1st Air Force Wing Reserve
The 1st Air Force Wing Reserve (1AFWR), formerly called the 1st Ready Reserve Air Wing (1RRAW) is a combat-support unit under the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Philippine Air Force, and is based in Colonel Jesus A. Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Its headquarters offices are located at the AFRC building inside the air base. The wing covers all Air Force reserve units in the National Capital Region. 1st AFWR is divided into the 11th, 12th, and 13th Air Force Groups Reserve (AFGR). Currently, the 1st AFWR is under the command of Brig. Gen. Raymundo T. Francisco, who took over the position in 2015.[1]
1st AIR FORCE WING RESERVE PAF | |
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1st Ready Reserve Air Wing logo | |
Country | Philippines |
Branch | Philippine Air Force |
Part of | Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) |
Base | Colonel Jesus A. Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, Philippines |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Brigadier General Raymundo T. Francisco |
Notable commanders | Brigadier General Elihu A. Ybanez, AFP Colonel Consuelo B Estepa, PAFR GSC MNSA |
A reserve wing in the Philippine Air Force is equivalent in size to a brigade in the army. A reserve air group is equivalent to a battalion. Subordinate units in the reserve air group include squadrons (companies) and flights (platoons).
In Luzon, the other air force reserve wings are the 2nd AFWR based at Clark Air Base that covers the area from Central Luzon up to all of northern Luzon, and the 3rd AFWR at Fernando Air Base in Batangas that covers all of southern Luzon from Cavite through the Bicol Region.
References
- "Wing Commander Gets Star Rank". 1ST Air Force Wing Reserve Philippine Air Force. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
External links
- "Philippine Air Force Official Site". Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.