AFP Eastern Mindanao Command
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The Eastern Mindanao Command, known officially as the EastMinCom, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
' Wide Support Commands combating terrorism and insurgency in Mindanao
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Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...
' Wide Support Commands combating terrorism and insurgency in Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...
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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 - Present)
Units
The following are the units that are under the Eastern Mindanao Command.- 4th Infantry Division, PA
- 6th Infantry Division, PA6th Infantry (Kampilan) DivisionThe 6th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, was founded on October 24, 1987 Camp BGen Gonzalo H. Siongco in Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, known officially as the Kampilan Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in Central Mindanao.-6th Infantry Division, Philippine...
- 10th Infantry Division, PA10th Infantry (AGILA) DivisionThe 10th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, known officially as the Agila Division, is one of the Philippine Army's Infantry units in Mindanao, and specializes in anti-guerrilla warfare....
- Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, PNNaval Forces Eastern MindanaoNaval Forces Eastern Mindanao, known officially as the NavForEastMin, is one of the Philippine Navy's Force Commands combating terrorism and insurgency in Mindanao.-Mission:...
- 3rd Tactical Operations Wing, PAF
- 5th Civil Relations Group, AFP
Operations
- Anti-guerrilla operations against the New People's ArmyNew People's ArmyThe New People's Army is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. It was formed on March 29, 1969. The Maoist NPA conducts its armed guerrilla struggle based on the strategical line of 'protracted people's war'.The NPA exacts so called "revolutionary taxes" from business owners...
- Anti-terrorist operations against the Abu SayyafAbu SayyafAbu Sayyaf also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several military Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern Philippines, in Bangsamoro where for almost 30 years various Muslim groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country...
operating in their area of responsibility.