Philippines' Special forces

[Unwired]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Philippine_SEALs.jpg
http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/P
http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/Philippine_National_Police_Special_Forces/pnp.jpg

Scout Rangers
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Aniv.jpg
http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/Philippine_National_Police_Special_Forces/7_man_Ranger_Commando_Team.jpg
http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/albums/Philippine_National_Police_Special_Forces/looking_for_the_bandits.jpg

Balikatan {RP-US exercise} 2002 -2004

http://forum.apan-info.net/summer04/jpg_lg/04sum-TOC-BALIKATAN.jpg
http://forum.apan-info.net/Winter_01/images_med/Balikatan%20TOC.jpg

[pascalywood]

they use m16s when they clear ships? it must be a bit uncomfortable

[awangmamat]

Great pictures! More please.

[Dominique]

I do beleive the top pic is SWAG and the second pic is PNP SAF.

[Hispeed1]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing. Philippine Navy SWAG uses FN P-90's too. p-)

[kuneho]

NO HOT LINKING, unless that is your website.

( i see marines with those tanks, SF really? )

[Dominique]

Here's a few PNP Special Action Force pics -

http://www.pnpsaf.org/TagaligtasLogo.gif

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Buildup/display.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Buildup/saf1.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Buildup/saf3.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/000_0094.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/000_0109.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/brigade.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/commando3.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/saf15.jpg

The MP-5 SD in this pic looks like its seen better days.
http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/saf20.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/saf25.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/saf4.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/safSTATICdisplay-003.jpg

http://www.pnpsaf.org/Accomplishments/trng1.jpg

[w1ldcard]

PH Naval Special Operations Group (NAVSOG)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9377/dsc00281ath5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/629/swagadd1ey3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2301/swagadd3eh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and oh...these are NOT Special Forces.

[palakaboy]

Philippine Gunshow 2007

Philippine Special Action Force


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/babynilen/SAFuniformswithlogojpeg.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/babynilen/Barracudaandsafwithlogo.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/babynilen/safmp5withlogojpeg.jpg

pardon the airsoft logos...just trying to keep my images MINE!bwhahaha

[teutateswolf-n]

Interesting their jungle version of the "chocolate chips" camo. Is it only in use within SOF units?

[palakaboy]

Interesting their jungle version of the "chocolate chips" camo. Is it only in use within SOF units?

yep. actually, The Philippines' counter terrorist force, SAF (special action force) is the only one that uses this bdu.

however it has been replaced by those BDU's in use in those pics i posted.

[Unwired]

It's nice to see I have fellow pinoy here...:)
Keep posting

[KingoftheHill]

they use m16s when they clear ships? it must be a bit uncomfortable

Yea, especially given the Prison commando force in my homeland of The Bahamas uses them!

Great pictures!

[Warlord]

Yea, especially given the Prison commando force in my homeland of The Bahamas uses them!

Great pictures!

Grenades would be better for clearing ships!


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I love Philippine National Police - SAF. They're police with level up weaponries!

And they use every concievable weapon available. FAMAS, Galils, Steyrs'.....

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PSG - Presidential Security Group - The presidents own levy of body guards rotated from the Marines. Usually composed of people from Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. At least the last three commanders were. They even called it, Pangasinan Security Group.

I love this pic. Makes you wonder which country they're at.
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157793/96c.jpg

V100/150?
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157795/91d.jpg

Sentinels at the presidential palace. Does the camo work or is it more for distinction
and the intimidation factor - now you're facing people with other brain functions turned off except to follow orders and die.
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157797/ea1.jpg
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157798/bb8.jpg


Should I have posted this in the other tread about presidential bodyguards?

[Sand Man]

It's nice to see I have fellow pinoy here...:)
Keep posting

Marami tayo, pare ;)

[timawa]

Grenades would be better for clearing ships!
Sentinels at the presidential palace. Does the camo work or is it more for distinction
and the intimidation factor - now you're facing people with other brain functions turned off except to follow orders and die.


