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| Marine Raiders; PMC's new counterterrorist force! | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 21 2008, 03:51 PM (4,504 Views) | |
| Frenzy | Apr 21 2008, 03:51 PM Post #1 |
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Marines deploy anti-terror contingent A strike force has been created by the battle-tested Philippine Marines to hunt down terrorists and other lawless elements who threaten national security. Marine Commandant Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino created the special team called Marine Raiders who will act as rapid deployment force, said Lt. Col. Jonas Lumawag, Marines spokesman. The first deployment, a company-sized unit, was flown by an Air Force cargo plane from Manila to Puerto Princesa. It would be based at the Marine Battalion Landing Team 9 in Palawan, the passageway to the southern parts where suspected terrorists are hiding. “They would be under the operational control of the Naval Forces West,” Lumawag said. According to Dolorfino, members of the Marine Raiders will be equally composed of elite Marine Force Recon. Recon soldiers were responsible for the killing of Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani in September 2006. “It is similar to the Army’s Light Reaction Battalion, which is focused on internal security operations,” Lumawag said. He said that the elite force, armed with modern weapons and equipment, is also tasked to go after pirates in the high seas. “In due time, the number of our Marine Raiders would later be increased in number to cover other strategic areas of the country, Lumawag said. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=p...s5_april21_2008 |
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| Frenzy | Apr 21 2008, 03:53 PM Post #2 |
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Elite Marines tapped to end Reds The military’s elite Philippine Marines deployed yesterday a newly-created quick reaction team that will serve as a strike force against the communist rebels and extremist groups in Palawan and nearby areas. Aside from anti-insurgency and antiterrorism operations, Lt. Col. Jonas Lumawag, Marine spokesman, said their newly-formed quick reaction strike force called Marine Raiders will also be tapped against piracy and other crimes in the seas. "The Marine Raiders is the quick reaction unit that will deal to missions which are emergency in nature, it is the most mobile," said Lumawag. The newly-created unit is just company-size (more or less 100 soldiers) but Lumawag said their numbers would be increased in the future in order to cover strategic areas in the country, particularly in Mindanao area. Members of the Marine Raiders, Lumawag said, came from the equally elite Marine Force Recon, which was also instrumental in the neutralization of Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani in Sept. 2006. (Aaron B. Recuenco) http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=37717 |
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| ctrlaltdel | Apr 22 2008, 10:02 AM Post #3 |
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Marine Raiders - sounds like the title of a really bad B-movie  Do we really need ANOTHER elite strike force? - I think we already have quite a lot of them - wouldnt it be better if they are just consolidated for better command and control ? not to mention the allocation of equipment... If im not mistaken, the US have consolidated their special units, the last holdout - the US Marines, placed their elite strike force under the USSOCOM while our Marines just created its own. |
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| spraret | Apr 22 2008, 11:04 AM Post #4 |
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:aberet: because we don't want to constantly imitate the Americans, and probably, the PN and the PMC wouldn't want to be left out of the CT/special forces pie if they don't create their own unit. |
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| saver111 | Apr 22 2008, 11:21 AM Post #5 |
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Hmmm... makes me think. Maybe this is one way for the PMC to get special funds for equipments. If you're regular forces you just get this part of the pie (remember Recycled na Armas?). Since you're special forces, you get special attention, extra funds and the best equipments. Justified. Hmmm... clever. Okay, as long as it gets their job done and no missing guns this time, please. |
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| spraret | Apr 22 2008, 11:28 AM Post #6 |
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I'm just speculating but its a distinct possibility - other countries who are also recipients of US funds for the GWOT are organizing new CT units and 'enhancing existing SF units to receive their share of the 'pie' and the corresponding newer and better weapons and equipment. |
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| saver111 | Apr 22 2008, 01:42 PM Post #7 |
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This is the right thing to do. Enhance existing units thru continuous training in line with the trend of time and give them the right equipments. |
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| zundino | Apr 22 2008, 02:26 PM Post #8 |
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if the unit is based in Palawan then most definitely the PAF is assigning some serious air assets at their disposal for immediate mobility from the province to any point in Mindanao island and surrounding islands & islets, and fast assault boats too from the PN. im just wondering how they will allocate these limited assets among the various ops (in case of simultaneous ops) between LRB, PNSOG, SF and this new MR and not to forget, the regular units too. not unless there are brand new equipment as its share of the pie mentioned by sprart. good luck gentlemen 
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| Frenzy | Apr 22 2008, 08:45 PM Post #9 |
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ya, I think they will have problems with the quick reaction capability if the entire unit is based in Palawan unless there is a dedicated helicopter unit opconned to them 24/7. I bet the unit will be divided into teams and prepositioned in high risk areas to offset the lack of mobility equipment. |
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| al'Lan Mandragoran | Apr 24 2008, 03:18 PM Post #10 |
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The more the merrier. Im fine this new Marine strike force, now there are more units dedicated to hunting down bad guys. :thumb:
This initial company based in Palawan - the 67th Marine Raiders Company will be soon followed by another company to be based in Sulu. |
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