Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command
| Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command | |
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ROK SWC operators infiltration training
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| Active | 1 April 1958 – present |
| Country |
 South Korea
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| Branch |
 Republic of Korea Army
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| Type | Special forces |
| Role |
Unconventional warfare such as:
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| Size | 10,000 |
| Part of | Republic of Korea Army Headquarters |
| Garrison/HQ | Songpa District, Seoul |
| Nickname(s) | "Black Berets", "R.O.K SF" |
| Motto(s) | 안 되면 되게 하라 (English: Make Impossible Possible) 귀신 같이 접근하여, 번개 같이 타격하고, 연기 같이 사라져라 (English: Approach like a Ghost, Strike like Thunder, Vanish like Smoke) |
| Engagements |
Vietnam War Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War |
Unconventional warfare such as:
Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command (ROK-SWC; Korean: 대한민국 육군 특수전사령부 or 특전사; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍 特殊戰司令部), also known as the Republic of Korea Army Special Forces "Black Berets"(R.O.K-Special Forces) is the military command of the Republic of Korea Army responsible for their special operation forces. ROK Special Forces brigades work in close relationship with their counterparts in the United States Army Special Forces "Green Berets". ROK Special Forces brigades were modelled after United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets).
U.S. SOF in Korea are under the command and control of Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR) which is a sub-unified command assigned under the Combatant Command (COCOM) of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and further delegated to the Operational Command of the USFK.
Since 1993, the South Korean military has trained experts by sending officers to various PKO training institutions such as the Northern Europe United Nations Training Corps (UNTC), Poland, and Ireland. And since 1995, officers and related government officials have been sent to the Pearson Peacekeeping Center (PPC) in Canada. To lay the foundation for PKO education domestically, in 1995 the military designated the Joint Services Staff College to be the lead institution to educate officers to become military observers and staff. In May 1998, the PKO Department was officially inaugurated within the college. Moreover, the Special Warfare Command's Education Corps was designated as the institution solely responsible for unit-level education of PKO forces by providing solid education for infantry and engineer personnel.
The command includes six special forces brigades and one oversea deployment group. They receive special training for various unconventional warfare missions. These seven units began to be established from 1958 and fall under the jurisdiction of the Special Warfare Command, which was established in 1969. ROK special forces brigades primary tasks include guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, direct action, collecting information in enemy territory and carrying out special missions. Members of these brigades undergo specialized training in weapons handling and parachuting. Each brigade has about 600 personnel distributed in four battalions, with each battalion having three companies and each company having five teams of 10 personnel.
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