New AFP chief wants military combat doctrine revisited 45 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Ali MacabalangMARAWI CITY – Lt. Gen Rey Leonardo Guerrero, new Armed Forces chief of staff, has expressed intention to modify the military combat doctrine, especially for ground forces involved in counter-terrorism stride, citing soldiers’ brutal experience in the five-month long fight against Daesh-inspired militants in this city. Army officials defined military doctrine as the theoretical foundation by which forces guide their combat actions, with certain degree of flexibility applicable to different circumstances and locations. In his initial official pronouncements, Gen. Guerrero underscored the need for an upgrade in the military war fighting doctrines, even as he asserted that terror threat still exists in the country. Tags: AFP Chief Lieutenant General Rey Leonardo Guerrero, Manila Bulletin, Maute, military combat, military doctrine, Omar and Abdullah Maute, Rey Leonardo Guerrero, Ustaz Jamil Yahya, Western Mindanao Command

Source: Manila Bulletin November 01, 2017 03:45 UTC