▁peace ▁through ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁T RI AD ▁Con cept ▁and ▁administrative ▁matters . ▁ ▁Under ▁his ▁able ▁leadership , ▁the ▁unit ▁produced ▁the ▁most ▁number ▁of ▁aw arde es ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁combat . ▁ ▁Most ▁gl aring ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁eight ▁personnel ▁awarded ▁with ▁Gold ▁Cross ▁Medal ▁for ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action ▁by ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁L T ▁General ▁Ra ul ▁S ▁Ur g ello , ▁Command ing ▁General , ▁Philipp ine ▁Army ▁in ▁two ▁separate ▁and ▁distinct ▁occasions . ▁These ▁la ud able ▁performances ▁have ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁the ▁unit ▁real ization ▁of ▁another ▁award , ▁Best ▁Battalion ▁for ▁Operation , ▁ 3 rd ▁Qu arter ▁C Y - 9 8 . ▁ <0x09> ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁L TC ▁G omin to ▁B ▁Pir ino ▁IN F ▁( G SC ) ▁PA ▁assumed ▁command ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Section ▁II , ▁General ▁Or ders ▁Nr ▁ 7 5 , ▁H 5 ID ▁dated ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁covering ▁the ▁same ▁Area ▁of ▁Operation ▁( A O ). ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁L TC ▁Pir ino , ▁the ▁unit ▁conducted ▁ 1 8 ▁batt alion - size ▁operations , ▁ 3 7 ▁company - size ▁operations , ▁ 9 7 9 ▁pl ato on / small ▁unit ▁strike ▁operations ▁and ▁six ▁resource ▁control ▁operations ▁that ▁resulted ▁to ▁three ▁unit - init i ated ▁enc oun ters , ▁killing ▁of ▁one ▁amazon ▁identified ▁as