The vehicle camo actually works quite well. The uniforms are mainly to distinguish PSG personnel from other units, and yes, it reminds the other guys who they're dealing with. ;)

The ones you see:
http://www.timawa.net/images/images-6-12-06/psg.jpg

The ones you don't see much of but they're there:
http://www.timawa.net/images/images-6-12-06/socom.jpg

[Sabre]

http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157798/bb8.jpg



Does he take his webbing off when he needs a sh*t, or just push it to one side? And this is the presidential guard?!? He cant even wear his webbing.

[Warlord]

Does he take his webbing off when he needs a sh*t, or just push it to one side? And this is the presidential guard?!? He cant even wear his webbing.

If you check closely other armed forces units of the Philippines, be it Marines, Army, Navy or Police paramilitaries, they deliberately wear their webbings this way. I think I heard that the reason was that they can hug the ground more with this out of the way. Either way, I find it lousy. But, at the main gates or parade grounds etc., they were them properly.

[muttbutt]

http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157798/bb8.jpg
I don't mean to be offensive but, is there any reason to give a guy of this stature a full size M16 rifle, it's half his size:|

[silentmercenary]

Pinoy are a short folk... tall ones are hard to find
Many of the APF are issued full length M16s anyway(or other rifle issued to them)... at least my unlce who is SAF in Leyte was issued a full length rifle... sometimes though I've seen him with a Patriot

... come to think of it... that M16 isnt really long enough to be unwieldly

[Scout Ranger]

hi warlord, the camo usually identify/isolates them from philippine law enforcers and military units. so plainly distinction purposes. PSG operates on urban environment.

[silentmercenary]

hi warlord, the camo usually identify/isolates them from philippine law enforcers and military units. so plainly distinction purposes. PSG operates on urban environment.

What about the other camouflage schemes implemented by the PNP and the AFP...

I've seen green and violet versions of the choco-chip pattern as well as the standard Army/Marines camo scheme(dont know its designation)

Is there a set uniform for PNP forces aside from the military?

[Scout Ranger]

Pinoy are a short folk... tall ones are hard to find
Many of the APF are issued full length M16s anyway(or other rifle issued to them)... at least my unlce who is SAF in Leyte was issued a full length rifle... sometimes though I've seen him with a Patriot

... come to think of it... that M16 isnt really long enough to be unwieldly

kabayan, glad to know your uncle is in service. :)

i've been seeing tall ones lately when i passed by malacanang palace.

indeed most of them are short but very mean fighting machines. ahehehe....

[Scout Ranger]

What about the other camouflage schemes implemented by the PNP and the AFP...

I've seen green and violet versions of the choco-chip pattern as well as the standard Army/Marines camo scheme(dont know its designation)

Is there a set uniform for PNP forces aside from the military?

not exactly violet but dark blue like woodland bdu was used by phil contingent sent in iraq as part of the peacekeeping forces. the green choco-chip camo was now replaced by the digital pattern which is now in circulation within the SAF.

different camo usually represents different units.

[silentmercenary]

kabayan, glad to know your uncle is in service. :)

i've been seeing tall ones lately when i passed by malacanang palace.

indeed most of them are short but very mean fighting machines. ahehehe....

If you ever come to the states and mention your nationality to service members in the US, at least the ones I've talked to(Army, Marines and Law Enforcement) they have nothing but good things to say about Filipinos... I did hear something about them being such badasses... quite frankly Im proud of that woot

[Scout Ranger]

If you ever come to the states and mention your nationality to service members in the US, at least the ones I've talked to(Army, Marines and Law Enforcement) they have nothing but good things to say about Filipinos... I did hear something about them being such badasses... quite frankly Im proud of that woot

i'm very happy to know that. :)

[dragoneyes]

a little contribution
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/babynilen/safmagtw3.jpg

[silentmercenary]

Couldnt help but notice,

That's the SOAR hes carrying isnt it?

[Scout Ranger]

dragoneyes, do you have an idea where to get the magazine?

[Warlord]

http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157798/bb8.jpg
I don't mean to be offensive but, is there any reason to give a guy of this stature a full size M16 rifle, it's half his size:|

You'ld be surprised to hear that they even prefer the M14 rifles than the M16's. That's why in every platoon or so, there'd be at leat a minimum of 3-4 carrying the M14. Mostly designated marksmen/snipers. Surprisingly most have no scopes or have the improvised grips and shoulder stock cut off.

