The National Capital Regional Command, known officially as the NCRCom or NCRC, is one of the

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' former Wide Support Commands Combating Terrorism-Insurgency and act as support units to the Philippine National Police-National Capital Region in maintaining peace and order within

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. They also support SoLCom in anti-dissidence operations in Cavite and Laguna.

Line Units

Base Units

* Headquarters & Headquarters Service Support Company * 7th Civil Relations Group, AFP

Philippine Air Force Component

* 750th Combat Group, PAF * 1st Air Force Wing, PAF

Philippine Navy Component

* 1st Marine Battalion Landing Team, PN * Naval Forces Reserve - NCR * 202nd Naval Squadron, PN * 4th Naval Construction Battalion, PN * 4th Marine Brigade, PN

Philippine Army Component

* 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion, PA * 1st Armored Cavalry Troop, PA * 5th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, PA * 86th Infantry Battalion, PA * 80th Infantry Battalion, PA * 15th Infantry Division, PA

Lineage of Commanders

;National Capital Region Defense Command (NCRDC) * LTGEN Salvador M. Mison AFP – 02 Jan 1987 - 21 Sept 1987 * MGEN Ramon E. Montano AFP * BGEN Raymundo T. Jarque AFP * LTGEN Thelmo Y. Cunanan AFP * MGEN Alexander P. Aguirre AFP * GEN Rodolfo G. Biazon AFP – 23 Jan 1988 - 01 Aug 1991 ;National Capital Regional Command (NCRCOM) * LTGEN Alberto F. Braganza AFP – 03 Nov 2003 - 04 Nov 2004 * LTGEN Alan D. Cabalquinto AFP – 04 Nov 2004 - 19 May 2006 * BGEN Salvador G. Peñaflor AFP – 19 May 2006 - 29 Jun 2006 * BGEN Juanito P. Gomez AFP – 29 Jun 2006 - 12 Sept 2006 * MGEN Ben D. Dolorfino AFP – 12 Sept 2006 - 07 Sept 2007 * MGEN Fernando L. Mesa AFP – 07 Sept 2006 - 02 Jun 2008 * MGEN Arsenio R. Arugay AFP – 07 Jun 2008 - 06 Feb 2009 * MGEN Jogy L. Fojas AFP – 06 Feb 2009 - 06 Nov 2009 * MGEN Reynaldu B. Mapagu AFP – 06 Nov 2009 - 13 Mar 2010 * RADM Feliciano A. Angue AFP – 13 Mar 2010 - 12 Aug 2010 * MGEN Arthur I. Tabaquero AFP – 12 Aug 2010 - 24 Nov 2010 * BGEN Romeo F. Fajardo AFP – 24 Nov 2010 - 23 Dec 2010 * MGEN Tristan M. Kison AFP – 23 Dec 2010 - 11 Jul 2012

Operations

* Anti-guerrilla operations against the

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* Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR. * Community Development of identified urban poor areas within the National Capital Region * Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Operations against government destabilizers. * Disaster Relief, Rescue and Rehabilitation Operations.

Awards and decorations

Campaign streamers

Badges

References

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External links

Official Site of the AFP.

Official Site of AFP JTF-NCR.
Regional commands of the Philippines Military units and formations established in 2003