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SWAT training extended
BY MARICAR ARANAS
 

The  Special Weapons Action Tactics training in Negros  Oriental  has  been extended    from 30  days  to  45  days, Police Provincial  Director, Senior Supt. Melvin  Buenafe, said yesterday.

The  graduation  of  the  SWAT  team  is  tentatively  scheduled  on  May  14 with  the  actual  demonstration  of  an  explosives  entry.

The original  30-day  training  was  interrupted  by   bad  weather   and  the  visit  of  President  Gloria  Macapagal  Arroyo, Buenafe said.

The  SWAT  Negros  Oriental  is  composed  of  40  police  officers   from  different   police  stations  and  units  of  the  PNP  Provincial  Command. 

Among  the  trainings they  have  conducted  are close  quarter  battle, bus  entry, firearms  dysfunction,  motorcycle  entry, explosives  entry  with sniper, rappelling  and  the  street  survival.

Buenafe  said  he  is  very  proud  of  the  SWAT  unit  since  he  has  observed  the  dedication  and  determination  of  each  of  the  team  members in learning  various tactics in  the  training.

In fact,  he  is  excited  to see  the performance  of  the  unit  during  its  graduation on May  14, he said.

Last Friday,  the  SWAT  team  underwent a  whole  day  training  and  mastery  of  the  different  styles  of rappelling  at the Negros  Oriental  State  University in Bajumpandan, Dumaguete  City.

The  instructors  were  assisted  by the  Negros  Oriental Search  and  Rescue  Team  headed  by  Boyet  Somoza.

SWAT Trainer, SPO2   Isidro Temprosa Jr., said the rappelling  is  very  important  in  SWAT  training  because  it   can be  used  during  operations  in  high-rise  buildings.

The SWAT  students  were  quick  to learn  the  different  rappelling  styles  since  they  already  have  the  basic  of  the  training  during  the  recruitment  stage  of  the  PNP, he said.

PNP  Regional  Director  Ronald  Roderos  said  Dumaguete  and  Negros  Oriental  need a  SWAT  team   because of the growing population   and business establishments.* MA

 

 

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