This configuration surprised many Americans in the Balikatan excercise.

Vietnamese are even smaller guys carrying AK47's which to the best of my knowledge are unweildy at times having harder recoil than the centered M16.

Remember the Japanese WW2 Asikara rifles?

[Warlord]

Philippine National Police - Special Action Force.

weapons array

The blue uniform - I think this is Makati city
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158950/147.jpg

Patrolling the slums?
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158951/848.jpg

Galils on the US embassy
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158953/5c2.jpg

FAMAS with a guard - On Estradas detention compound in 2003
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158952/10a.jpg

[Rob96]

What memories from when I was stationed at Clark.

[dragoneyes]

dragoneyes, do you have an idea where to get the magazine?

i really dont know,i got this pic from an airsoft website.

[Sand Man]

You'ld be surprised to hear that they even prefer the M14 rifles than the M16's. That's why in every platoon or so, there'd be at leat a minimum of 3-4 carrying the M14. Mostly designated marksmen/snipers. Surprisingly most have no scopes or have the improvised grips and shoulder stock cut off.

This configuration surprised many Americans in the Balikatan excercise.

Quite true.

My cousin who was previously stationed in Samar (Camp Lukban) was an Army 2Lt assigned to the camp hospital (He was a nurse by profession) preferred to carry an M14 in that configuration during times when they had to go into the hot zone to extract the wounded.

There was one hairy indicent he tells me when their position was about to be overrun by the NPA from both sides. Rebel M16s were going full automatic and got them pinned down. He quickly unloaded half a mag of 7.62 automatic fire and the M16s from the NPA quickly fell silent. He said you could almost smell the fear from the rebels when they heard the M14.

That woke up the rest of his Army buddies and unloaded a barrage of M16 full auto fire until they could regain composure and drive back the rebels.

[Sabre]

If you check closely other armed forces units of the Philippines, be it Marines, Army, Navy or Police paramilitaries, they deliberately wear their webbings this way. I think I heard that the reason was that they can hug the ground more with this out of the way. Either way, I find it lousy. But, at the main gates or parade grounds etc., they were them properly.

Well, I wear my webbing round round the waist and I can still hug the ground, and I've got a damn sight more than an ammo pouch and a waterbottle on it...just slack drills really.



Patrolling the slums?
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158951/848.jpg


...as for the 'patrolling' with weapon across the lower back, I dont think I could imagine a less comfortable way of impractically carrying your weapon. What's that about?

[Sand Man]

http://www.militarypictures.info/d/2184-2/philippine.jpg

[Warlord]

Sandman;

I love my M14. Kinda heavy though.


Well, I wear my webbing round round the waist and I can still hug the ground, and I've got a damn sight more than an ammo pouch and a waterbottle on it...just slack drills really.



...as for the 'patrolling' with weapon across the lower back, I dont think I could imagine a less comfortable way of impractically carrying your weapon. What's that about?

I wouldn't really know why they wear it that way. But I don't see that a whole lot. Maybe the guy just came out of the crapper. Maybe the one I captioned "patrolling the slums?" weren't really patrolling. Maybe they were coming back from lunch somewhere. Maybe it's a secured area. I don't know. I don't think it's good or fair to compare one with the other. But I sure can bet you those guys see more action from 4 insugencies and criminal activities than a regular European paintball army. With an average 15 deaths a month from combat engagements. They've got their hands full covering the whole archipelago. And as my friend (RIP) told me, they still refuse to wear vests. Hence the lack of it as you can see in most images posted. Reasons, well they're too heavy or too hot. They carry ammo, socks and water. Minimal food rations preferring to live of the land. Bugs and snakes. No Snickers or power bars. During COCC for ROTC in Marikina. We weren't given a barracks but told to sleep anywhere we could find. Toilet was a hole you dig in the ground.

I wouldn't bother them too much about what they wear. Specially with our less than pristine human rights record.

