Unit Name: | Sixth Infantry Division |
Dates: | October 24, 1987 – present |
Country: | Philippines |
Branch: | Philippine Army |
Type: | Infantry |
Role: | Anti-guerrilla warfare Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Close-quarters battle Combined arms Counterinsurgency Fire support HUMINT Indirect fire Jungle warfare Maneuver warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Urban warfare |
Size: | 3 Brigades |
Command Structure: | Under the Philippine Army (Since 1987) |
Current Commander: | MGen Alex S. Rillera, PA |
Garrison: | Camp BGen Gonzalo H. Siongco,[1] Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao |
Nickname: | Kampilan Division |
Motto: | Kampilan |
Mascot: | Kampilan |
Anniversaries: | October 24 |
Identification Symbol Label: | Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia |
The 6th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the Philippine Army. Popularly known as the Kampilan Division, it is one of the Philippine Army's infantry units in Central Mindanao.
The division was established on October 24, 1987, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, with Brig. General Gonzalo H. Siongco as the first Commanding General assigned in its headquarters in Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.
The following are the Brigades under the 6th Infantry Division:
The following are the Battalions under the 6th Infantry Division:
The following units are the OPCON under the 6th Infantry Division:
The following are the support units under the 6th Infantry Division: