1st Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)

1 Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)
	Unit Seal of the 1st Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)
Active	February 12, 1999 - Present
Country	Philippines
Allegiance	Republic of the Philippines
Branch	Armed Forces of the Philippines
Type	Technical Services Reserve; Technical Services
Role	Combat Support and Combat Service Support, SAR and CSAR, Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, Civil-Military Operations and Civil-military Co-operations, Spec-Ops
Size	5 Technical & Administrative Reserve Groups and 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Service Company
Part of	Under the AFP Reserve Command Technical Services Reserve Group
Garrison/HQ	AFPRESCOM Cpd, CGEA, Quezon City
Nickname(s)	"FIRST TAS"; ; "TAS";
Motto(s)	"Pax et Unitas"; "Peace and Unity";
Anniversaries	12 February
Engagements	None
Decorations	; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current; commander	BGEN VIRGILIO R GARCIA (RES) AFP
Notable; commanders	COL JOSEPH G SEVILLA RES (GSC) PA; ; BGEN EDUARDO L LACANIETA (RES) AFP;
Insignia
Laang Kawal Seal

The 1st Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve),^[1]^[2] known officially as First TAS, is one of seven TAS units of the Technical Services Reserve Group of the AFP Reserve Command, and is based in Quezon City. The unit provides combat support and service support services to AFP Reserve Force Maneuver Units operating within the National Capital Region particularly Army Reserve Units of the 15th Infantry Division (Ready Reserve) of the Army Reserve Command.

Being a technical unit means the unit must rely on force protection assistance from maneuver units within its AOR and that it provides engineering, medical, legal, and religious services required by these AFP Reserve Force Maneuver Units.

History[]

The technical service brigade (reserve) was activated on February 12, 1999, pursuant to GHQ-AFP General Orders Nr. 36. The Operational control of the unit was then transferred to the Office of the Commander, Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command on August 25, 1999 by virtue of GHQ-AFP General Orders Nr. 219.^[3]

Mission[]

Base for expansion of the Regular Force in the event of war, invasion or rebellion within its AOP.
Assist the Government in Relief and Rescue Operations in the event of Calamities or Disasters.^[4]
Assist the Government in Socio-economic development and environmental concerns.^[5]
Assist in the operation & maintenance of essential government and private utilies (e.g. power, telecommunications, water).

The Commissioned Officer Corps[]

Officers of the 1TASBDE, AFPRESCOM are directly commissioned through AFP Circular Nr. 4 and 6 and may come from any of the following professions,:^[1]

Lawyers and Paralegal Specialists (Judge Advocate General Service)
Medical Doctors (Medical Corps)
Nurses (Nurse Corps)
Dentists (Dental Service)
Veterinarians (Veterinary Corps)
Licensed Teachers (Corps of Professors)
Allied Medical, Business, and Mass Communication Specialists (Medical Administrative Corps)
Licensed Engineers (Corps of Engineers)
Ordained Chaplains (Chaplain Service)

Units[]

The following are the units that are presently placed under operational control of the 1st Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve).

Base Units[]

Headquarters & Headquarters Company

Line Units[]

101st Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
102nd Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
103rd Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
104th Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
105th Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)

Lineage of Commanders[]

COL JOSEPH G SEVILLA RES (GSC) PA
BGEN EDUARDO L LACANIETA (RES) AFP
BGEN VIRGILIO R GARCIA RES (GSC) JAGS

Awards and Decorations[]

Campaign Streamers[]

Award Streamer	Streamer Name	Operation	Date Awarded	Reference
	Presidential Unit Citation Badge	SAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana	4 February 2010	General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10
	Presidential Unit Citation Badge	General Elections, Philippines	1 July 2010	General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges[]

Military Badge	Badge Name	Operation	Date Awarded	Reference
	AFP Election Duty Badge	General Elections, Philippines	21 May 2010	General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

References[]

Citations

Bibliography

General Orders activating 1st TAS Brigade of the AFP Reserve Command.
AFPRESCOM Official Site
The AFPRESCOM Training Group, AFP-MOT Manual, 2001, AFPRESCOM.

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[RF9X9X-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://afprescomhqs.webs.com/techadminservices.htm

[2] ttp://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7snmac6djf9lmhmd0mgs8ih213&topic=15182.msg138789#msg138789

[3] ttp://www.prrm.org/publications/icyhr/AFP%20Reserve%20Command%20-%20Gen.%20Virgilio%20Garcia.pdf

[4] ttp://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/afp-reservists-help-lgus-disaster-response

[5] ttp://groundreport.com/philippines-dellosa-directs-afp-tap-reservists-in-bayanihan-plan/

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