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Army Aviation "Bagwis" Battalion, LAD; news and updates
Topic Started: Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:30 pm (215 Views)
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Army Aviation "Bagwis" Battalion
Light Armor Division
Location:Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija


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Light Armor Division, Philippine Army

The Mission of the Light Armor Division is to conduct armor operations in support of Philippine Army tactical units. The Division maintained 5 Light Armor Battalions, 3 Mechanized Infantry Battalions, 2 separate Light Armor Companies deployed in various parts of the archipelago, one Aviation Battalion stationed in Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City, an Armor Maintenance Battalion, a Headquarters and Headquarters Service Battalion, a Signal Company, an Engineer Combat Company and the Armor School, all based in Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac.

The roles of the Army Aviation Battalion includes reconnaissance and related tasks in support to the Army operations. These aircrafts are used by Armed Forces in surveillance and reconnaissance operations against enemies of the state, including the New People's Army and the Muslim separatists in Mindanao.


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ARMY AVIATION BATTALION

DEFINITION OF SEAL

The seal was designed on a stylized pentagon shield with the Philippine Eagle and three stars superimposed on the attitude indicator which serves as a background. The present seal incorporates some of the symbols and colors from the unit seals of the Philippine Army Air Corps, the Army Aviation Battalion and the Aeroscout Company to strengthen its historic ties with the previous air units of the Philippine Army. The description and explanation to the symbols of the Army Aviation Battalion Seal are as follows:

The stylized PENTAGON SHIELDwhich was outlined in black symbolizes its significant involvement in the defense of the country as an air component which dates back during the Commonwealth period when the Philippine Army Air Corps was organized in 1936. The shield also represents its previous and present attachment as a major subordinate unit of the Light Armor Brigade and the Philippine Army by adopting the same pentagon shields of their respective seals.

The PHILIPPINE EAGLE (the country’s national bird) depicted in brown represents the reactivated Army Aviation Battalion. The eagle has its wings spread out and its talons wide open to symbolize its readiness to unleash its air power to provide combat aviation support to Philippine Army units and perform non-traditional roles during peacetime operations. This was the same eagle used in the seal of the Army Aviation Battalion activated in 1978. The present Army Aviation Battalion adopted it to symbolize its rebirth after its long absence when it was deactivated in 1983.

The THREE FIVE-POINTED YELLOW STARS represents Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao (the three major island groups of the Philippines) where the Army aircraft can be deployed to perform its given mission. The three stars arranged in line formation was the same stars used in the seal of the Philippine Army Air Corps.

The ATTITUDE INDICATOR (also known as artificial horizon) serves as the background of the seal. One of the important flight instruments that gives the pilot a clear picture of a flight attitude of a real aircraft, it represents the positive attitude of the aviators, aircrew and ground personnel in accomplishing their mission in the finest traditions of army aviation. The sky and the ground is separated by a horizon bar with the pitch and bank lines graduated in different degrees.

The colors SKY BLUE (taken from the background of the seal of Aeroscout Company organized in 1986) represents the vastness of the skies and stands for patriotism; the MOSS GREEN (taken from the background of the seal of Army Aviation Battalion) represents the verdant land where the Philippine Army exerts its control; BROWN represents the inherent color of the Filipino people; YELLOW represents the fervor to serve; WHITE represents sincerity in all undertakings; and, BLACK represents firm determination to achieve the goals.


References:

Light Armor Division
http://www.lightarmordivision.net.ph/

LAD
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/lad.htm

Turnover of Philippine Army’s (PA) Cessna 172
http://padc.com.ph/index.php/philippine-armys-cessna-172/

Army Aviation "Bagwis" Battalion, Light Armor Division, Philippine Army (on Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Army-Aviation-Bagwis-Battalion-Light-Armor-Division-Philippine-Army/225709377546077
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Turnover of Philippine Army’s (PA) Cessna 172
Philippine Army – Army Aviation Battalion’s Cessna 172M PA102 is all set to soar after its Rehabilitation under PADC in joint efforts with Army Aviation Battalion’s Maintenance Team
http://padc.com.ph/index.php/philippine-armys-cessna-172/

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Army names 1st woman battalion commander

By Jaime Laude | Updated January 31, 2003 - 12:00am

Because even the Army needs a woman's touch, Lt. Col. Ramona Palabrica-Go has forsaken home and hearth to become the first woman battalion commander in the history of the male-dominated Philippine Army.

Army chief Lt. Gen. Gregorio Camiling has approved Go's appointment as commander of the elite Aviation Battalion under the Light Armor Brigade based at Fort Magsaysay in Laur, Nueva Ecija, following a tedious selection process this month.

Go, a Chinese-looking lass from San Enrique and San Dionisio towns in Iloilo, is a mother of three and wife to Chinese businessman David Go. She also happens to be a chemistry graduate with master's degrees from different schools.

"The appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Go was in consonance with the vision of the Army chief of having a female battalion commander in order to give women officers an equal chance to compete with their male counterparts in the Philippine Army," said Army spokesman Lt. Col. Mayoralgo de la Cruz.

