1502nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)

1502 Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve)

Unit Seal of the 1502nd Infantry Brigade (Ready Reserve).
Active 20 July 2006 – Present
Country Philippines Philippines
Allegiance Philippines Republic of the Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Army Reserve
Light Infantry Brigade
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
Size 3 Ready Reserve Battalions and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Company
Part of Under the 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve)
Garrison/HQ MMC Compound, City Hall Complex, Quezon City
Nickname(s) "QC RR Brigade"
Motto(s)
  • "Paratus et Fidelis"
  • "Ready and Loyal"
Mascot(s) Red Lion
Anniversaries 20 July
Engagements None
Decorations
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current commander LTC HERBERT CONSTANTINE M BAUTISTA MNSA (GSC) RES PA
Sergeant Major MSg James Marcel Simon (Res) PA
Notable
commanders
Insignia
Search and Rescue Tab
CMO Operator Tab
Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia
Laang Kawal Seal

The 1502nd QC Ready Reserve Brigade, 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve), ARESCOM, known officially as the QC Ready Reserve Brigade, is one of the brigades of the Philippine Army Reserve Command, which is organic to the 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve).[1]

History

LTC HERBERT M BAUTISTA MNSA (GSC) RES PA together with LTC SAL G DUMABOK MNSA (RES) GSC PA, and then TSg Virgilio S Ferrer II (Res) PA inspect the troops prior to deployment for Rehabilitation Operations on areas affected by TS Ketsana.

The 1502IBde(RR) traces it roots from the now defunct 1st (QUEZMAR) Ready Reserve Battalion, which was the very first "Ready Reserve" Battalion organized when the 1302nd Community Defense Center was activated. As the unit began to build up troops through ROTC and BCMT, it grew into a brigade-sized unit, which necessitated the activation of a new unit to handle the number of reservists being activated.[2]

The unit, as part of the 15ID(RR), ARESCOM, was later re-designated as a Ready Reserve One (RR1) unit by the NCRRCDG, ARESCOM in 2010 due to the demand for a ready quick reaction force that could augment and provide manpower to then NCRCOM of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.[3]

The unit is still part of Joint Task Force-NCR and currently serves as a frontline unit, especially during times of calamity, and national emergencies.[4]

Mission

Mobilization Center

The 1502nd Infantry Brigade's mobilization center is the 1302nd Community Defense Center, NCRRCDG, ARESCOM which is based inside the AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Barangay Socorro, Quezon City.

It is strategically located near the headquarters of the AFP Joint Task Force-National Capital Region allowing the Task Force to readily deploy the unit at any time during a declaration of State of emergency by the national government.

Organization

Base units

Line units

Lineage of Commanding Officers

Operations

Awards and Decorations

Campaign Streamers

Award Streamer Streamer Name Operation Date Awarded Reference
Presidential Unit Citation BadgeSAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana4 February 2010 General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 4 Feb 2010
Presidential Unit Citation BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July 2010

Badges

Military Badge Badge Name Operation Date Awarded Reference
AFP Election Duty BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines21 May 2010 General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May 2010

Gallery

See also

References

Citations
Bibliography
  • General Orders Nr 233, HARESCOM dtd 20 July 2006
  • Training Committee, SBCMT Manual, 2006, 1502IBDE.
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