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Special Operations Command (Philippines)
The AFP Joint Special Operations Command (AFPJSOC) is the special operations command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The command serves as the AFP's unified command for special operations, which includes the special units forces under the army, navy, air force, and marine corps. It serves as the replacement of the AFP Special Operations Command, and is responsible for planning, conducting, and supporting special operations missions.
The official anniversary date of AFPSOCOM is on January 16, 1978 - the same date the Philippine Army Special Warfare Brigade (ASWABde) was organized.
The AFPJSOC traces its roots to the Army Special Warfare Brigade (ASWABde) that was organized in January 1978. The Army Special Warfare Brigade was the first attempt to unify the specialties of two army units with the most highly trained personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Special Forces and the Scout Rangers, and structure their collective efforts into a highly effective army unit. Disbanded in 1986, it was reactivated as the Philippine Army Special Operations Command (PA-SOCOM) in 1995. It has been headquartered in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija since its reactivation, and was expanded in 2004 to accommodate the then newly activated Light Reaction Company.
On April 6, 2018, the PA-SOCOM was elevated to an Armed Forces combatant command and became the AFPSOCOM. This was done as part of lesson learned by AFP officers in the Zamboanga and Marawi sieges in 2013 and 2017.
The AFP Joint Special Operations Group (AFP-JSOG) was also disbanded and its officers, enlisted personnel and units was transferred to form the core of the new command. The units transferred from the AFP-JSOG included not just the Light Reaction Regiment, but also the Naval Special Operations Group, now the Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM), and the 710th Special Operations Wing.
The AFP-JSOG K-9 Platoon was also included into the new command.
On May 28, 2025, the command was disbanded and reformed to be the AFPJSOC alongside the reactivation of the Special Operations Command, Philippine Army (SOCOM, PA).
The mission of the AFP JSOC is to plan, conduct and support special operations in all operational environments in support of the fundamental missions of the entire Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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Special Operations Command (Philippines)
The AFP Joint Special Operations Command (AFPJSOC) is the special operations command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The command serves as the AFP's unified command for special operations, which includes the special units forces under the army, navy, air force, and marine corps. It serves as the replacement of the AFP Special Operations Command, and is responsible for planning, conducting, and supporting special operations missions.
The official anniversary date of AFPSOCOM is on January 16, 1978 - the same date the Philippine Army Special Warfare Brigade (ASWABde) was organized.
The AFPJSOC traces its roots to the Army Special Warfare Brigade (ASWABde) that was organized in January 1978. The Army Special Warfare Brigade was the first attempt to unify the specialties of two army units with the most highly trained personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Special Forces and the Scout Rangers, and structure their collective efforts into a highly effective army unit. Disbanded in 1986, it was reactivated as the Philippine Army Special Operations Command (PA-SOCOM) in 1995. It has been headquartered in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija since its reactivation, and was expanded in 2004 to accommodate the then newly activated Light Reaction Company.
On April 6, 2018, the PA-SOCOM was elevated to an Armed Forces combatant command and became the AFPSOCOM. This was done as part of lesson learned by AFP officers in the Zamboanga and Marawi sieges in 2013 and 2017.
The AFP Joint Special Operations Group (AFP-JSOG) was also disbanded and its officers, enlisted personnel and units was transferred to form the core of the new command. The units transferred from the AFP-JSOG included not just the Light Reaction Regiment, but also the Naval Special Operations Group, now the Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM), and the 710th Special Operations Wing.
The AFP-JSOG K-9 Platoon was also included into the new command.
On May 28, 2025, the command was disbanded and reformed to be the AFPJSOC alongside the reactivation of the Special Operations Command, Philippine Army (SOCOM, PA).
The mission of the AFP JSOC is to plan, conduct and support special operations in all operational environments in support of the fundamental missions of the entire Armed Forces of the Philippines.