15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve) | |
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Active | 10 July 2006 – Present |
Country | Philippines |
Allegiance | Republic of the Philippines |
Branch | Philippine Army |
Type | Army Reserve Light Infantry Division |
Role | performs multiple military roles in Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HA/DR), and Civil-Military Operations (CMO) |
Size | 5 Brigades, 15 Battalions. Total is 6,320 trained and operational citizen-soldiers |
Part of | Philippine Army Reserve Command (Since 2006) |
Garrison/HQ | NCRRCDG Cpd, Fort Andres Bonifacio, Metro Manila |
Nickname(s) | "Defender & Builder Division" "Division Defensor y Constuctor" |
Motto(s) | "Defender & Builder" "Defensor y Constuctor" |
Mascot(s) | Crossed Rifle & Shovel |
Anniversaries | 10 July 2006 |
Decorations | Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge |
Battle honours | None |
Commanders | |
Current commander | BGen Marcelo B Javier Jr (RES) AFP |
Notable commanders | BGen Marcelo B Javier Jr (RES) AFP |
Insignia | |
Search and Rescue Tab | |
Laang Kawal Seal | |
Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia |
The 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve), Philippine Army, [1] known as the Defender & Builder Division, is one of the Army Reserve Command's ready reserve infantry divisions.
The unit specializes in Urban Warfare, Urban Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, and Civil-Military Operations. It operates in the National Capital Region.
The Philippine Army felt the need to re-organize its reserve units in the National Capital Region (NCR) when the 9th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve) was deactivated and the newly created regular infantry division (9ID) took its numerical designation.
The Commission on Appointments, confirmed the promotion of Colonel Javier Jr to brigadier general on 21 September 2012. [2]
On 3 December 2012, Colonel Javier Jr was sworn in as a brigadier general by President Benigno S. Aquino III, together with other newly promoted generals of the AFP at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace. [3]
The division, since its activation, has performed countless Civil-Military Operations, Search and Rescue Operations and directly assist then AFP National Capital Regional Command and now the AFP Joint Task Force-National Capital Region in fulfilling its mandate of ensuring peace and order within the National Capital Region. [4] [5]
A well disciplined, organized, trained and non-partisan citizen army, able to augment the regular force and respond to national disasters and threats to national security, during peacetime, war or rebellion mandated to perform tasks of Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW).
The following are the Base/Brigade units that are under the 15th Infantry Division (RR).
The following are division-level special trainings undertaken by the unit soldiers:
Training is supervised and course-directed by reserve officers who are occupational specialty qualified, former active duty members, and already incorporated in the ready reserve force.
Unit soldiers also undertake regular courses from the AFP and regular Army TRADOC and special schools. There are reservists who are already authorized to don infantry, ordnance, civil military operations, psychological operations and airborne badges. The unit reservists also undertake specialized trainings from other government agencies.
Many unit officers and personnel have already served the fixed two-year called-to-active-duty tour in the regular force. As a modern reserve force, many possess advanced degrees, technical and professional certifications that fill skill gaps in the regular force. Most of the officers and personnel are also employed in local government administration and private and government security services. Reservists of the unit are considered excellent force multipliers in internal security and external defense operations.
Award Streamer | Streamer Name | Operation | Date Awarded | Reference |
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Presidential Unit Citation Badge | SAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana & TS Parma | 4 February 2010 | General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 4 Feb '10 | |
Presidential Unit Citation Badge | General Elections, Philippines | 1 July 2010 | General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10 | |
Military Badge | Badge Name | Operation | Date Awarded | Reference |
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AFP Election Duty Badge | General Elections, Philippines | 21 May 2010 | General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10 | |
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