3rd Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)

3 Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)
Unit Seal of the 3rd Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)
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	Camp Nakar, Lucena City, Quezon Province
Nickname(s)	"THIRD TAS" "TAS"
Motto(s)	"Pax et Unitas" "Peace and Unity"
Engagements	None
Decorations	Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Insignia
Laang Kawal Seal

The 3rd Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve) known officially as Third TAS, is one of seven TAS units of the Technical Services Reserve Group of the AFP Reserve Command, and is based in Quezon. The unit provides combat support and service support services to AFP Reserve Force Maneuver Units operating within the areas of Southern Luzon.

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.

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.
• Assist the Government in Socio-economic development and environmental concerns.
• Assist in the operation & maintenance of essential government and private utilies (e.g. power, telecommunications, water).

The Commissioned Officer Corps

Officers of the 3TASBDE, AFPRESCOM are directly commissioned through AFP Circular Nr. 4 and 6 and may come from any of the following professions:

• 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 3rd Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve).

Base Units

• Headquarters & Headquarters Company

Line Units

• 301st Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
• 302nd Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
• 303rd Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
• 304th Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)
• 305th Technical & Administrative Services Group (Reserve)

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

See also

• AFP Reserve Command
• 1st Technical & Administrative Services Brigade (Reserve)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• General Orders activating 3rd TAS Brigade of the AFP Reserve Command.
• AFPRESCOM Official Site
• The AFPRESCOM Training Group, AFP-MOT Manual, 2001, AFPRESCOM.