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References
Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Army_Special_Warfare_Command
Special Forces Brigades of the Republic of Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_Brigades_of_the_Republic_of_Korea
South Korea, The World Factbook, CIA
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/korea-south/
U.S. Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Korea
707th Special Mission Group - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/707th_Special_Mission_Group
News Reports on South Korea SOF
February 27, 2024, "Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla", DVIDS.
March 15, 2024, "U.S. commandos train for the unexpected in North Korea's shadow", by Josh Smith, Reuters. Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR) stands ready for any future conflict.
May 2, 2023, "The Ultimate Guide to Korean Special Forces Units", Lingua Asia.
March 2, 2023, "S. Korea discloses special forces drills with US in warning to N. Korea", The Korea Herald. The South Korean military disclosed that South Korean and US special operations forces have staged monthlong "Teak Knife" military exercises since early February 2023. This involved practicing infiltration and precision strikes on key targets in North Korea. Teak Knife exercises have been conducted regularly and annually since the 1990s.
December 16, 2022, "U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea SEALs Conclude Bilateral Training Exercise", Navy.mil.
January 15, 2022, "South Korea's Plans For A Naval Special Warfare Support Ship", Naval News.
"Special Forces Detachment Korea: The birth of the US-Korea alliance; the birth of the Green Berets", by Jack Murphy, SOFREP, April 21, 2017.
May 30, 2012, "Are There U.S. special ops inside North Korea?", Foreign Policy.
History
"A Combat First: Army SF Soldiers in Korea, 1953 - 1955", by Kenneth Finlayson, Veritas, Vol 9. No. 1, 2013. (arsof-history.org)
"Special Forces Detachment 39", Veritas, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2006 (arsof-history.org). Special Forces Liaison Element (SFLE) in Korea.
"Korean War Special Operations", Sources and Methods, Wilson Center, May 27, 2020.
Lost Tigers: The Failure of Unconventional Warfare in
the Korean War, by LTC Jeremy Lane, US Army, CGSC, Fort
Leavenworth, KS, 2018, PDF, 53 pages.
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1071117.pdf
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