 In "May 2010", the MPACs first saw combat when used to extract "Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)" machines in Basilan under heavy mortar fire from rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels attempting to sabotage the election.In "September 2013", the MPACs led the search and rescue operations for the passengers of the ill-fated "MV St. Thomas Aquinas" owned by the 2GO Shipping Company.It collided with "M/V Sulpicio Express Siete" in Cebu resulting in more than 100 casualties.