#AFPwillRISE Welcome Home Heroes! AFP Chief Welcomes the Navy Peacekeepers from Haiti Base Operations, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City (DWDD) - The 17th Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), an all-Navy contingent to the United Nations Peace Keeping Force to Haiti arrived here today. After 11 months of deployment. In an interview by DWDD with Naval Public Information Officer LCDR Marineth Domingo, a simple Welcome Ceremony headed by the AFP Chief of Staff, Gen Gregorio Pio P Catapang, and Vice Adm. Jesus C Millan, the Flag Officer In Command, PN was rendered at around 11 a.m. The 17th Peacekeeping Force to Haiti (PCH) were sent-off last year, Oct. 29, 2013 and is composed of 157 personnel, 12 of which are officers and 145 are enlisted. From the total of 157 strong PN personnel, 133 arrived today composed of eight officers and 125 enlisted personnel. Out of 133, nine are females with two officers and seven enlisted personnel. The 24 others were left behind in Haiti to train and orient the incoming contingent, the 18th PCH which was sent-off on Sept. 22, 2014. Capt. Luzviminda A Camacho, the first Filipino female UN contingent commander headed the 17th PCH. It can be recalled that Capt. Camacho was also the first female Navy officer who have commanded a Philippine Navy ship. The Navy peacekeepers were tasked to provide perimeter security to the Force Headquarters of the UN Mission to Haiti, provide administrative and logistics clerical services to the Force Headquarters, operate their military vehicles, and provide VIP security to specified personalities by the Force Headquarters. The Philippine Navy’s intent to annually provide PN peacekeepers internationally is in line with its bid to go beyond its traditional roles and to surge forward to serve and to succeed the right and honorable way NPAO / AES For more updates like us at: https://facebook/AFPwillRISE dwdd.ph/2014/09/afp-chief-welcomes-the-navy-peacekeepers-from-haiti/ (Photo Credits DWDD)
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:29:40 +0000
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