202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)

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202 Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)
202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve) Unit Seal.jpg
Unit Seal of the 202nd Infantry Battalion (Ready Reserve)
Active20 July 2006 – Present
Country Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Allegiance Flag of the Philippines.svg Republic of the Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Laang Kawal Seal.jpg Army Reserve
Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg 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
Size3 Ready Reserve Companies and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Company
Part ofUnder the 1502nd Quezon City Ready Reserve Brigade
Garrison/HQ Bgy New Era, Quezon City
Nickname(s)"The Second to None 202nd"
Motto(s)"Honor and Bravery"
Mascot(s) Quezon Monument
Anniversaries20 July
EngagementsNone
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current
commander
MAJ ROMEO R RILLON (RES) PA
Notable
commanders
  • MAJ ROMEO R RILLON (RES) PA
Insignia
Search and Rescue Tab
The AFP Search and Rescue Tab.jpg
CMO Operator Tab
The AFP Civil Military Operations Tab.jpg
Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia
Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg
Laang Kawal Seal
Laang Kawal Seal.jpg

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.

Contents

Organization

The following are the units that are presently placed under operational control of the 202nd QC Ready Reserve Battalion: [1] Notable Commanders;

Base units

Line units

Full Set Of Ranks

Commissioned Officials

Non Commissioned Officers

Operations

Awards and decorations

Campaign streamers

Award StreamerStreamer NameOperationDate AwardedReference
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png Presidential Unit Citation Badge SAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana 4 February 2010General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dated 4 February 2010
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png Presidential Unit Citation Badge General Elections, Philippines 1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dated 1 July 2010

Badges

Military BadgeBadge NameOperationDate AwardedReference
AFP HOPE Badge.png
AFP Election Duty Badge General Elections, Philippines 21 May 2010General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dated 21 May 2010

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References

Citations
  1. General Orders Nr 233, HARESCOM dated 20 July 2006
  2. "1,000 soldiers join rescue operations in Metro Manila, 3 provinces". The Philippine Star. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  3. http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=22746.0 Archived 13 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Articles and Pictures of TF HOPE (2010)
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