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202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)

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Active
  
20 July 2006 – Present

Branch
  
Philippine Army

Country
  
Philippines

202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)

Allegiance
  
Republic of the Philippines

Type
  
Army Reserve Light Infantry Battalion

Role
  
Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Guerrilla warfare, Counter-guerrilla Operations, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations, Spec-Ops, MOUT

The 202nd QC Ready Reserve Battalion, 1502nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve), known officially as The Second to None 202nd, is one of the battalions of the Philippine Army Reserve Command, which is organic to the 1502nd Quezon City Ready Reserve Brigade. It is an infantry unit, and specializes in MOUT, disaster relief, and Civil Military Operations.

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History

The 202IB(RR) was activated on 20 July 2006, shortly after the activation of the 1502IBDE(RR). Upon formation, the battalion was allocated the same tasks of the now defunct 1st (QUEZMAR) Ready Reserve Battalion and its initial troop strength came from QUEZMAR's pool of reservists. Graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and products of the unit's own BCMT Classes, established under the National Defense Act of 1935, filled out the troop strength required for a battalion-sized unit.

Like its sister unit, the 201st Quezon City Ready Reserve Battalion (201IB(RR)), it is also tasked to fulfill certain roles within the AFP organization not currently covered by any of the regular units. It is also assigned as a force multiplier to the AFP NCR Command under the command of the 15ID(RR).

The unit is now part of Joint Task Force-NCR and currently serves as a frontline unit, especially during times of national calamity and emergency.

Mission

  • Base for expansion of the Regular Force in the event of war, invasion or rebellion within its AOP.
  • Assist the Government in Relief and Rescue Operations in the event of Calamities or Disasters.
  • Assist the Government in Socio-economic development and environmental concerns.
  • Assist in the operation and maintenance of essential government and private utilities (e.g. power, telecommunications, water).

    • Mobilization center

    The 202nd Infantry Battalion's mobilization center is the 1302nd Community Defense Center, NCRRCDG, ARESCOM, which is based inside the AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Barangay Socorro, Quezon City. It is strategically located near the headquarters of the AFP Joint Task Force-National Capital Region allowing the Task Force to readily deploy the unit at any time during a declaration of a state of emergency by the national government.

    Organization

    The following are the units that are presently placed under operational control of the 202nd QC Ready Reserve Battalion:

    Base units

  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company

    • Line units

  • "A" (DEARRT) Company
  • "B" Infantry Company
  • "C" Infantry Company

    • Operations

  • Security Augmentation – ASEAN Regional Summit (11 Jan 7 – 14 Jan 07)
  • Disaster SAR, Relief and Rehabilitation Operations (TF Ondoy) (27 Sep 9 – 15 Oct 09)
  • Security Operations OPLAN Kaluluwa (TF Casper) (21 Oct 9 – 2 Nov 09)
  • Security Operations (TF HOPE) (2010 Elections) (9 May 2010 – 12 May 2010)
  • Disaster SAR, Relief and Rehabilitation Operations (TF Habagat) (05 Aug 12 – 12 Aug 12)
  • Disaster SAR, Relief and Rehabilitation Operations (TF Maring) (16 Aug 13 – 24 Aug 13)
  • Relief Operations (TF Yolanda) (6 Nov 13 – 15 Nov 13)
  • Standby Augmentation Force (Ormoc) (TF Yolanda) (6 Nov 13 – 15 Nov 13)
  • Disaster SAR, Relief and Rehabilitation Operations (TF Glenda) (16 Jul 14 - 17 Jul 14)
  • Disaster SAR, Relief and Rehabilitation Operations (TF Mario) (19 Sep 14 - 21 Sep 14)

    • References

    202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve) Wikipedia
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