Camp General Basilio Navarro

Camp General Basilio Navarro
Zamboanga City
Type	Military Base
Site information
Controlled by	Armed Forces of the Philippines
Site history
Materials	Concrete,Steel
Garrison information
Garrison	AFP Western Mindanao Command 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division 2nd Scout Ranger Battalion 1st Light Reaction Battalion Naval Forces Western Mindanao

Camp General Basilio Navarro serves as the main operating base of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the Southwest Philippines, and is the Headquarters of the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM).

1 History
2 Description
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

History

Camp Navarro has hosted the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) of the AFP for decades. In 2005, news came that SOUTHCOM was to be moved to Pagadian City, which was met with wide protest by Zamboanga residents.^[1] This eventually led to a review of the AFP's organization.

By August 2006, then AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon announced that the Southern Command of the AFP will be divided into the Western Mindanao Command and the Eastern Mindanao Command (EASTMINCOM). WESTMINCOM's joint service headquarters was to be located in Camp Navarro, while EASTMINCOM in Camp Panacan in Davao City.^[2]

Camp Navarro also plays an important role in the on-going war on terrorism in the Philippines, and has hosted the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF-P).^[3] The camp was also the venue of a number of BALIKATAN Philippines - U.S. military joint exercises.^[4]

Description

Camp Navarro is located in Calarian district of Zamboanga City. West of the base is the Zamboanga Golf and Country Club. Camp Navarro is also 2 km west of the Philippine Air Force's Edwin Andrews Air Base.

Camp Navarro is adjacent to the Philippine Navy's Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, which is the headquarters of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao.

Current facilities on base are:

Camp Navarro General Hospital
Officer's Club
WestMinCom Gym

References

^ Zamboanga City shuts down to protest Southcom transfer
^ Southern Command Deactivated, 2 New AFP Commands Activated
^ JSOTF-P Fact Sheet
^ 25th RP-US 'Balikatan' exercises kick off in April

External links

Official Site of the PA 1ID.
Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NAVFORWESMIN)

Military Bases of the Philippines

Camps/Forts	Emilio Aguinaldo (Quezon City, Metro Manila) Camp Emilio Jacinto (Santa Cruz, Laguna) Andres Bonifacio (Taguig City, Metro Manila) Rigoberto Atienza (Quezon City, Metro Manila) Servillano Aquino (Tarlac) Ramon Magsaysay (Nueva Ecija) Guillermo Nakar (Quezon) Fort Gregorio Del Pilar (Baguio City) Camp Edilberto Evangelista (Cagayan de Oro) Camp Lapu-Lapu (Cebu) Camp Navarro (Zamboanga City) Camp Panacan (Davao City) Camp Mateo Capinpin (Tanay) Camp Major Cesar L. Sang-an (Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur) Camp Gen. Macario G. Peralta Jr. (Jamindan, Capiz) Camp Upi (Gamu, Isabela) Camp BGen. Gonzalo H. Siongco (Tacurong City, Maguindanao) Camp Vicente Lukban (Catbalogan, Western Samar) Camp Vicente Lim (Calamba City, Laguna) Camp Elias Angeles (Pili, Camarines Sur) Camp O'Donnell (Capas, Tarlac) Camp Natividad (Malaybalay, Bukidnon) Camp Pito Abat (Manaoag, Pangasinan) Camp Gen. Mariano Riego de Dios (Tanza, Cavite)

Air Bases	Jesus Villamor (Pasay City, Metro Manila) Danilo Atienza (Cavite) Cesar Basa (Pampanga) Basilio Fernando (Batangas) Antonio Bautista (Palawan) Benito Ebuen (Cebu) Edwin Andrews (Zamboanga City) Rajah Buayan (General Santos City) Clark (Angeles City, Pampanga)

Bases/Stations	Naval Base Heracleo Alano (Naval Base Cavite) Naval Base Camilo Osias (Naval Operating Base San Vicente) Naval Base Rafael Ramos (Naval Operating Base Mactan) NS Juan Magluyan (Naval Operating Base Batu-Batu) NS Leovigildo Gantioqui (NS San Miguel) NS Ernesto R. Ogbinar (NS Poro Point) NS Julhasan A Arasain (NS Legaspi) NS Narciso Del Rosario (NS Balacbac) NS Apolinario Jalandoon (NS Puerto Princesa) NS Emilio Liwanag (NS Pag-asa) NS Carlito Cunanan (NS Ulugan) NS Alfonso Palencia (NS Guimaras) NS Dioscoro Papa (NS Tacloban) NS Felix Apolinario (NS Davao) NS Romulo Espaldon (NS Zamboanga) NS Jose Francisco (Bonifacio NS) NS Jose Andrada (Fort San Antonio Abad) NS Pascual Ledesma (Fort San Felipe)

Barracks	Rudiardo Brown Marine Barracks (Marine Base Manila) Gregorio Lim Marine Barracks (Marine Base Ternate) Arturo Asuncion Marine Barracks (Zamboanga City) Domingo Deluana Marine Barracks (Marine Base Tawi-Tawi)

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Camp General Basilio Navarro