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Marine battalion sent to Tawi-Tawi
- Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2016/05/19/marine-battalion-sent-tawi-tawi-474558
- Monday, May 23, 2016
- By Bong Garcia (Sunnex)
THE military has beefed up the coastal security of Tawi-Tawi by redeploying a battalion of marine troops to the province, an official said.
Major Filemon Tan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesman, said the Marine Battalion Landing Team-9 (MBLT-9) was pulled out from Zamboanga City and was deployed to Tawi-Tawi.
The MBLT-9 troops departed Zamboanga City following the send-off ceremony on Thursday held at the Naval Forces Western Mindanao headquarters in the city.
Tan said the deployment of the MBLT-9 troops to Tawi-Tawi is just a preemptive move of Westmincom, citing there is no security threat in that province.
He said the deployment is in accordance to the military doctrine that the marines should be based in islands or near the shorelines.
The Army's 21st Infantry Battalion has replaced the MBLT-9 in the city.
The military deployed marine troops to help secure Zamboanga since the infamous 21-day siege in September 2013. The first to be deployed was the MBLT-1, which was later replaced by the MBLT-9.