The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday announced that a combined arms brigade would be taking part in Battle Period 2 of its Combined Arms Training Exercise (CATEX) Katihan, which will take place in Tarlac today, Friday. Col.
The Philippine Army on Thursday announced that a combined arms brigade would be taking part in Battle Period 2 of its Combined Arms Training Exercise Katihan, which will take place in Tarlac today, Friday.
A combined arms brigade is equivalent to around 1,000 military personnel and is equipped with armored personnel carriers, light tanks, artillery and artillery/howitzer units. “The combined arms brigade will establish defensive lines along Central Luzon area in Tarlac. Likewise, scenario injects triggering operations are included with units performing different operations as part of the combined arms brigade,” he added.
This will involve more than 6,000 mounted and dismounted troops from various Army units in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.