MANILA, Philippines – Inihayag ng Philippine Army (PA) nitong Huwebes na ang Cessna 172L aircraft ay nagsagawa ng serye ng maritime air patrol (MARPAT) missions sa mga coastal area ng Northeastern Luzon mula Agosto 16 hanggang 19, bilang bahagi ng maritime domain awareness efforts nito.
Ang Cessna 172L ay pinalipad ng Special Mission Aviation Company, ng Army Aviation Regiment (AAR), sinabi ng tagapagsalita ng PA na si Col. Louie Dema-ala sa isang pahayag.
“The mission covered the archipelagic waters and territorial seas over Aurora, Isabela, Cagayan, the Calayan Group of Islands, and the Philippine Rise,” dagdag nito.
Sinabi ni Dema-ala na ang AAR ay regular na nagsasagawa ng mga misyon ng MARPAT upang matiyak na ang mga hangganang pandagat ng bansa ay protektado, ligtas, at epektibong binabantayan laban sa anumang anyo ng panloob at panlabas na banta.
“The MARPAT, as part of the Commanding General’s (Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete) thrust on Personnel-Centric Information Advantage, ensures the PA and its troops are well-aware of its operational environment to secure timely information that can aid in its over-all critical decision-making process as it secures the land domain of our country’s sovereign territories,” aniya. RNT/MND
