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan on September 30, 2024.
Participant scans the field during the Katihan Patrol's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense operation held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
Army Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Leodevic B. Guinid, who represented Army Chief Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido, awards winning teams of the first-ever Katihan Patrol during the competition’s closing ceremony at Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan on September 30, 2024.
Participants plan their operation during the Katihan Patrol held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
Participants navigate the thick foliage during the Katihan Patrol held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
Army Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Leodevic B. Guinid, who represented Army Chief Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido, graces the closing ceremony of the first-ever Katihan Patrol at Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan on September 30, 2024.
Participant crosses the river in full combat gear during the Katihan Patrol held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
Participants discuss their courses of action during the Katihan Patrol held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
Participants demonstrate their tactical combat casualty care (TC3) skills during the Katihan Patrol held in Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan from September 25 to September 30, 2024.
FORT BONIFACIO, Taguig City –The First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) team topped the first-ever edition of Katihan Patrol during the competition’s closing ceremony at Camp Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan on September 30, 2024.
“The diverse activities that transpired in our Katihan Patrol were not only integral to the development of our soldiers but have also served as a platform to test, evaluate and enhance the operational capabilities of our tactical units in various competencies. With the Katihan Patrol’s constructive simulation of scenarios, we aimed to determine the teams’ readiness in support of our Land Defense Concept,” Army Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Leodevic B. Guinid said in his remarks on behalf of Army Chief Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido. It can be noted that the 2nd Infantry Division Team placed second while the 5th Infantry Division Team placed third in the said competition.
Katihan Patrol 2024 assessed the operational capabilities of 153 personnel from various Philippine Army units through a demanding 50-kilometer patrol exercise covering Bulacan's rugged terrain. Patterned after the UK’s Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the said competition also prepared the Army’s tactical units to be at par with allied forces worldwide that participate in international military training activities and exercises.
The six-day Katihan Patrol tested the participants’ skills in military briefing, close-quarter battle (CQB), prisoner of war (POW) handling, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense, reconnaissance patrol, river crossing, patrol base operations, call for fire procedures, land mine breaching and explosive identification, tactical combat casualty care, jungle raid and marksmanship skills.
Photos from OG7, FSRR
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