AFP Western Command
Western Command | |
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Active | March 28, 2001 – Present |
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Role | Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Protecting the Sovereign Territory |
Part of | Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
Garrison/HQ | Puerto Princesa, Palawan |
Nickname(s) | WESCOM |
Motto(s) | Protector of the West Philippine Sea and the Last Frontier We Do It |
Mascot(s) | Palawan peacock-pheasant |
Anniversaries | March 28 |
Engagements | Anti-guerilla operations against the NPA, Abu Sayyaf Group and local criminal elements |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Current commander | RADM Alfonso F. Torres Jr. (Acting Commander)[1] |
Insignia | |
Unit Patch | Western Command Emblem |
Military unit
The Western Command (abbrv. as WESCOM) is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' unified command in charge of the islands of Palawan and Kalayaan, including the disputed Spratly Islands group. It is responsible for the defense of these areas against external aggression, as well as combating terrorism and insurgency.
Operations
- Anti-guerrilla operations against the New People's Army
- Anti-terrorist operations against known terror groups operating in their AOR.
- Guarding and patrol operation on the Spratly Islands (Kalayaan Island Group).
- Defense and Protection of Palawan and islands in the West Philippine Sea against Chinese Aggression.
- Joint Multinational Search and Rescue Operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[2]
Organization
The following are the units that are under the Western Command:
- Tactical Operations Wing West, PAF
- Naval Forces West, PN
- MBLT-3, PMC
- MBLT-4, PMC
- 18th Special Forces Company (Riverine), PA
- 3rd Marine Brigade, PMC
See also
- Alberto Carlos Commander, 2022-2024
References
External links
- Official website
- Official History of the AFP citing the creation of Central Command
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- General Headquarters and Headquarters Service Command (GHQ-HSC)
- Presidential Security Group (PSG)
- Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
- Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College (AFP-CGSC)
- Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command (AFP-RESCOM)
- Northern Luzon Command (AFP-NOLCOM)
- Southern Luzon Command (AFP-SOLCOM)
- AFP Joint Task Force - National Capital Region (JTF-NCR)
- Visayas Command (AFP-VISCOM)
- Western Command (AFP-WESCOM)
- Eastern Mindanao Command (AFP-EASTMINCOM)
- Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WESTMINCOM)
- Special Operations Command (AFP-SOCOM)
- Peacekeeping Operations Center (AFP-PKOC)
- President
- Secretary of National Defense
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM)
- See also
- Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- Military Ordinariate of the Philippines