The Air Force Reserve Command, known officially as the AIR RESCOM or RESCOM, ( fil, Pangasiwaan ng Panlaang Kawal ng Hukbong Panghimpapawid, es, Comando de la Reserva de Fuerza Aérea) is one of the

Philippine Air Force The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed For ...

's Major Support Commands created for the sole purpose of Reserve Force management, procurement, and organization.

Lineage of commanding officers

COL Rodolfo C Abad PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Ferdinand B Donesa PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Josefino B Gabor PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Domingo A Rodriguez PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Pablo C Doble PAF (GSC) * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Rogelio T Estacio (GSC) AFP * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Ramon C Fabie PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Elias M Sta Clara PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Rolando Y Espejo PAF (GSC) * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Antonio V Rustia AFP * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Virgilio E Calip PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Jose C Bautista JR PAF (GSC) * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Jose V Balajadia JR AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Adelberto F Yap AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Nilo C Jatico AFP * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL Roberto L Ricalde PAF (GSC) * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Orlando B Yabut AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Reulucio G Samaco AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN Lino Horacio E Lapinid AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN ALEJANDRO T CAMAGAY AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN DANILO M FERRER AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN RAMIRO BUSALANAN AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN WILLIAM P TURALDE AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN RAYMUND Dv ELEFANTE AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN ENRICO L IGNACIO AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN EERNESTO C MILO AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN FRANCISCO V CARADA AFP * US-O7 insignia

BGEN ROLANDO S ACOP AFP * US-O9 insignia

LTGEN CONNOR ANTHONY D CANLAS SR PAF * US-O8 insignia

MGEN ARTHUR M CORDURA PAF * US-O8 insignia

MGEN EDWARD L LIBAGO PAF (GSC) * AFP Colonel Rank Insignia

COL LEODIGARIO V MACALINTAL PAF (MNSA) (Acting Commander)

Units

Line units

* 1st Air Reserve Center (1ARCEN) - Villamor Air Base, Pasay * 2nd Air Reserve Center (2ARCEN) - Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga * 3rd Air Reserve Center (3ARCEN) - Fernando Air Base, Lipa City, Batangas * 4th Air Reserve Center (4ARCEN) - Antonio Bautista Air Base, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan * 5th Air Reserve Center (5ARCEN) - Mactan Air base, Lapu-Lapu City * 6th Air Reserve Center (6ARCEN) - Edwin Andrews Air Base, Santa Maria, Zamboanga city * 7th Air Reserve Center (7ARCEN) - TOWEASTMIN, Davao Air Station, Old Airport, Sasa, Davao City * 8th Air Reserve Center (8ARCEN) - TOG 10, Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City

Reserve Air Wings

* 1st Air Force Wing (Reserve)http://www.1afwr.webs.com/ Official Page of the 1AFWR -

Villamor Air Base Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, known simply as Villamor Air Base , is the headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and shares runways with Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It was formerly known as Nichols Field or Nichols Air ...

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location ju ...

- Wing Commander : BGEN RAYMUNDO T FRANCSICO PAFR * 2nd Air Force Wing (Reserve) -

Clark Air Base Clark Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located west of Angeles City, about northwest of Metro Manila. Clark Air Base was previously a United States military facility, operated by the U.S. Air For ...

Mabalacat City Mabalacat, officially the City of Mabalacat ( pam, Lakanbalen ning Mabalacat; fil, Lungsod ng Mabalacat), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 293,244 peopl ...

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarla ...

- OIC Wing : LTC PAUL G FUDOTAN PAFR (GSC) ** Awards: AIR FORCE WING RESERVE OF THE YEAR 2020 * 3rd Air Force Wing (Reserve) -

Basilio Fernando Air Base Basilio Fernando Air Base, or simply Fernando Air Base (formerly known as Lipa Air Base) is the site of the Philippine Air Force's (PAF) pilot training and education facilities located in the city of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. It is named aft ...

Lipa City Lipa (), officially the City of Lipa ( fil, Lungsod ng Lipa), is a 1st class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,931 people. It is the first city charter in the pr ...

