THE Army's 53rd Infantry “Matapat” Battalion (53IB) announced that the Matapat troops are now more ready to serve the people it has sworn to protect.
This, as the Army’s 9th Forward Service Support Unit (9FSSU) has turned over on Tuesday, August 17, a newly refurbished M35 military truck to the 53IB.
The M35 truck was handed over by Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Lague, 9FSSU commander to Captain Cornelio Cortejo Jr., 53IB acting logistics officer.
Lague said that the M35 is a 2.5-ton, six-by-six cargo truck initially used by the United States Army and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world, including the Philippines.
Lague said it is rated to carry 5,000 pounds (2,300 kilograms) off-road or 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms) on roads.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines utilize the M35 truck to transport troops as well as cargoes from and to military outposts in the hinterlands. (SunStar Zamboanga)