The mission of the AFPSOCOM is to plan, conduct and support special operations in all operational environments in support of the fundamental missions of the AFP. This part of the article outlines the various units and organisations which make up the Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Operations Command (AFPSOCOM) and other SOF and elite units.ĪFPSOCOM is headquartered at Fort Magsaysya, Nueva Ecija. PART TWO: ORGANISATION OF PHILIPPINE ELITE & SPECIAL FORCES 2.0 Introduction SOF personnel require the ability for continuous analysis of the situation, environment, mission aims and unique foreign societal complexities during operations. Similarly, high-risk roped and un-roped insertions with no redundant safety systems require constant attention. Accurate discrimination of non-combatants and precision engagement of enemy combatants requires extreme concentration. There is no tolerance for a lapse in attention when conducting CQB and other assaults while wearing night vision goggles as well as Special Operations Insertion and Extraction (SOIE) techniques. Combat and detain another person using blocking strikes.SOF personnel perform individual CQB and detainee handling which may require the individual to: These duties are performed while wearing heavy rucksack and body armour. SOF personnel are also required to board ocean vessels while they are underway from another floating or airborne platform in all sea states day or night, and where speed and stealth are imperative. Battle drills in varying types of terrain and climatic conditions day or night.Conducting close-quarters battle (CQB) and.
SOF personnel perform insertions and assaults on targets by: SOF personnel are required to infiltrate and exfiltrate to and from operational areas dismounted, carrying heavy loads and manipulating personal and support weapons systems and other heavy equipment. Other special operations forces are referred to as ‘Tier 2’ units as they, usually, fulfil a supporting role for the Tier 1 units.ġ.3 General Duties of Special Operations Forces Some of the units within AFPSOCOM are sometimes referred to as ‘Tier 1’ SF units because they are the units usually tasked with direct action. He is the only foreign citizen to hold rank in the AFP and the only person to hold the rank of Field Marshal in the AFP 1.2 Tier 1 and Tier 2 Special Forces US Army General Douglas MacArthur was asked to be its first commanding officer in the rank Field Marshal. Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina was a Filipino statesman, soldier and politician who served as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944, renamed the Philippine Army to the AFP. The AFP can trace their lineage back to 1898, although they were formally organised during the American Commonwealth era through the National Defence Act of 1935. Finally, Part Three provides some useful links and identifies other articles the reader may find useful. Part Two looks at the organisation of Philippine Elite and Special Forces, highlighting the the various units. Part One of this article provides a brief history, outlines Tier 1 and Tiers Special Forces, and then the general duties of special operations forces (SOF).
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