22nd Infantry Battalion (Cadre)
| 22 Infantry Battalion | |
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Unit Seal of the 22nd Infantry Battalion (Cadre) | |
| Active | 26 March 1951 - Present |
| Country |
 Philippines |
| Allegiance |
Republic of the Philippines |
| Branch | Philippine Army |
| Type |
 Infantry Battalion |
| Role | Conventional Warfare, Counter-guerrilla Operations, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations |
| Size | 3 Infantry Companies and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Company |
| Part of | Under the 903rd Infantry Brigade |
| Nickname | Valor Battalion |
| Motto | Valor |
| Anniversaries | 26 March |
| Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia |
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The 22nd Infantry Battalion (Cadre),[1] known officially as 22nd Cadre Battalion, is one of the battalions of the Philippine Army, which is organic to the 903rd Infantry Brigade of the 9th Infantry "Spear" Division. It is an infantry unit, and is one of the CAFGU units of the Philippine Army.[1]
The 22IB(C) specializes in Counter-insurgency Operations, Jungle warfare as well as CMO and co-operations.
The unit is primarily composed of CAFGU militiamen supervised by Philippine Army Regular Commissioned Officers and Non-commissioned officers.[1]
Organization
The following are the units that are presently placed under operational control of the 22nd Infantry Battalion (Cadre):
Base units
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
Line units
- "A" Infantry Company
- "B" Infantry Company
- "C" Infantry Company
See also
- 9th Infantry Division (Philippines)
- Philippine Army Reserve Command
- Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit
- AFP Cadre Battalion
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Official Page of the 22IB(C).
- Philippine Army History, The Philippine Army Museum.
- The Philippine Army Public Affairs Office, The Philippine Army: First 100 Years, 1997, OTAPA.
- The Special Forces School, Philippine Army Special Forces Operations Manual PAM 3-071, 2008, SFR(A).
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2006). History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People. New Day Publishers. ISBN 9711010410.