8th Infantry Division (Philippines)

Eight Infantry Division

Coat of Arms of the 8ID
Active 1942-1946 (as 8th Infantry Division, PCA)
August 1, 1988 - Present
Country Philippines Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Infantry
Role Conventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Size 3 Brigades, 10 Battalions. Total is 5000+ soldiers
Part of Under the Philippine Army
Garrison/HQ Camp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan City, Samar
Nickname(s) Storm Trooper Division
Mascot 8 pointed star
Anniversaries August 1
Engagements World War II
* Japanese Occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945)
* Battle of the Visayas (1945)
* Battle for Cebu City (1945)
Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines
Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines
Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Commanders
Current
commander
MGen Gerardo T Layug AFP
Notable
commanders
Bgen Isagani T Delos Santos AFP, BGen Romulo F Yap AFP, BGen Romeo B Tarrayo, BGen Rufo A De Veyra AFP, BGen Romeo Dominguez AFP, BGen Glenn Rabonza AFP, BGen Bonifacio Ramos AFP, BGen Rodrigo Maclang AFP
Insignia
Armed Forces Occupational Specialty Insignia

The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Storm Trooper Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in the Visayas and under the AFP Central Command, combating Local Communist Units, and terrorists.

History

After the Second World War, The 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army is a known officially as the Stormtroopers Division was founding establishment on August 1, 1988 and they stationed and headquarters in Camp General Vicente Lukban, Catbalogan City, Samar. The local government soldiers and officers under the 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army was sending the combat operations in the Visayas region and the engagements of the Anti-Communist Operations and helping aided and supported of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and the CAFGU militia forces against the communist rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) and other local crinimal elements.

During the Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines under the War on Terrorism and the Islamic Insurgency in Mindanao, Southern Philippines. The local government troops of the Philippine Army 8th Infantry "Storm Trooper" Division was sending the clearing combat operations in Mindanao on Southern Philippines and the engagements of the Anti-Islamic and Counter-Terrorism operations and helping aided and supporting of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, the CAFGU militia forces and the U.S. Armed Forces to fought against the Islamic rebels and bandits of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and other local crinimal elements.

Mission

The 8th Infantry (Storm Trooper) Division, Philippine Army often conducts Internal Security Operations (ISO) in their Area of Responsibility (AOR) to dismantle and destroy the remaining guerrilla fronts of the Local Communist Movement (LCM) in order to attain peace and stability conducive to sustainable development in assisting the Philippine government in its socio-economic development projects; and assists the Philippine National Police curb criminality in the Visayas Region.

Lineage of Commanding Officers

Subordinate Units

Stormtroopers Division of Battalions

Operations

External Entrusion

Philippine Army Reserve Command - all graduates of the Citizen Army Training and the Reserve Officer Training Corps are mandated to merge to as National Defense in case of a National Entrusion.

References

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