Special Forces - Philippine Scout Rangers Training

The Scout Rangers, officially known as the First Scout Ranger Regiment, are a Philippine Army Special Operations Command anti-guerrilla warfare organization. The unit has been hailed as one of the best anti-guerrilla warriors in the world.

On November 25, 1950, the Scout Ranger Regiment was established under the command of Rafael M. Ileto, former AFP Vice Chief of Staff and Defense Secretary. The unit was founded in response to an increasing need to oppose the Hukbalahap Guerrillas and their revolt with a force trained in small unit actions. It was named after both the Alamo Scouts and the US Army Rangers. Scout Rangers were involved in the attempted coup against Corazon Aquino's administration in December 1989. 2500 rangers, led by Captain Danilo Lim, Major Abraham Purugganan, and Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Galvez, stormed Makati in the most deadly coup attempt against the Aquino administration, killing hundreds of civilians and soldiers and injuring hundreds more.