Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines)

:"Please see "Presidential Unit Citation" for other nations' versions of this award"Infobox Military Award
name=Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge


caption=Similar with the Barangay PRPUCB.
awarded_by=the Republic of the Philippines
type=Ribbon/Badge
eligibility=Military Personnel and Police Personnel
for=Meritorious Achievement
campaign=
status=Currently Awarded
description=The badge is a rectangular metal plate with three enamel colored stripes and bordered with a golden frame ornamented with palm leaves with the tip leaves meeting in the center. The color at the dexter flank is blue; the center, white; and at sinister flank, red.
clasps=
established=1946
first_award=1940s
last_award=Ongoing
total=
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=
higher=None
same=
lower=Long Service Medal
related=Presidential Unit Citation (US), Presidential Unit Citation


caption2=The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is a decoration of the Republic of the Philippines which has been awarded to certain units of the United States military for actions both during and subsequent to the Second World War.

The decoration was first created in 1946 and retroactively awarded to any unit of the U.S. and Philippine military which had served in the defense or liberation of the Philippine Islands. The decoration was again bestowed to U.S. and Philippine military units for relief efforts during several natural disasters which occurred in the Philippines between 1970 and 1972.

In February 2005, President Gloria Arroyo bestowed the decoration to those members of Joint Task Force 510 & Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines, serving between 31 January 2002 and 31 July 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines (formerly known as Operation Freedom Eagle)and RP-US Exercise Balikatan 02-1 in Southern Mindanao. JTF-510/JSOTF-Philippines aimed at reducing the threats of terrorism and provided assistance with training, socio-economic activities and civil engineering projects, particularly in Basilan and Zamboanga City (Ref: RP General Order No. 146, dated 2 Feb 05, Subj: Award of the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge).

**FOR US MILITARY PERSONNEL**1. ON 12 DECEMBER 2007, THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF THE ARMY APPROVED THE ACCEPTANCE AND WEAR OF THE PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC PRESIDENTAL UNIT CITATION (PRPUC) FOR UNITS SUPPORTING EXERCISE BALIKATAN 02-1.

2. ACCEPTANCE AND WEAR OF THE PRPUC IS APPROVED FOR UNITED STATES PACFIC COMMAND (USPACOM) AND SUBORDINATE UNITS IDENTIFIED IN THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER 146, DATED 2 FEBRUARY 2005, ALSO LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4, BELOW.

3. THE PRPUC WAS APPROVED TO RECOGNIZE UNITS FOR THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE RP-US EXERCISE BALIKANTAN 02-1 IN SOUTHERN MINDANAO FROM 31 JANUARY 2002 TO 31 JULY 2002. ONLY SOLDIERS ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED TO A PARTICIPATING UNIT AND WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTION CITED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD.

4. PARTICIPATING U.S.ARMY UNITS:

UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND, CAMP SMITH, HI

UNITED STATES OPERATIONS COMMAND, CAMP SMITH, HI

JOINT TASK FORCE – FIVE ONE ZERO (JTF-510)

1ST SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (A), FORT LEWIS, WA

1ST SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION (A)

2ND SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION (A)

3RD SPECIAL FORCES BATTALION (A)

UNITED STATES NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNIT ONE – GUAM (NSWU)

353RD SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP – OKINAWA, JAPAN

1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON

17TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON

320TH SPECIAL TACTICAL SQUADRON

COMMANDER, PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE WING ONE

PATROL SQUADRON 40

PATROL SQUADRON 47

COMMANDER, TASK GROUP 72

COMMANDER, TASK FORCE 72.2

COMMANDER, TASK FORCE 72.4

COMMANDER, TASK FORCE 72.5

MOBILE OPERATIONAL COMMANDER CENTER WEST PACIFIC

MOBILE OPERATIONAL COMMANDER CENTER MID PACIFIC

UNITED STATES MARINE SECURITY ELEMENT, III MAW, KENEOHE, HI

160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION REGIMENT, TAEGU, KOREA

160TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION REGIMENT, COMPANY E, TAEGU, KOREA

4TH PSYOP GROUP, PACCOM ELEMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC

351ST CIVIL AFFAIRS COMMAND, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

JOINT COMMUNICATION SUPPORT ELEMENT, MCDILL AFB, FL

JOINT LOGISTICS SUPPORT ELEMENT, USARPAC, FORT SHAFTER, HI

10TH AREA SUPPORT GROUP, OKINAWA, JAPAN

NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TASK GROUP, OKINAWA, JAPAN

NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION FOUR (NMCB - 4)

NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ONE (NMCB – 1)

9TH MARINE ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION

MARINE REINFORCE RIFLE COMPANY

USS FORT MCHENRY LSD-43

33RD RESCUE SQUADRON, KADENA AB, JAPAN

COMMANDER, UNITED STATES PACIFIC REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PHILIPPINES

JOINT UNITED STATES MILITARY ADVISORY GROUP PHILIPPINES

5. THIS MESSAGE IS THE AUTHORITY TO UPDATE SOLDIER ORB OR ERB.

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ee also

*Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
*Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)
*Presidential Unit Citation (Vietnam)

References

* [https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/M_RA_HOME/MM/MA/APS/MM_MMMA_APS_REFERENCES/UDATED%20NAVMC%20W%20%20PROG%20PG.PDF] Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual

* [http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/01000%20Military%20Personnel%20Support/01-600%20Performance%20and%20Discipline%20Programs/1650.1H.PDF] Secretary of the Navy Instruction for awards