1st Brigade Combat Team (Philippines)

The 1st Brigade Combat Team, Philippine Army, is the Philippine Army's current primary combined arms and rapid deployment unit. It was formed out of a new concept that was among the lessons learned from the Battle of Marawi against terrorist forces in urban environment. It would also be the primary unit for territorial defense.

Being a combined arms unit, it will have the usual infantry units together with mechanized, artillery, and combat engineering capabilities. It is expected that the unit will undergo its first joint military training with US forces in the upcoming Salaknib and Balikatan Exercises slated for 2019.

Lineage of Commanding Officers

 * BGen Leopoldo Imbang, Jr. PA (15 December 2018 – present)

Current Units (as of December 2018
The following are the units attached with the 1st Brigade Combat Team:


 * 45th Infantry "Gallant" Battalion - from the 5th Infantry Division;
 * 92nd Infantry "Tanglaw Diwa" Battalion - from the 2nd Infantry Division;
 * 6th Mechanized Battalion (Provisional) - from the Mechanized Infantry Division;
 * 9th Field Artillery Battalion (Provisional) - from the Army Artillery Regiment;
 * 71st Division Reconnaissance Company - from the 7th Infantry Division;
 * 500th Engineering Combat Battalion (Provisional)
 * Brigade Signal Company, 7th Signal Battalion - from the Army Signal Regiment;
 * 1st Civil Military Operations Platoon, 2nd CMO Company, 7th CMO Battalion - from the 7th Infantry Division;
 * 1st Military Police Platoon, 7th MP Company - from the 7th Infantry Division;
 * CBRN Team, EOO Battalion - from Army Support Command
 * EOD Platoon, EOD Battalion - from Army Support Command