AFP Joint Special Operations Group

Joint Special Operations Group
Emblem of the AFP Joint Special Operations Group
Active	7 August 2003 - Present
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
Anniversaries	7 August
Engagements	Zamboanga City crisis
Decorations	Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current commander	LTC Oriel Pangcog INF (GSC) PA
Notable commanders	BGen Ramon Mateo Dizon AFP
Insignia
Unit Patch	JSOG Command Emblem

The Joint Special Operations Group, 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
• Light Reaction Regiment
• Naval Special Operations Group 8, PN
• 710th Special Operations Wing, PAF
• Special Operations Tactical Airlift Flight
• Special Operations Tactical Helicopter Flight
• EOD Company
• K-9 Section

Lineage of Commanding Officers

• COL RAMON MATEO DIZON INF (GSC) PA
• LTC ORIEL PANGCOG INF (GSC) PA

Operations

• 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

Bibliography

• General Orders Nr 959, GHQ AFP dtd 13 August 2003
• Proposed AFP-Joint Special Operations Handbook, AFP Doctrine Center, Quezon City