AFP Joint Special Operations Group

Joint Special Operations Group
Emblem of the AFP Joint Special Operations Group
Active	7 August 2003 - April 2018 (see AFPSOCOM)
Country	Philippines
Branch	Joint Branch
Type	Special Forces
Role	Airborne operations, Direct Action, Reconnaissance, Unconventional Warfare, Target Interdiction,
Part of	Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQ	JSOG Cpd, Camp Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City
Nickname(s)	JSOG,SOG,SPECOPSGROUP
Motto(s)	"To Fight as One" "Combatemos como uno"
Anniversaries	7 August
Engagements	2013 Zamboanga Siege 2017 Marawi Siege Operation Tsunami 1 Operation Tsunami 2 Operation Haribon 1 Operation Haribon 2 Operation Haribon 3
Decorations	Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Battle honours	Presidential Unit Streamer Award
Commanders
Current commander	BGEN CORLETO S VINLUAN JR AFP
Notable commanders	BGen Jose B. Vizcarra AFP MGen Eduardo D. Del Rosario AFP BGen Ramon Mateo Dizon AFP MGen Danilo G. Pamonag AFP
Insignia
Unit Patch	JSOG Command Emblem
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	Scan Eagle 1, Raven

The Joint Special Operations Group,^[1] known officially as JSOG or AFP-JSOG, is one the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Wide Support Units tasked in conducting Counter-terrorism, Unconventional-Guerrilla, Asymmetrical, and highly specialized operations that no other regular AFP Unit can handle.

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 "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
• 710th Special Operations Wing, PAF "Trained Hard, Fight to Win"
• Special Operations Tactical Airlift Flight
• Special Operations Tactical Helicopter Flight
• 13th EOD Company
• 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
• 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

Citations

1.Presidential Unit Streamer Award 2013

2.Presidential Unit Citation Badge

Bibliography