| 词条 | 8th Infantry Division (Philippines) |
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|unit_name= Eight Infantry Division | image= 8thIDpic.png | image_size = 150 |caption= Coat of Arms of the 8ID |dates= August 1, 1988 – present |country= {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines |allegiance= |branch= Philippine Army |type= Infantry |role= Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations |size= 3 Brigades |command_structure= Philippine Army (Since 1988) |current_commander= MGen Raul M. Farnacio AFP. |garrison= Camp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan City, Samar |ceremonial_chief= |nickname= Storm Trooper Division |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front |notable_commanders= Bgen Isagani T Delos Santos AFP, BGen Romulo F Yap AFP, BGen Romeo B Tarrayo, BGen Rufo A De Veyra AFP, BGen Romeo Dominguez AFP, BGen Glenn Rabonza AFP, BGen Bonifacio Ramos AFP, BGen Rodrigo Maclang AFP |anniversaries=August 1 |decorations= |battle_honours= |identification_symbol_label= Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia |identification_symbol= }} The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Storm Trooper Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in the Visayas and under the AFP Central Command, combating local communist insurgent units, and terrorists. HistoryThe division was established on August 1, 1988, with headquarters at Camp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan, Samar. The local government soldiers and officers under the 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army was sending the combat operations in the Visayas region and the engagements of the Anti-Communist Operations and helping aided and supported of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and the CAFGU militia forces against the communist rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) and other local criminal elements. During the Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines under the War on Terrorism and the Islamic Insurgency in Mindanao, Southern Philippines. The local government troops of the Philippine Army 8th Infantry "Storm Trooper" Division was sending the clearing combat operations in Mindanao on Southern Philippines and the engagements of the Anti-Islamic and Counter-Terrorism operations and helping aided and supporting of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, the CAFGU militia forces and the U.S. Armed Forces to fought against the Islamic rebels and bandits of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and other local criminal elements. MissionThe 8th Infantry (Storm Trooper) Division, Philippine Army often conducts Internal Security Operations (ISO) in their Area of Responsibility (AOR) to dismantle and destroy the remaining guerrilla fronts of the Local Communist Movement (LCM) in order to attain peace and stability conducive to sustainable development in assisting the Philippine government in its socio-economic development projects; and assists the Philippine National Police curb criminality in the Visayas Region. Lineage of Commanding Officers
Subordinate UnitsStormtroopers Division of Battalions
Operations
External EntrusionPhilippine Army Reserve Command - all graduates of the Citizen Army Training and the Reserve Officer Training Corps are mandated to merge to as National Defense in case of a National Entrusion. References
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