Go, 45, now has at her disposal more than 100 fighters and the Army's air assets; mostly fixed wing aircraft; which are being used by the Armed Forces in surveillance and reconnaissance operations against enemies of the state, including the New People's Army and the Muslim separatists in Mindanao.

"I am very happy with my appointment and ever thankful to my superior officers, for giving me this opportunity to have my own command," Go, a fixed-wing pilot, said. "My main concern now is the welfare of the men and women under me. At present we have six flying aircraft which I should attend to daily. One right now is in Cotabato conducting surveillance and reconnaissance mission."

The Aviation Battalion is at the heart of every heavy fighting, called to survey the terrain and locate enemy positions for artillery fire and infantry operations.

Go's appointment was endorsed by no less than her immediate superior, Light Armor Brigade commander, Col. Rodrigo Maclang, based at Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tarlac.

She is backed by sterling military and scholastic records, including her being among the top female spies of the military’s intelligence group, and masters degrees from the University of Santo Tomas, Greenville College and the Asian Institute of Management.

After graduating from the Central University of the Philippines with a bachelors degree in chemistry, she decided to enlist in the Army's Women's Auxiliary Corps in 1977 mainly out of curiosity in her father's military career in the Philippine Constabulary.

"Out of curiosity I entered the Army but soon after I learned to love the service so much," Go, the youngest of five Palabrica siblings, told The STAR.

She was later commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from an officers’ candidate school in Australia in 1981, and served as a secretary of the military's joint staff at Camp Aguinaldo.

From Camp Aguinaldo, she moved to become the first Army woman aide-de-camp of then Army chief Gen. Rodolfo Canieso.

Go's military career became even more colorful when she took a series of flying lessons in her first assignment in the Army's Aero Scout Company and later became the first female aviator of the entire Armed Forces.

While serving as Canieso's aide, Go stumbled on yet another challenge when she found herself being actively pursued by a lovestruck Chinese visitor of Canieso.

"At first I was so hesitant. There was this feeling in me that I am not so sure whether to listen to the problems of the heart or simply just ignore it out of fear that I will be rejected by my husband’s family being pure Chinese," Go said.

But love prevailed. After several months of courtship and a three-year engagement, Ramona Palabrica and David Go were married. Their union has been blessed with three children ;Constantine James, 11; Margaret Jane, 8, and Jennifer Jade, 5.

Her family resides in Makati City, so Go manages household affairs via cellphone from her base at Fort Magsaysay.

"I always make it a point to talk with my children and to my loving and ever supportive husband. Indeed it is a very interesting life not only for me but also for my family," she said.

On weekends, Mr. Go, who is a car salesman, drives the children to Nueva Ecija for a visit with commander.

During Camiling's term as commander of the Light Armor Brigade, he deployed female officers to combat units in order to show that women have the capability to handle delicate assignments.

"As such, the Army has realized that female officers can distinguish themselves and excel in riskier challenges that their male counterparts are usually doing," Camiling said in a press statement.

There are at present several female officers who occupy various critical positions in Army field units, Camiling said.

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/193597/army-names-1st-woman-battalion-commander
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“Aeroscout Company Saves A Comrade”

The Aeroscout Company based in Lumbia Airport, Cagayan de Oro City is the prime flying unit of the Army Aviation Battalion which caters to different air operation support to numerous Mindanao based Philippine Army Units. These air operation support missions consist of the following: Air Reconnaissance, Medical Evacuation, Air/Land Re-supply, Search and Rescue, Transport Flights and Route Reconnaissance.

On 20 November 2010, Aircraft PA 072 piloted by CPT GLENN M APRESTO (CAV) PA and 1LT ZEERAH BLANCHE L LUCRECIA (CAV) PA with MAJ DALAGUIT of Cagayan de Oro Station Hospital, 4ID, PA took off Lumbia Airport OOA 1301 for Medical Evacuation mission and landed Butuan Airport OOA 1407 to pick up PFC Jisson M Itong PA of 26IB, 4ID, PA. Pfc Itong was apparently stabbed on the chest with the blade still pierced inside him, lack of medical equipment made an immediate surgical operation impossible at Butuan. With the blade still pierced on his chest, evacuation by land would be a very risky and hard option to make and could also be life threatening to the victim.

On that same day, same Aircraft and Pilots with Maj Dalaguit and PFC Itong took off Butuan Airport OOA 1427h for immediate Medical Evacuation and landed Lumbia Airport OOA 1526. After dislodging from the Aircraft, Pfc Itong was rushed to Cagayan de Oro Station Hospital for immediate medical attention.

The presence of the Aeroscout Company surely plays an important role in support to the units of the Light Armor Division and other Philippine Army Units in Mindanao. This instance is a clear proof that the Light Armor Division can not only be relied upon on land but also thru air.

“ARMOR KAMI NA LUMALABAN SA PARANG AT KALAWAKAN!” More power to the Army Aviators, MABUHAY BAGWIS!

http://www.lightarmordivision.net.ph/aeroscout%20company.htm
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