Unit Name: | Seventh Infantry Division |
Dates: | August 1, 1988 – present |
Country: | Philippines |
Branch: | Philippine Army |
Type: | Infantry |
Role: | Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations |
Size: | 2 Brigades |
Command Structure: | Philippine Army (Since 1988) |
Current Commander: | MGen. Andrew D. Costelo, PA |
Garrison: | Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija |
Nickname: | Kaugnáy Division |
Motto: | Kaugnáy |
Mascot: | Rice Fields of Central Luzon |
Battles: | Anti-guerrilla operations against the NPA and local criminal elements |
Anniversaries: | August 1 |
Decorations: | Presidential Streamer Award |
Identification Symbol Label: | Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia |
The 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Kaugnáy Division, is the Philippine Army's primary infantry unit specializing in rapid deployment.
The division was originally established on August 1, 1988. During the Communist Insurgency of the Philippines, the local government soldiers and officers under the division were responsible for sending combat operations into:
These Anti-Communist Operations supported the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, and the CAFGU militia forces. Their primary opponents were the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), and other local criminal elements.
Its headquarters are currently located at Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija.[1]
Their mission is to conduct sustained Internal Security Operations (ISO) in Region III to neutralize the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New Peoples Army (NPA). They aim to create a physically and psychologically sound environment conducive for development and commerce.
The following are the Brigade units that are under the 7th Infantry Division.
The following are the Battalion units that are under the 7th ID.