AFP Joint Special Operations Group
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.
Joint Special Operations Group | |
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Emblem of the AFP Joint Special Operations Group | |
Active | 7 August 2003 - April 2018 (see AFPSOCOM) |
Country | |
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 |
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 del Rosario AFP |
Insignia | |
Unit Patch | JSOG Command Emblem |
Aircraft flown | |
Reconnaissance | Scan Eagle 1, Raven |
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
- Marine Special Operations Group
- 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
- 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
- General Orders Nr 959, GHQ AFP dtd 13 August 2003
- Proposed AFP-Joint Special Operations Handbook, AFP Doctrine Center, Quezon City
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