From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 16): PN, reserve units in W. Mindanao to conduct 'Exercise Pagsasama 2013'
Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) today announced it will be conducting "Exercise Pagsasama 2013" with Philippine Navy reservists and PN affiliated reserve units this July 17 to 22.
This contingency exercise is in coordination with the Naval Reserve Command and Fleet Marine Ready Force.
"Exercise Pagsasama 2013" will be held mostly at theBasilan Strait and Sulu Sea .
This scenario-driven exercise is designed to test the readiness and interoperability of Western Mindanao PN reservists and affiliated reserve units with the PN regular force in case of national emergencies.
With the aim to train the reserve force in naval operations, maritime security, inter-agency cooperation and mission planning, "Exercise Pagsasama 2013" seeks to enhance competencies and capabilities of participating units, and to further strengthen camaraderie among participating personnel.
The six-days exercise will include subject matter expertise exchanges, refresher training and mission planning, at sea events and civil military operations activities.
The at sea-events, in particular will consist of the maritime interdiction operation exercise and gunnery exercise to be conducted in the Basilan and Sulu strait respectively.
Moreover, amphibious operations will be simultaneously conducted with civil military operation activities in the vicinity of Philippine Coconut Authority (Compound Beach Area), San Ramon,Zamboanga City
The annual "Exercise Pagsasama" highlights the commitment of the PN to protect the country from lawless maritime elements and pave the way towards peace and development. In the previous years, it was conducted in Visayas (2010), Northern Luzon (2011), andEastern Mindanao (2012).
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Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) today announced it will be conducting "Exercise Pagsasama 2013" with Philippine Navy reservists and PN affiliated reserve units this July 17 to 22.
This contingency exercise is in coordination with the Naval Reserve Command and Fleet Marine Ready Force.
"Exercise Pagsasama 2013" will be held mostly at the
This scenario-driven exercise is designed to test the readiness and interoperability of Western Mindanao PN reservists and affiliated reserve units with the PN regular force in case of national emergencies.
With the aim to train the reserve force in naval operations, maritime security, inter-agency cooperation and mission planning, "Exercise Pagsasama 2013" seeks to enhance competencies and capabilities of participating units, and to further strengthen camaraderie among participating personnel.
The six-days exercise will include subject matter expertise exchanges, refresher training and mission planning, at sea events and civil military operations activities.
The at sea-events, in particular will consist of the maritime interdiction operation exercise and gunnery exercise to be conducted in the Basilan and Sulu strait respectively.
Moreover, amphibious operations will be simultaneously conducted with civil military operation activities in the vicinity of Philippine Coconut Authority (Compound Beach Area), San Ramon,
The annual "Exercise Pagsasama" highlights the commitment of the PN to protect the country from lawless maritime elements and pave the way towards peace and development. In the previous years, it was conducted in Visayas (2010), Northern Luzon (2011), and
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