SOLDIER REACTS TO "OPLAN EXODUS" | SAF 44

In this documentary, the Joint Base Podcast Reacts to the events surrounding Oplan Exodus, an operation aimed at capturing high-value targets. The SAF 44, members of the Philippine National Police's Special Action Force, were an integral part of this mission. Their unwavering dedication and unwavering commitment to duty placed them in a perilous situation, ultimately resulting in their untimely demise. #philippines #philippinenews #documentary #specialforces #reaction
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[@kababayan7861]

The story of the lone survivor is very inspiring too. He killed the enemies using only a knife.

[@jointbasepodcast]

That's impressive! Thanks for watching!

[@ryangodchild4037]

Listening to you reaction I could tell u r a respected and well trained soldier sir... Salute!

[@jointbasepodcast]

This is the second time I've posted this. The first time, it muted some of my reactions. I apologize for the digital green screen. It looks kinda bad, but I'll get better. Who do you think owns the blame in this botched mission? Do you think this mission was still a success?

[@reinelgarret2796]

This went through a Senate hearing, and there were only 3 top players to blame. The plan wasn't good, to begin with. This is not a video game for them to not have backup plans.

[@newstoday8021]

it can be said that the commander in chief had a lot of responsibility during that time. the duration of the backup. and another one is that the majority of those in the saf are Ilocano trives where the president is angry because his father was killed because of politics that until now it is not known who killed after the mission, the president will say in front of the saf that we are fair. Aquino administration at the time is to blame my father is a scout ranger (musang) so I was disappointed with the aquino admin at that time

[@cactucoterses9074]

The peacetalker General napeñas President aquino General alan purisima

[@wengthelioness6542]

Everytime i watched this about the Fallen 44,i cant help but had a teary eye 'coz one of the 44 had included a special friend & a former housemate of mine

[@jointbasepodcast]

I'm sorry for your loss, brother! It was a rough one for me to watch.

[@richardlao6925]

Who's to blame for what happened to 55th SAC ? Of course who else, its the command and their incompetency by way of executing the mission and response. Im pinoy and this is a shame. This not the first time though there are a lot of failed mission due to issues with higher command. Thanks a lot for your review and comments, it really shows the obvious and facts. Salute to you sir 🫡

[@jointbasepodcast]

Yeah, the 55th SAC was to blame, but like you said, it went higher. I appreciate your feedback and for watching! 🤙

[@allendalemontano151]

​@@jointbasepodcastit's easy the former pres and also those high ops in the PNP. My father also is a former member of PNP SAF class 93. He said the sad part those poor commandos is like a sacrificial lambs.

[@EDSHfrench]

Your new subscribers from singapore

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for subbing!

[@Pyzza24]

I'm so frustrated with how the higher ups were so consumed by greed and corruption, they were willing to sacrifice lives. I heard the commandos on standby were asking to advance and help their comrades, but were repeatedly told to stay in place.

[@jointbasepodcast]

That's horrible! Thanks for the feedback and for watching

[@Dentricine]

Thanks for watching

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🤙

[@mynocturnalstar]

this was truely a heartbreaking event. SAF were given a task, they did it without maybe questioning the plans. I just can't with the remaining 200+ commandos on the highway when they perfectly know their buddies are in a terrible position. There was no command on what to do? Idk, I guess they weren't experienced. I also dk why the army is not involved in the initial plan. The army people who extracted the seaborn told later on the SAF weren't themselves anymore when they found them. Imagine the trauma of this, and the lone survivor later on said first thing he did when he got out from the hospital was to visit his buddies' families so he could tell what he needed to tell about their family. 😢 I hope all involved find peace.

[@edanthonysomera1491]

There was inside info why the army infantry and artillery and airforce and other military units were not informed because the politicians wanted to keep it quiet due to the reward $. Greediness killed these brave police officers. It was a rush job and you know what they say " Haste makes Waste ". In this case, they wasted the lives of 44 commandos.

[@jointbasepodcast]

I agree. It's a truly heartbreaking story. I feel like the commandos were trained enough but definitely lacked the leadership. Sometimes, it only takes one to make a command decision.. I appreciate your feedback and for watching!

[@skywalker_DEBATE]

The lone survivor hid under the water lilys in the river for 11 hours. He later killed 4 sleeping rebels 1 day after the firefight in afternoon and escapes by tracking the where the highway was. There is a movie about this called : "mamasapano: now it can be told"

[@jointbasepodcast]

I'll check it out

[@cactucoterses9074]

23:27 I Blame the Peacetalker and Gen. Hetulio Napeñas, If he ever mentioned the Reinforcement earlier to the 6th Infantry Battalion, the trapped cops are already saved. But sorry for the Saf44 It's too late for the reinforcement. The Plan are Also mistake, Firstly thry need to inform the MILF that they will have an operation on That unknown Territory so That would the MILF won't shoot them.

