AFP Northern Luzon Command

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Northern Luzon Command
Pamunuan ng Hilagang Luzon
Northern Luzon Command.png
Seal of Northern Luzon Command
Active1 April 1987 - Present
Country Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
TypeUnified Command
RoleConventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Protecting the Sovereign Territory
Part of Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQ Camp Servillano Aquino, Tarlac City
Nickname(s)NOLCOM
Motto(s)Home of the Philippine Northern Beacon
Anniversaries1 April
EngagementsCounter-insurgency operations against the NPA and local criminal elements
Decorations Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt. Gen. Fernyl G. Buca [1]
Notable
commanders		 LtGen. Rodrigo F. Maclang
BGen. Bayani N. Fabic, AFP
MGen. Romulo F. Yap, AFP
MGen. Edgardo T. Batenga, AFP
LtGen. Rodolfo C. Garcia
LtGen. Romeo B. Dominguez, AFP
LtGen. Romeo P. Tolentino, AFP
Gen. Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr.

The Northern Luzon Command (abbrv. as NOLCOM) is the Armed Forces of the Philippines' unified command in charge of the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon, including the Scarborough Shoal and the Benham Rise. It is responsible for the defense of these areas against external aggression, as well as combating terrorism and insurgency.

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Mission

Conduct joint operations by integrating capabilities of assigned forces during peace, conflict and war including military operations other than war in its Joint Area of Operations in support of the AFP mission.

History

On 1 October 1972, the Northeast Command (NOREASCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines, was organized and activated pursuant to General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Letter of Instruction 5/72, with an area of responsibility including: Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Aurora.

On 14 November 1981, pursuant to General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines Letter of Instruction 2/81, the NOREASCOM AOR was expanded to include the Regional Command 1 (RECOM 1) AOR. The resulting command was redesignated Northern Command (NORTHCOM).

On 1 April 1984, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines issued Letter of Instruction 1/84, which redesignated NORTHCOM as Regional Unified Command 2 (RUC 2). Its AOR consisted of all the provinces contained in the Philippine's Region 2.

On 1 April 87, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines issued Letter of Instruction 3/87 creating a unified command spanning Regions 1 and 2. This unit was designated as Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM). It was initially headquartered at Camp Melchor F Dela Cruz, Gamu, Isabela. On 29 March 1988, NOLCOM was reorganized as an area command covering Northern and Central Luzon. Its headquarters was also transferred to Camp Aquino, Tarlac City.

1 April 2002, NOLCOM was deactivated and subsequently reactivated as a unified command pursuant to a Secretary of National Defence memo to the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, dated 12 April 2002.

On 15 January 2009, to further enhance and support its internal security operations campaign in Central and Northern Luzon, NOLCOM activated Joint Task Force Amihan, pursuant to Letter of Instruction 01-2009. The JTF would be headed by the Deputy Commander, NOLCOM with Task Groups under it composed of personnel from the joint services under the Command and complemented by local Philippine National Police personnel.

Lineage of Commanding Officers

Organization

The following are the units that are under the Northern Luzon Command:

Operations

Awards and decorations

Campaign streamers

Award StreamerStreamer NameOperationDate AwardedReference
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png Presidential Unit Citation Badge SAR/DRR Ops, TS Parma 4 February 2010General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 4 Feb '10
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines) Streamer.png Presidential Unit Citation Badge General Elections, Philippines 1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges

Military BadgeBadge NameOperationDate AwardedReference
AFP HOPE Badge.png
AFP Election Duty Badge General Elections, Philippines 21 May 2010General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

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