[Sabre]

Well, I'm just saying how I see it. Godspeed to your late friend, it sounds like they have a tough fight on their hands. Still, nobody in my 'paintball' army would ever carry a weapon like that. Number one reason being the immediate threat of a bollocking, but more importantly if you behave like that in 'safer' areas (there are no safe areas) then your drills will suffer in the field. Without meaning to be-little the deaths of your servicemen, any one of those 'civvies' on the street could open up on that group and I guarantee that not one of those blokes could return fire in less than 5 seconds, by which time one or more of them may be dead or injured. If I were the enemy, and I had that group in my GPMG sight picture, I'd think it was christmas (or Eid/rammadan).

But what can you tell from a picture?

Seconded on the body armour in the jungle viewpoint though. Way too hot to patrol with. Also, engagements will be very short range. Not sure if I would want to be on a lengthy patrol with just bugs and snakes for food though. I'd at least take some rice for carbs.



I wouldn't bother them too much about what they wear. Specially with our less than pristine human rights record.

I think the guys my 'paintball' army are facing have a slightly worse track record on human rights! p-)

(odds of surviving taliban capture is around 3% I think)

[Sand Man]

I wouldn't really know why they wear it that way. But I don't see that a whole lot....

Seen it quite commonly back when I was a kid during the great offensive against the rebels on the mountains of Negros. First time I saw an M-203 up close I thought my eyes would pop out of my sockets.

Our soccer field was turned into a landing strip for the Hueys as they came in pairs unloading troops. Regular soldiers here tend to carry their Vietnam-era M-16 that way in secure areas. Sort of like resting their arms. And it helped that their rifles had very long slings, too.

[RallyPointCebu]

Pls post more pics pls... THNKS!

[Sand Man]

Snipers:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21918


Scout Ranger Sniper training:

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/6930/srspic0037gs.jpg

SR undetraking a mildot ranging exercise, exercise target area is up to 1000meters, they must know the range of a designated target with a tolerable error of 10%, which will be verified with a range finder. All this using mental calculations.

http://img230.exs.cx/img230/4462/srspic0014dc.jpg

300 m traversing fire exercise" very useful for withdrawing snipers overseen by their overwatch security element.

[Sand Man]

Philippine Special Warfare Group (SWAG)

http://img30.echo.cx/img30/6078/10xi2.jpg

http://img30.echo.cx/img30/4261/17sf.jpg

http://img30.echo.cx/img30/7007/29sz.jpg

http://img30.echo.cx/img30/2587/14zd.jpg

[manilaboy]

are those beach pics after the dos palmas incident? lol.

ningas cogon is the national motto.

[dragoneyes]

here's more:

During the Balikatan exercise.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/051021-recon.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/051021-recon2.jpg
Philippine marine,SOG and more SAF pics.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/marine.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/sogwithtank.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/army.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/navsogsummit.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/saf-1.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/saf2.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/saf3.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/sog.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/USandPIspecialforces.jpg
Scout rangers,SWAG and the Army brass with President Arroyo
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g83/ribbedwhale/PASocom1.jpg

[Sand Man]

Sandman;

I love my M14. Kinda heavy though.

I can't wait to see the day when our SpecOps guys will be issued these babies.

http://www.vltor.com/socom_pics.htm

Maybe if the Gov't could just utilize all that hidden talent in Danao, Cebu.

[drunkpunk]

Couldnt help but notice,

That's the SOAR hes carrying isnt it?


yup, that's the SOAR.

for more info:
http://www.ferfrans.net/default.htm

[drunkpunk]

Philippine National Police - Special Action Force.

weapons array

The blue uniform - I think this is Makati city
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158950/147.jpg

Patrolling the slums?
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158951/848.jpg

Galils on the US embassy
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158953/5c2.jpg

FAMAS with a guard - On Estradas detention compound in 2003
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1158952/10a.jpg


the guys from the first pic are ordinary policemen and not SAF. beside them are men from the Philippine army.

2nd pic. I really can't tell if they are SAF operatives, I can't see the patches.

3rd and 4th pics. SAF guys.

