Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)

The Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve) is one of the units of the Technical Services Reserve Group of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, and is based in Quezon City. The unit provides combat support and service support services to AFP Reserve Force Maneuver Units operating within the National Capital Region, conduct community development operations, civil-military operations and co-operations in support of the IPSP Bayanihan.

Commanding officers

Unit Designation: Public Affairs Group (Reserve)
* Colonel Jesus G. Czabarrus (GSC) PAF (RES) - February 1997 to June 2005

Unit Designation: Public Affairs Service (PAS)(Reserve)
* Colonel Eduardo L. Lacañeta MNSA (GSC) PN (RES) - June 2005 to November 2009

Unit Designation: Civil Military Affairs Brigade (Reserve)
* Brigadier General Joseph G. Sevilla AFP (RES) - November 2009 to November 2011
* Commodore Enrico Juan P. Talon AFP (RES) - November 2011 to May 2015
* Brigadier General Emmanuel Joaquin B. Guina AFP (RES) - May 15, 2015 to May 18, 2019
* Colonel Gerard V. Velez PA (GSC, RES) - 18 May 2019 to date

Brigade sergeant majors

* SMS Napoleon Mantilla (Res) PA - November 2009 to November 2011
* MSg Gaudencio Eleazar N Manalac (Res) PA - November 2011 to 2015
* CPO Arnel S Cruz PN (Res) - 25 May 2019 to date

Organization

The following are the units of the Civil Military Affairs Brigade:

Headquarters Units:

* Command Group
* Headquarters & Headquarters Support Group
* Media Affairs Group (MAG)
* Information Development Group

Field line units

* 1st Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) National Capital Region
* 2nd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Northern Luzon
* 3rd Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Southern Luzon
* 4th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Palawan
* 5th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Visayas
* 6th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Eastern Mindanao
* 7th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) Western Mindanao
* 8th Civil Military Affairs Group (Reserve) No geographical designation

Training

* Civil Military Affairs Operation Course
* Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (Unconventional Warfare Operations Course)
* Scuba Diving Course (soon to be conducted by AFPRESCOM Diver by instruction of Lt Col Fabian H Versoza PA INF (SR) - Assistant chief of Staff for Education & Training, G8
* Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course
* K-9 Handling Course
* VIP Security Protection Course
* Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course

Awards and decorations

Campaign streamers

Badges

Gallery

File:Cmaoc.jpg, Civil Military Affairs Operations Course Graduation December 2012 with Radm Miguel Jose S Rodriguez AFP Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations, J7 as Guest of Honor, MGEN MARLOU S SALAZAR AFP DCS for Reservist & Retirees Affairs, J9 and COL QUIRINO S CALONZO PA (GSC) Commander AFPRESCOM
File:CMAOC maroon berret and certificate.jpg, CMAOC maroon berret, CMO badge and certificate
File:UWOC4.jpg, Special Forces Operations Orientation Training – Unconventional Warfare Operations Course Graduation Day
File:UWOC3.jpg, Special Forces Operations Orientation Training CL 04-13 September 7, 2013 Taken at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija Unconventional Warfare operations Course – Unconventional Warfare Operations Course Specialist.
File:UWOC5.jpg, Special Forces Operations Orientation Training – Unconventional Warfare Operations Course
File:UWOC1.jpg, Special Forces Operations Orientation Training CL 04–13 September 7, 2013 "Where Brotherhood Begins"

See also

* AFP Reserve Command

References

;Citations

;Bibliography

* General Orders activating Civil Military Affairs Brigade of the AFP Reserve Command

AFPRESCOM official site
* The AFPRESCOM Training Group, ''AFP-MOT Manual'', 2001, AFPRESCOM

Brigades of the Philippines
Department of National Defense (Philippines)
Reserve and Auxiliary Units of the Philippine Military

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