▁ord n ance ▁and ▁quarter ▁master ▁materials ▁to ▁higher ▁headquarters ; ▁and ▁the ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁communication ▁and ▁mob ility ▁assets ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁oper ational ▁cap ability ▁of ▁the ▁unit . ▁ <0x09> ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁Aug ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁L TC ▁Laur ence ▁E ▁M ina ▁IN F ▁( G SC ) ▁PA ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁“ Do ▁never ▁Die ” ▁Battalion ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Command ing ▁Officer . ▁ ▁His ▁dedic ation ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁is ▁a ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁his ▁courage ▁and ▁determ ination ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁problem , ▁illegal ▁activities ▁and ▁criminal ities ▁in ▁the ▁Provin ces ▁of ▁C ag ay an ▁and ▁five ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Lower ▁Ap ay ao ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁Bat anes ▁Group ▁of ▁Islands . ▁He ▁enthus iast ically ▁continues ▁the ▁proud ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁and ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁mission ▁and ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁Battalion ▁and ▁thereby ▁creating ▁an ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁peace ▁and ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁operation . ▁During ▁his ▁command , ▁not ew orth y ▁was ▁the ▁rating ▁gained ▁by ▁the ▁unit ▁in ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁operations ▁( Com bat / Int elligence / C MO ) ▁that ▁convinced ▁higher ▁headquarters ▁to ▁best ow ▁upon ▁the ▁unit ▁as ▁ 5 ID , ▁PA ▁and ▁N OL COM ▁Best ▁Infantry ▁Battalion ▁for ▁C Y - 2 0 1 0 , ▁respectively . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁unit ▁also ▁best owed ▁rating