102nd Armored Brigade (South Korea) explained

Unit Name:	102nd Armored Brigade
Native Name:	제102기갑여단
Dates:	1 June 1988 – 30 September 2008 (as 102nd Infantry Brigade) 1 October 2008 – present (as 102nd Armored Brigade)
Type:	Armored
Size:	Brigade
Command Structure:	III Corps
Garrison:	Yangyang County, Gangwon Province
Nickname:	Sunrise
Current Commander:	Brig. Gen. Moon Ki-soo

The 102nd Armored Brigade (Korean: 제102기갑여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the III Corps.^[1]

History

The brigade was founded in Samcheok in 1988 and moved to its current location in Yangyang in 1992. Since then, it has undergone several expansion and reorganization processes. In peacetime, the unit operated as a disaster relief forces for Yeongdong region.^[2]

Organization

• Headquarters:^[3]
  • Headquarters Company
  • Air Defense Artillery Battery
  • Armored Engineer Company
  • Chemical Company
  • Armored Reconnaissance Company
  • Signal Company
  • Support Battalion
• 33rd Armored Battalion (K1E1)
• 58th Armored Battalion (K1E1)
• 131st Mechanized Infantry Battalion (K200)
• 536th Artillery Battalion (K55A1)

Notes and References

1. Web site: [포토] ‘작전 수행능력 극대화’ 102기갑여단, 궤도장비 장거리 기동훈련]. Seoul Shinmun. 2023-07-03. 2023-08-02.
2. Web site: “여단창설 20주년, 기갑여단 개편원년”. dailian.co.kr. 2008-06-03. 2023-08-02.
3. Web site: 2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록. Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). 2023-06-21.