[@johnpaulgarcia6714]

hey sir did you know that the 2 famous supreme commanders of allied forces in world war 2 came from phillipines before the war started and these two supreme commanders remained victorious and so famous that they ended world war 2 and the only 5 stars general and general of the army at that time. and these are general Douglas macarthur during conquest against Japan imperialism and general Eisenhower against Nazi Germany and these 2 generals became friends of Manuel Quezon before departed their ways when the war broke out in 1939.

[@jointbasepodcast]

No, sir, I was not aware of that, but it's interesting! Thanks for your feedback and for watching! 🤙

[@rovilabastas9608]

😢heart breaking moments

[@jointbasepodcast]

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

[@skywalker_DEBATE]

There's no casualties in seaborne until the afternoon when the enemies starts firing mortars and the biff firing at them They lasted to those areas because one of the survivor of them said they were only firing shots when they accurately know the position of enemy to avoid exposing their own position and spamming ammunition.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for sharing

[@cryptocebuano]

Hi bro.. "Cease Fire..." Take#4 😂👏👏👏👍

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for watching 🤣

[@ReymundoLlupar]

The problem to this assault was the hight ranking officials of the Philippines wit vested interest after for the rewards by the US goverment. Note, the seaborne was not specialize in the topography of the area w/c is swams thats why most of them killed except one.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Yeah, I tracking what you're saying. Maybe the US offered some sort of incentive and / or pressure to accomplish this mission. It wouldn't be far off, I'm sure.

[@ReymundoLlupar]

@@jointbasepodcast you are right.

[@arnie13vlogs-jp6bl]

The seaborne has 32 Survivor and 9 death. While the 55th commando is where the SAf 44 belong.

[@johnemmanlongabela6149]

I've been watching your videos for some time now. So I would like to know what you think about "The Greatest Escape", The Greatest Escape refers to what happened in 2014 when the Peacekeeper sent by the Philippines in Syria confronted and escape from Syrian Rebels. This was very controversial issue at that time for some reason. I just want to know what you think because you've also been deployed in the area.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Hey brother, I appreciate you watching and following the channel. If I'm honest, I haven't followed "The Greatest Escape," but I'll check it out. Thank you for the feedback.

[@reinelgarret2796]

5:34 Yep, it's enemy territory. Home to 3 different rebel groups (which are relatives and frenemies) and slightly close to some military bases. Not contacting the military was a double edged sword. They succeeded with the objective by not leaking info but almost no one survived. Those 2 survivors went through a LOT of fighting and evasion.

[@jointbasepodcast]

I'm still trying to get my head around home-grown terrorists. We have the same in the US they just hide better. I agree. They should have contacted the military to be on standby.

[@reinelgarret2796]

@@jointbasepodcast PH is divided into 3 Island Groups (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao). Mindanao has never been fully conquered by the old Spaniards, the Japanese in WW2, and other foreign forces. They are basically a nation of their own (culturally, religiously, and linguistically) and various armed groups want that to be official. As for your first sentence, the key term is "relatives" spread across millions of hectares of land in several different countries. Kill 10 and you gain 100 new enemies. It's unending since 1521.

[@ChildishSoap]

​@@reinelgarret2796except for the US

[@reinelgarret2796]

@@ChildishSoap wdym

[@ChildishSoap]

@@reinelgarret2796 I don't remember writing this I think I left my account on a relatives device Edit: Yep it was my cousin

[@marierocher4422]

I agree on your comment on the ceasefire in Afghanistan and the PH. You’re dealing with the Taliban who can never be trusted. Taliban will only partner whoever is powerful. Once weakened they’ll deal with another group. They partnered with BL/AQ. When BL power diminished they made partner with ISIS. To me the right people to deal were the son of Massoud and their Tajiks tribes, biggest tribes among many.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Hey brother, I appreciate your feedback and for watching. That country has been at war for 1,000's of years, and I don't think anything will change. I hated that ceasefire. We'll see you on the next one.

