77th Infantry Battalion (Cadre)

77 Infantry Battalion

Unit Seal of the 77th Infantry Battalion (Cadre)
Active 1 September 1972 - Present
Country Philippines Philippines
Allegiance Philippines 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 501st Infantry Brigade
Nickname Don't Dare the Double Seven Battalion
Motto Don't Dare the Double Seven
Anniversaries 1 September
Commanders
Current
commander		 LTC CLIFFORD CYRIL Y RIVERAL INF (GSC) PA
Philippine Army Infantry Branch Insignia

The 77th Infantry Battalion (Cadre),[1] known officially as 77th Cadre Battalion, is one of the battalions of the Philippine Army, which is organic to the 501st Infantry Brigade of the 5th Infantry "Star" Division. It is an infantry unit, and is one of the CAFGU units of the Philippine Army.[1]

The 77IB(C) specializes in Counter-insurgency Operations as well as Jungle warfare.

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 77th Infantry Battalion (Cadre):

Base units

Line units

See also

References

Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Organization". army.mil.ph. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
Bibliography
  • Official Page of the 77IB(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.