[drunkpunk]

You'ld be surprised to hear that they even prefer the M14 rifles than the M16's. That's why in every platoon or so, there'd be at leat a minimum of 3-4 carrying the M14. Mostly designated marksmen/snipers. Surprisingly most have no scopes or have the improvised grips and shoulder stock cut off.


commander robot(RIP) of the ASG also prefers the M14, haha!

[Pulsar]

http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157798/bb8.jpg
I don't mean to be offensive but, is there any reason to give a guy of this stature a full size M16 rifle, it's half his size:|

its harder to hit a short guy :)

[dndgunshy]

the guys from the first pic are ordinary policemen and not SAF. beside them are men from the Philippine army.

2nd pic. I really can't tell if they are SAF operatives, I can't see the patches.

3rd and 4th pics. SAF guys.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/statusicon/user_offline.gif http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/buttons/report.gif (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/report.php?p=2614005)
2nd pic is composed of men from PNP mobile group,hence the various type of camo

[karbol]

Philippine Special Warfare Group (SWAG)

http://img30.echo.cx/img30/4261/17sf.jpg





"why does i cant see everything???"... oops sorry, the scope is closed..

[gageandsaracen]

Grenades would be better for clearing ships!


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I love Philippine National Police - SAF. They're police with level up weaponries!

And they use every concievable weapon available. FAMAS, Galils, Steyrs'.....

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PSG - Presidential Security Group - The presidents own levy of body guards rotated from the Marines. Usually composed of people from Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan. At least the last three commanders were. They even called it, Pangasinan Security Group.

I love this pic. Makes you wonder which country they're at.
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157793/96c.jpg

V100/150?
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157795/91d.jpg

Sentinels at the presidential palace. Does the camo work or is it more for distinction
and the intimidation factor - now you're facing people with other brain functions turned off except to follow orders and die.
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157797/ea1.jpg
http://onfinite.com/libraries/1157798/bb8.jpg


Should I have posted this in the other tread about presidential bodyguards?



the second photo on the light armoured vehicles belonging to the PSG are SIMB-AFV with Thales 25mm auto cannon

[makavelli]

fancy camos..!
yeah, i heard that those boys are toughh..!
good luck

[IrongBuang]

two eggs and a can of sardines means heaven for little boys like me.:)

[bubbleice]

anybody from SAF team knows my friend "Rey Dodong Cayetona?" he is SAF I think he was assigned in Olongapo....Pls contact me if you have such information heres my number...09062267444 :) tnx alot! bubbleice!

[Sand Man]

Welcome, 'pre. Please check your PMs.

[drunkpunk]

anybody from SAF team knows my friend "Rey Dodong Cayetona?" he is SAF I think he was assigned in Olongapo....Pls contact me if you have such information heres my number...09062267444 :) tnx alot! bubbleice!
your friend is very unfortunate to have a friend like you. you are exposing his identity through the web for christ's sake.



:roll:

:bash:

[wicked_hind]

anybody from SAF team knows my friend "Rey Dodong Cayetona?" he is SAF I think he was assigned in Olongapo....Pls contact me if you have such information heres my number...09062267444 :) tnx alot! bubbleice!

Are you stoned? Adhere to PERSEC you moron!!!:fork:

[drunkpunk]

"why does i cant see everything???"... oops sorry, the scope is closed..

it's an exhibition drill for the public.

[w1ldcard]

anybody from SAF team knows my friend "Rey Dodong Cayetona?" he is SAF I think he was assigned in Olongapo....Pls contact me if you have such information heres my number...09062267444 :) tnx alot! bubbleice!

we have a winner for the "moron of the week" fellaz! :fork:

mod kindly delete this guys post.

--thanks

[SATANAS]

anybody from SAF team knows my friend "Rey Dodong Cayetona?" he is SAF I think he was assigned in Olongapo....Pls contact me if you have such information heres my number...09062267444 :) tnx alot! bubbleice!

....WTF ? This aint Friendster moron !!!!!!!!

[bubbleice]

you can say it to me nicely instead of WTF... is that the only words u can tell people who needs help? I'm just trying my luck to find him in all means. If I did wrong in this website atleast you can informed me n0t by your WTF and moron thing...well anyway thanks...to you whoever you are...God bless you.