[@Crimson.1.0]

I can't stop teary saf 44 wipe out too many enemy and soldier last man standing

[@jointbasepodcast]

Very sad for sure. Very bad planning on their leaders. Thanks for watching! 🤙

[@trenchcoatdoggo5185]

In 7:05, you talked about personal experiences and how, because of them you didn't believe in the effectiveness of ceasefires. Though they are insightful, you are forgetting one crucial difference between your experiences with ceasefire agreements and the ceasefire agreements with the government and MILF, and that is the US and Afghanistan are foreign countries, with different people, whilst the government and MILF both largely consist of Filipino People. If the government does not engage with peace talks with the MILF, then they would have to hunt them down, which they don't want to do as that would mean they would have to hunt down their own countrymen despite them being terrorists. Philippine history has a very sordid and tragic history of Filipinos betraying and killing fellow Filipinos. So much so that General Luna, whilst fighting against the Americans during the Philippine-American war famously said that, to which when translated is "The only enemy greater than the Americans, is ourselves." Which is why, as a means of righting the mistake of the past, as well as other factors, the government wanted to be diplomatic with the MILF.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Nicely said, man. That helps me understand the differences. Thanks for your feedback and for watching! 🤙

[@alaking-x1w]

its "PINTAKASI" different group working together to fight a common enemy

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for your feedback and for watching! 🤙

[@virgiedelacruz70]

awesome

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Thanks for watching!

[@WallNutBreaker524]

9:57 Did the "I was actually part of an Ceasefire" repeat 3 times?

[@jointbasepodcast]

Maybe that video had a lot of issues.

[@SamyxVlogs_]

President in that time is buying cars instead of focusing in operation 😂

[@yourfbiagent9011]

31:00 "Categorizing the incident as a massacre is excessive" *Yeah, from her office* it was a bitter statement from her, assuming she never even saw the video of that one particular execution, which definitely made it a massacre

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for watching!

[@marukudo8532]

That background music though was creepy.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Agreed

[@rovilabastas9608]

No sound

[@jointbasepodcast]

I'm sorry, how about now? I had to repost this because the sound was muted on the last post.

[@ilocanabisdak]

Somethig fishy operation, they dont care about the soldiers just they care the money that they recieve. You're right Sir this is a suicide misson. :( Soldiers lost their lives for nothing!! the true mission are using radio not cellphone. this is a secret misson or fishy mission. :( :( the veteran soldiers said; never go to a mission or combat without connection but sad happen. :(

[@danzpax1111]

Sadly.. Special forces never surrender

[@jointbasepodcast]

Yeah, the only thing to do is fight at that point. Thanks for your feedback and for watching! 🤙

[@Emersonpesito17]

the politician is go after the reward of marwan amounting 5 million dollar that's why they don't tell the army about the operation...

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for sharing and watching

[@JaggyKidd]

It's a sell out! Unfortunately "Yeah from her office" Damn right

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for watching

[@hartchianggaco5589]

Dam they only covered by the cornfield how could they maneuver. How could they maneuver by the cornfield. Worst scenario sir.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for your feedback and for watching! 🤙

[@LA.20]

What hurts the most is the disregard of human life the administration of Noynoy Aquino at that time. He said to the families of the dead, and I quote "What can we do? They are all dead anyway." In tagalog, "Ano pa magagawa natin, eh patay na?" Then at the SAF 44 funeral you will see all over the news that he is laughing at the funerals like it was some joke. Thankfully their incompetence did not continue, and their whole political party collapsed and even now they are irrelevant.

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for sharing and watching

[@SamyxVlogs_]

i never understand this if this is a mission failed or mission complete 😅

[@marvinlimpag1378]

Reckless moves and suicide mission conducted by suspended general .

[@jointbasepodcast]

Tragic mistakes! Thanks for watching!

[@skywalker_DEBATE]

Tomorrow is the anniversary of this tragedy

[@jointbasepodcast]

Sad day

[@urbanfarmer8483]

Sending saf was a mistake in the first place. They should have sent the Light reaction regiment, Navsog , marsog or scout rangers. Why send saf commandos? Yeah they're freakin good but they excel in urban warfare more than in jungle. It would only require a platoon or two from scout rangers to kill Marwan. Why send 400 troops smh

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for watching!

[@arnie13vlogs-jp6bl]

SAF is Anti terrorism so that's their work

[@bajomers2961]

It must be somthing about pride and legacy this unit wanted. And maybe the prize they will get if mission succeeds. But one is for sure, it was a mission tasked to the SAF because government knows they are capable. These guys are special unit... true enough, they killed one of the 2 target. The sad part is the escape plan, wherein it didn't go well.

[@nikay.play21]

The thing is the milf didn't know about the mission. MILF AND BIFF the one kill them

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for your feedback and for watching!

[@SamyxVlogs_]

mission failed 55 saf is too slow to defend seaborne

[@BalagonCryptonite__]

Incompetent president resulted this demise!

[@jointbasepodcast]

Thanks for watching! I'm sure he was tracking the mission.

[@daijoboudesuka]

It wasn't the president.. He ordered the commander of SAF to coordinate with the Army which he did not follow. Why? The Army commander was an underclassman in military school. Also, SAF arrived 2 hours late from their targeted time.