Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)

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Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)
Civil-Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve) Unit Seal.jpg

Unit seal
Active September 1999 – present
Country Philippines Philippines
Allegiance Philippines Republic of the Philippines
Branch Armed Forces of the Philippines
Type Laang Kawal Seal.jpg Technical Services Reserve
The AFP Civil Military Operations Tab.jpg Civil Military Affairs Services
Role Combat Support and Combat Service Support, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations
Size 8 Civil Military Affairs Groups, 1 Information Development Group, 1 Media Affairs Group and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Group
Part of Under the AFP Reserve Command Technical Services Reserve Group
Garrison/HQ AFPRESCOM Cpd, CGEA, Quezon City
Nickname(s)
  • CMA BDE
  • Civil Military Affairs Brigade
Motto(s)
  • Isip, Salita, at Gawa
  • Thoughts, Words, and Actions
  • Pensamientos, Palabras y Acciones
Mascot(s) Philippine serpent eagle
Anniversaries Similar date to National Reservist Week Celebration
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Current
commander		 AFP Colonel Rank Insignia.jpg COL GERARD V VELEZ PA (GSC) (RES)
Notable
commanders		 US-O7 insignia.svg BGEN JOSEPH G SEVILLA AFP (RES)
US-O7 insignia.svg BGEN EMMANUEL JOAQUIN B GUINA AFP (RES)
Civil-Military Operations Tab
The AFP Civil Military Operations Tab.jpg
Laang Kawal Seal
Laang Kawal Seal.jpg
Special Forces-Unconventional Warfare Operations TAB
SPECIAL FORCES UWOC.jpg
AFPRESCOM Scuba Diving Badge
AFPRESCOM Badge.png

Military unit

The Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)[1][2] is one of the units of the Technical Services Reserve Group of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, and is based in Quezon City. The unit provides combat support and service support services to AFP Reserve Force Maneuver Units operating within the National Capital Region, conduct community development operations, civil-military operations and co-operations in support of the IPSP Bayanihan.

Commanding officers[edit]

Unit Designation: Public Affairs Group (Reserve)

  • AFP Colonel Rank Insignia.jpg Colonel Jesus G. Czabarrus (GSC) PAF (RES) – February 1997 to June 2005

Unit Designation: Public Affairs Service (PAS)(Reserve)

  • AFP Colonel Rank Insignia.jpg Colonel Eduardo L. Lacañeta MNSA (GSC) PN (RES) – June 2005 to November 2009

Unit Designation: Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)

  • US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General Joseph G. Sevilla AFP (RES) – November 2009 to November 2011
  • US-O7 insignia.svg Commodore Enrico Juan P. Talon AFP (RES) – November 2011 to May 2015
  • US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General Emmanuel Joaquin B. Guina AFP (RES) – May 15, 2015 to May 18, 2019
  • AFP Colonel Rank Insignia.jpg Colonel Gerard V. Velez PA (GSC, RES) – 18 May 2019 to date

Brigade sergeant majors[edit]

  • SMS Napoleon Mantilla (Res) PA – November 2009 to November 2011
  • MSg Gaudencio Eleazar N Manalac (Res) PA – November 2011 to 2015
  • CPO Arnel S Cruz PN (Res) – 25 May 2019 to date

Organization[edit]

The following are the units of the Civil Military Affairs Brigade:

Headquarters Units:

  • Command Group
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Support Group
  • Media Affairs Group (MAG)
  • Information Development Group

Field line units[edit]

  • 1st Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) National Capital Region
  • 2nd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Northern Luzon
  • 3rd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Southern Luzon
  • 4th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Palawan
  • 5th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Visayas
  • 6th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Eastern Mindanao
  • 7th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Western Mindanao
  • 8th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) No geographical designation

Training[edit]

  • Civil Military Affairs Operation Course
  • Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (Unconventional Warfare Operations Course)
  • Scuba Diving Course (soon[when?] to be conducted by AFPRESCOM Diver by instruction of Lt Col Fabian H Versoza PA INF (SR) – Assistant chief of Staff for Education & Training, G8
  • Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course
  • K-9 Handling Course
  • VIP Security Protection Course
  • Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course

Awards and decorations[edit]

Campaign streamers[edit]

Badges[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Miscellaneous gallery

  • Civil Military Affairs Operations Course Graduation December 2012 with Radm Miguel Jose S Rodriguez AFP Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations, J7 as Guest of Honor, MGEN MARLOU S SALAZAR AFP DCS for Reservist & Retirees Affairs, J9 and COL QUIRINO S CALONZO PA (GSC) Commander AFPRESCOM

  • CMAOC maroon berret, CMO badge and certificate

  • Special Forces Operations Orientation Training – Unconventional Warfare Operations Course Graduation Day

  • Special Forces Operations Orientation Training CL 04-13 September 7, 2013 Taken at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija Unconventional Warfare operations Course – Unconventional Warfare Operations Course Specialist.

  • Special Forces Operations Orientation Training – Unconventional Warfare Operations Course

  • Special Forces Operations Orientation Training CL 04–13 September 7, 2013 “Where Brotherhood Begins”

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Citations
Bibliography
  • General Orders activating Civil Military Affairs Brigade of the AFP Reserve Command
  • AFPRESCOM official site
  • The AFPRESCOM Training Group, AFP-MOT Manual, 2001, AFPRESCOM