AFP Eastern Mindanao Command

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Eastern Mindanao Command
AFP Eastern Mindanao Command coat of amrs
Active	August 28, 2006 - Present
Country	Philippines
Role	Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations
Part of	Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQ	Panacan, Davao City
Nickname(s)	EastMinCom
Motto(s)	Kagitingan
Mascot(s)	Mount Apo
Anniversaries	August 28
Commanders
Current commander	LtGen. Greg T. Almerol AFP
Notable commanders	LtGen Felimon T. Santos Jr. AFP LtGen Benjamin Madrigal AFP
Insignia
Unit Patch	Eastern Mindanao Command Emblem

The Eastern Mindanao Command, known officially as the EastMinCom, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Wide Support Commands advocating the Culture of Peace in Mindanao.

Lineage of Commander[]

• LtGen Rodolfo S. Obaniana AFP (31 Aug 2006 - 21 Aug 2007)
• LtGen Cardozo M Luna AFP (30 Aug 2007 - 7 May 2008)
• MGen Armando L Cunanan AFP (17 May 2008 - )
• LtGen Raymundo Escoba AFP
• LtGen Arthur Tabaquero AFP
• LtGen Jorge V Segovia AFP
• LtGen Ricardo Ranier G Cruz III AFP
• LtGen Aurelio Bartolome Baladad AFP
• LtGen Rey Leonardo Guerrero AFP
• LtGen Benjamin Madrigal AFP
• LtGen Felimon T. Santos Jr.
• LtGen Jose C. Faustino Jr.
• LtGen Greg T. Almerol

Organization[]

The following are the units that are under the Eastern Mindanao Command.

• 4th Infantry Division, PA
• 6th Infantry Division, PA relinquished to WestMinCom January 2013
• 10th Infantry Division, PA
• Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, PN
• 52nd Engineer Brigade, PA
• Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao, PAF
• Tactical Operations Groups 10 & 11, PAF
• 5th Civil Relations Group, AFP
• Military Intelligence Groups 11 & 16, ISAFP
• 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th Regional Community Defense Groups, ARESCOM
• 22nd Infantry Division (Ready Reserve), PA
• Joint Reserve Task Force - Metro Davao (JRTF-Metro Davao), AFP
• 5th & 7th Air Reserve Center, PAF
• Naval Reserve Center Eastern Mindanao, PN

Operations[]

• Peace and Development Outreach in Communities to enlighten the people about NPA Propaganda Units' deception and exploitation
• Protect the Peace Process
• Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response Operations

References[]

External links[]

• EastMinCom Facebook

Coordinates: 7°9′12.38″N 125°39′38.67″E / 7.1534389°N 125.6607417°E / 7.1534389; 125.6607417