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Lag ...

* 4th Air Force Wing (Reserve) -

Antonio Bautista Air Base Antonio Bautista Air Base is a military airbase of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), located in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The base shares the single long runway with Puerto Princesa International Airport. The PAF base was named as ...

Puerto Princesa City Puerto Princesa, officially the City of Puerto Princesa ( Cuyonon: ''Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa''; fil, Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census ...

Palawan Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in t ...

* 5th Air Force Wing (Reserve) -

Mactan Air base Mactan is a densely populated island located a few kilometers (~1 mile) east of Cebu Island in the Philippines. The island is part of Cebu province and it is divided into the city of Lapu-Lapu and the municipality of Cordova. The island is se ...

, Lapu-Lapu City * 6th Air Force Wing (Reserve) - Edwin Andrews Air Base, Santa Maria, Zamboanga city * 7th Air Force Wing (Reserve) - HQs 7th ARCen, TOWEASTMIN, Davao Air Station, Old Airport, Sasa, Davao City

Reserve Air Groups

*11th Air Force Group Reserve -

- Group Commander : LTC ELMER A NICOLAS PAFR(GSC) (2020 up to present) **Group Awards: OJ9 AFP Ready Reserve Unit of the Year 2016(Battalion/Group) Category **Units under 11th Air Force Group Reserve: *** 1101st Advance Command Post (Malabon City). *** 1102nd Advance Command Post (Navotas City). *** 1103rd Advance Command Post(Caloocan City). *** 1104th Advance Command Post (Valenzuela City). *** 1121st Advance Command Post( Greater Lagro). *** 1122nd Advance Command Post (QC City Hall). *** 1131st Advance Command Post( Marikina City). * 12th Air Force Group Reserve -

- Group Commander : LTC JUDE E ESTRADA PAFR(GSC) * 13th Air Force Group Reserve -

- Group Commander : Lt. Col Gervacio T. Alvero PAF(GSC) - Group Awards : Best Group of the year (2015-2016) *21st Air Force Group Reserve - Baguio Airport,

Baguio Baguio ( , ), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines" ...

Benguet Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet ('';'' ; pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Benguet; ilo, Probinsia ti Benguet; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the islan ...

- Group Commander : LTC JOSE ANTONIO LAMBINO PAFR (MNSA) *22nd Air Force Group Reserve - TOG 2,

Cauayan City Cauayan, officially the City of Cauayan ( ilo, Siudad ti Cauayan; ibg, Siudad nat Cauayan; fil, Lungsod ng Cauayan), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

, Isabela - Group Commander : LTC ARTHUR P TUGADE PAFR * 23rd Air Force Group Reserve - Cesar Basa Air Base, Floridablanca,

- Group Commander : LTC JOSE PAOLO L DELGADO PAFR (MNSA) **Units under 23rd Air Force Group Reserve: *** 231st Airlift Squadron Reserve. *** 232nd Search and Rescue Squadron Reserve. *** 233rd Motor Vehicle Squadron Reserve. *** 234th Civil Engineering Squadron Reserve. *** 235th Air Police Squadron Reserve. *** 236th Aeromedical Squadron Reserve.

Affiliate reserve units

* 1st Airlift Wing Reserve - Philippines AirAsia Inc. * 500th (RESCUE 5) Search and Rescue Group (Reserve) * 123rd PAFARU RG Meditron, Inc. * 124th PAFARU (EAGLECOM) Ready Reserve * 128th Fire Crash and Rescue Group (READY RESERVE) (Association of Volunteer Fire Chiefs and Firefighters of the Philippines Inc.) * Masters Flying School *1110th Air Reconnaissance Reserve Squadron (AISAT-DAVAO)

Awards and decorations

Campaign streamers

Badges

References

Bibliography

Official Site AIR RESCOM
*Air Science 21 AFROTC Manual, 2001, AIR RESCOM https://web.archive.org/web/20160322150549/http://www.philippinefirefighter.org/main.php {{Department of National Defense of the Philippines Military units and formations of the Philippine Air Force