AFP confers battle streamer award to Army Brigade for dismantling NPA front in AgNor-MisOr area
The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conferred the Battle Streamer Award to the 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade and its Operational Control (OPCON) units on July 7, 2021, during its 2nd Command Conference CY 2021 held at GHQ, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City for dismantling New People’s Army (NPA) Guerilla Front 4A of North Central
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Mindanao Regional Committee (NCMRC) in Agusan del Norte Misamis Oriental area. The units involved in achieving this feat are the 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion, 4th Military Intelligence Battalion, 4th Scout Ranger Battalion, 42nd Division Reconnaissance Company, and Tactical Operations Group 10 of the Philippine Airforce. It can be recalled that
on May 10, 2020, along the boundary of Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental, more than 17 Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) members were killed in a series of armed confrontations against the troops of 402nd Bde, particularly the 23IB and the 4 SRBn with the members of the Guerilla Front 4A. With the continuous pursuit operation in the area, remnants of the said NPA unit decided to leave Caraga INFOCUS
