SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 300 Special Warfare officers were dispatched to public health centers Monday to help with the government’s handling of the new coronavirus, the Army said. A total of 379 officers from the Army’s Special Warfare Command were sent to 79 public health centers in Seoul and the surrounding [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Special forces of South Korea and the United States carried out regular combined drills last month at a South Korean air force base under the scenario of raiding an enemy camp and capturing an agent, apparently targeting North Korea. According to photos released by the U.S. military, the U.S.’ [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Retired Lieutenant General Chun In-bum, the former commander of the South Korean army’s Special Warfare Command, recently announced that he would be joining the Moon Jae-in presidential campaign, to much surprise. Chun said that his decision to back Moon was aimed at improving the condition of the equipment used [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The SSU, or Ship Salvage Unit, is the South Korean navy’s top elite special force along with the UDT/SEAL unit. The SSU’s operations include not only ship salvaging, but also search and rescue, removing on or underwater obstacles from harbors and other waterways, and the reconnaissance of [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Teenage North Koreans who defected to the South are experiencing barracks life first hand with the country’s special forces in a program aimed at boosting their confidence so they can better adjust to life here, the Army said Tuesday. It said 41 students from Yeomyung School in Seoul are training [...]