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Two Black Hawk helicopters acquired by the military were deployed to western Mindanao on Thursday to aid the operations of troops in the region.
BLACK HAWKS. Two S70i Black Hawk helicopters circle over Zamboanga City before landing at the Edwin Andrew Air Base on Thursday (Nov. 4, 2021). Maj. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Western Mindanao Command chief, announced Friday (Nov. 5, 2021) the deployment of the two helicopters to the Tactical Operations Wing - Western Mindanao (TOW-WM) unit of the command. (Photo courtesy of Westmincom) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) got a capability boost both in combat operations and disaster response with the arrival of two Black Hawk utility helicopters. On Friday, Maj. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Westmincom chief, announced that the Tactical Operations Wing - Western Mindanao (TOW-WM), the major air force unit under the command, had received the two S70i Black Hawk utility helicopters from the AFP general headquarters. Rosario said the deployment of the two Black Hawk helicopters would boost the capability of the military in this
Published July 12, 2021, 12:09 PM
Col. Romeo T. Racadio has succeeded Brig. Gen. Arturo G. Rojas as Joint Task Force (JTF) Tawi-Tawi commander during a well-attended change of command ceremony at the 2nd Marine Brigade headquarters in Barangay Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi last Saturday, July 10.
Rojas, who commands the 2nd Marine Brigade, recalled the challenges of serving during the pandemic and a critical time of the Armed Forces in combating terrorism in Western Mindanao in his speech.
The outgoing JTF commander was awarded with the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Cross.
Among the accomplishments of Rojas is the rescue of seven Indonesian nationals from the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The Indonesian government, through its consul general, cited the unit for the rescue during a visit to the JTF Tawi-Tawi headquarters in Tawi-Tawi in June.