Kampilan Troopers Lauds a HEROES Welcome for 12MECH Infantry CO and 3Lact after Marawi Liberation

By:Liz Miso

Maguindanao – at 6ID (Kampilan) Grandstand, Camp Brigadier General Gonzalo H Siongco, Awang ,Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao lauds the troops all the way from Marawi of Kampilan Troopers who just deployed in Joint Task Force Marawi during the heavy firefights that lasted for five consecutive months away from their love ones, siblings and families. The significant event, a heroes’ welcome of troopers  was conducted on November 9, 2017.

In a statement, Colonel Steve Crispillo INF (GSC)PA, the chief of Staff of the 6th Infantry “Kampilan” Division the 12th Mechanized Infantry Company, First Mechanized Battalion, Mechanized Brigade and the 3rd Light Armor Cavalry Troops were part of the Joint Task Force Central forces that were immediately deployed in Marawi City together with 61DRC, 62DRC and 63DRC. These respective units who played a significant role in the liberation of the besieged city along with the other augment troopers of the government.

The Mechanized and armor units formed part of the Task Group Bakal to provide armor support to the ground troops during the implementation of OPLAN LIBERATION. One of their notable accomplishments that successfully recovered of trapped and wounded personnel of 10^th IB despite imminent and unyielding sniper fires from the enemy on the firing line. Likewise, in conjunction with task Group Vector and Task Group Panther, these consolidated efforts who participated in the assault of enemy strongholds provided a cover fires to the assaulting troops. Indeed our heroes from their end increased the survival mode of the operating troops from the ISIS-Inspired Maute Group.

At the height of the conflict up to the liberation of Marawi City, these armor units together with other JTF Central Forces who were also deployed shortly after the siege, triumphantly performed their mandated task that hurdled immensely to the accomplishments of the Joint Task Force Marawi and Western Mindanao Command's mission. Mixed emotions of the family of the soldiers found on their Heroes Welcome