Republic of Korea Army Special Forces

Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command (ROK-SWC; Korean: or ; Hanja: ), 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 Irel...