2nd Air Force Wing Reserve, PAF

The 2nd Air Force Wing Reserve, Philippine Air Force (2nd AFWR PAF), is a combat and service support unit of the Philippine Air Force Reserve under the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Philippine Air Force (PAF). It is based in Clark Air Base in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, Philippines. The wing covers the area from Central Luzon up to all of northern Luzon. 2nd AFWR is divided into the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Air Force Groups Reserve (AFGR). Currently, the 2nd AFWR is under the command of Brigadier General Artemio A. Adasa Jr., PAFR.[1][2]

2nd Air Force Wing Reserve,
Philippine Air Force
A shield-style crest primarily in red and blue, divided with a diagonal white bar. The centre contains an symbolic military knife with the number '2' covering its blade. The crest is headed by '2nd Air Force Wing Reserve' in all-upper-case letters. Below the knife is a yellow banner for its motto containing the phrase 'Laang Kawal'.
badge of the 2nd Air Force Wing Reserve, PAF
CountryPhilippines Republic of the Philippines
AllegiancePresident of the Philippines,
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Branch Philippine Air Force
TypeWing, Air Force Reserve Force
RoleCombat & Service Support, Force Multiplier, Disaster Rescue & Relief, and Community Service
Part ofAir Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
HeadquartersClark Air Base, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, Philippines
Motto(s)Above and Beyond
Commanders
Current
commander		Brg Gen Artemio A. Adasa Jr., PAFR

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 1st AFWR based at Colonel Jesus A. Villamor Air Base that covers all Air Force reserve units in the National Capital Region (NCR), and the 3rd AFWR at Fernando Air Base in Batangas that covers all of southern Luzon from Cavite through the Bicol Region.

Units

The following are the units of the 2nd Air Force Wing Reserve:

References
  1. "Unit history – Air Force Reserve Command". www.AirForceReserveCommand.com. Philippine Air Force Reserve Command, Philippine Air Force. 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. "CSF donates rescue equipment to PAF – The City Government of San Fernando on Monday donated used rescue equipment amounting to more than P 400,000 to the Philippine Air Force (PAF), 2nd Air Force Wing Reserve in Clark Air Base". CityOfSanFernando.gov.ph. Province of Pampanga, Philippines: City Government of San Fernando. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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