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3rd Infantry Division (Philippines)

Military unit of Philippine Army

Field	Value
unit_name	3rd Infantry Division
image	Official Seal of the 3rd Infantry Division (Philippines).jpg
caption	Unit Seal of the 3ID, PA
dates	July 01, 1946 – Present
country	Philippines Philippines
branch	Philippine Army
type	[[File:Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg	30px]] Infantry
command_structure	Philippine Army (Since 1946)
role	Conventional warfare, counter-insurgency
size	3 Brigades
current_commander	MGen. Marion R. Sison AFP
garrison	Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr, Jamindan, Capiz
nickname	Spearhead Troopers
motto	The Armed Peacekeepers for Peace and Progress
identification_symbol	[[File:Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg	150px]]
identification_symbol_label	Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia
battles	Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements.
notable_commanders	Maj. Gen. Fortunato Abat, AFP

The 3rd Infantry Division, also known as the Spearhead Division, is a unit of the Philippine Army, based at Camp Gen Macario Peralta Jr in Jamindan, Capiz, Philippines.

History

The 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army was established and they stationed at the general headquarters on Camp General Macario Peralta Jr in Jamindan, Capiz. The local troopers of the PA 3rd Infantry Division was sending the combat operations in Visayas region and the engagements of the Anti-Communist Operations and aiding the supported of the Philippine National Police against the Communist rebel groups of the New People's Army and all local element criminals.

The local government soldiers and officers of the Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division was sending the combat operations in the Visayas Region from the main battles and invasion commands and helping the CAFGU militia groups and the supporting of the Philippine National Police and they fought against the communist rebel fighters of the New People's Army and they some local element criminals.

Current Units

The Brigades under the 3rd Infantry Division:

301st Infantry (Bayanihan) Brigade, based in the town of Dingle, Iloilo
302nd Infantry (Achiever) Brigade, based in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental
303rd Infantry (Brown Eagle) Brigade, based in Camp Gerona, Murcia, Negros Occidental

The Battalions under the 3rd Infantry Division:

11th Infantry (Lapu-Lapu) Battalion
12th Infantry (Lick 'Em) Battalion
15th Infantry (Molave Warrior) Battalion
47th Infantry (Katapatan) Battalion
61st Infantry (Hunter) Battalion
62nd Infantry (Unifier) Battalion
79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion
82nd Infantry (Bantay Laya) Battalion
94th Infantry (Mandirigma) Battalion

The Support Units under the 3rd Infantry Division:

3rd Civil Military Operations Battalion
3rd Division Training School
3rd Division Training Unit
6th Forward Service Support Unit

Operations

The division's operations area covers the entire Western Visayas region, and the province of Negros Oriental in the Philippines. Its primary mission is counter-insurgency against local communist guerrilla operations, as well as supporting the Philippine National Police in combating organized crime.

References

Official Site of the PA 3ID. http://www.army.mil.ph/Army_Sites/INFANTRY%20DIVISIONS/3ID

References

"Philippine Army installs new 3rd Infantry Division Commander". army.mil.ph.
(22 September 2021). "General in red-tagging brouhaha named Army division chief". INQUIRER.net.

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