The
Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ( fil, Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The P ...
Joint Special Operations Group
(abbrv. as JSOG or AFP-JSOG) was one of the AFP's Wide Support Units tasked in conducting counter-terrorism, unconventional-guerrilla warfare, asymmetrical warfare, and highly specialized operations that no other regular AFP unit can handle. In April 2018, the AFP Joint Special Operations Group was deactivated and its officers and enlisted personnel were transferred to form the core of the new
AFP Special Operations Command
AFP most often refers to:
* Agence France-Presse, an international news agency
* Australian Federal Police
AFP or afp may also refer to:
Media
* Advertiser-funded programming, a television funding model
*American Family Publishers, a magazin ...
, (AFPSOCOM).
Line Units
* Headquarters & Headquarters Company
* Group Service Company
* Joint Special Operations Unit 1
* Joint Special Operations Unit 2
* Joint Special Operations Unit 3
* Joint Readiness Training Department
* Technical Aerial Reconnaissance Unit
OPCON Units:
*
Light Reaction Regiment
The Light Reaction Regiment is the premier counter-terrorist unit of the Philippine Army. It was formerly known as the Light Reaction Battalion and Light Reaction Company. Due to its specialization in counter-terrorism operations and its formati ...
"''Tiradores de la Muerte''"
** Light Reaction Company 1 ''"Eximus Peratus"''
** Light Reaction Company 2 ''"Nasiglat"''
** Light Reaction Company 3 ''"Way Kurat''"
** Light Reaction Company 4 ''"Perdigones"''
** Light Reaction Company 5 ''"Mandaragit"''
** Light Reaction Company 6 "Dares Against Odds"
*
Naval Special Operations Group 8, PN
*
Marine Special Operations Group
The Marine Special Operations Group (also known as the Force Reconnaissance Group), formerly known as the Force Recon Battalion, is the Philippine Marine Corps' elite special forces unit for unconventional warfare and special operations.
It spe ...
*
710th Special Operations Wing, PAF ''"Trained Hard, Fight to Win"''
* Special Operations Tactical Airlift Flight
* Special Operations Tactical Helicopter Flight
* 13th EOD Team, 1EODP, 1EODC,EODB, PA
* K-9 Platoon
Lineage of Commanding Officers
* Col. Jose B. Vizcarra INF (GSC) PA
* Col. Eduardo D. Del Rosario INF (GSC) PA
* Col. Ramon Mateo U. Dizon INF (GSC) PA
* Col. Danilo G. Pamonag INF (GSC) PA
* Col. Teodoro A. Llamas INF (GSC) PA
* Col. Corleto S. Vinluan Jr. INF (GSC) PA
Operations
* Hostage Rescue Operations
* Direct Actions (Hasty & Deliberate Attack, Ambush, Target Interdiction)
* Anti-guerrilla operations against the
New People's Army
The New People's Army ( fil, Bagong Hukbong Bayan), abbreviated NPA or BHB, is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), based primarily in the Philippine countryside. It acts as the CPP's principal organization, aimi ...
* Counter-terrorist Operations against known Terrorist Groups.
* Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR.
* Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Operations against government destabilizers.
* Disaster Relief, Rescue and Rehabilitation Operations.
* September 2013: JSOG is the lead counter terrorist unit which assaulted MNLF strongholds during the
Zamboanga Siege
References
Bibliography
* General Orders Nr 959, GHQ AFP dtd 13 August 2003
* Proposed ''AFP-Joint Special Operations Handbook'', AFP Doctrine Center, Quezon City
Joint military units and formations of the Philippines
Special forces of the Philippines
Military units and formations established in 2003
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