Republic of Korea Army Ground Operations Command explained
| Unit Name: | Ground Operations Command |
| Native Name: | 지상작전사령부 |
| Dates: | 1 January 2019 - present |
| Type: | Component command |
| Garrison: | Yongin, Gyeonggi Province |
| Nickname: | 선봉대
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| Current Commander: | General Son Sik |
| Hangul: | 지상작전사령부 |
| Hanja: | 地上作戰司令部 |
| Rr: | Jisang Jakjeon Saryeongbu |
| Mr: | Chisang Chakchŏn Saryŏngbu |
The Ground Operations Command (GOC; Korean: 지상작전사령부, [[hanja]]: 地上作戰司令部) is a command of the Republic of Korea Army,[1] based in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.[2]
History
According Lee Min-hyung of The Korea Times, the Ministry of National Defense pushed for the establishment of the Ground Operations Command since 1998, with calls to decrease the number of soldiers and improve operational efficiency under a single control point.[3]
In 2015, the government announced its intention to establish a command to be in charge of the army's ground operations by 2018, after delaying the transfer of control of troops in case of war.[4]
The Ground Operations Command has been created by combining the ROK Army's First and Third Army commands, which defended the eastern and western frontline areas. The establishment of the command was part of President Moon Jae-in's military reform plan.[5] On 16 April 2020, Special Operations Commander, Lieutenant General Nam Young-sin, was promoted to General and appointed as the Ground Operations Commander.
Mission
According to General Woon-yong Kim, the mission entrusted to the Ground Operations Command consists of deterring the full spectrum of threats by maintaining watertight readiness posture even outside open wartime. To this end, the Ground Operations Command guards the Military Demarcation Line in combat readiness.[6]
In the event of an outbreak of war, the Ground Operations Command will serve as the Ground Component Command under the combined forces command of South Korea and the United States.
Structure
The Ground Operations Command consists of:
Direct (직할부대)
Attached (예하부대)
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- III Corps
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- Capital Logistic Support Group
- 6th Logistic Support Group
- 7th Logistic Support Group
- 8th Logistic Support Group
- Information Communication Brigade
Capital Corps
- Direct
- Headquarters Unit
- 700th Commando Regiment
- 140th Intelligence Battalion
- 100th Signal Group
- 1175th Engineer Corps
- 3rd Security Group
- 10th Aviation Group
- 10th CBRN Battalion
- Attached
I Corps
See main article: I Corps (South Korea).
- Direct
- Headquarters Unit
- 701st Commando Regiment
- 141st Intelligence Battalion
- 101st Signal Group
- 301st Security Regiment
- 11th Aviation Group
- 11th CBRN Battalion
- Attached
II Corps
See main article: II Corps (South Korea).
- Direct
- Headquarters Unit
- 702nd Commando Regiment
- 142nd Intelligence Battalion
- 102nd Signal Group
- 302nd Security Group
- 12nd Aviation Group
- 12th CBRN Battalion
- Attached
III Corps
See main article: III Corps (South Korea).
- Direct
- Headquarters Unit
- 703rd Commando Regiment
- 143rd Intelligence Battalion
- 103th Signal Group
- 303th Security Regiment
- 13rd Aviation Group
- 13th CBRN Battalion
- Attached
V Corps
- Direct
- Headquarters Unit
- 705th Commando Regiment
- 145th Intelligence Battalion
- 105th Signal Group
- 305th Security Regiment
- 15th Aviation Group
- 15th CBRN Battalion
- Attached
VII Maneuver Corps
See main article: VII Maneuver Corps.
Notes and References
- News: S. Korea launches combined army command under military reform plan . 12 March 2019 . chinadailyhk . 9 January 2019.
- News: S. Korean Army Establishes Ground Operations Command . 12 March 2019 . world.kbs.co.kr . 9 January 2019 . en.
- News: Min-hyung . Lee . Army launches new ground command . 12 March 2019 . The Korea Times . 9 January 2019.
- News: S. Korea to set up ground operations command in 2018 . 12 March 2019 . Yonhap News Agency . 7 January 2015 . en.
- News: S. Korea launches combined army command under military reform plan - Xinhua English.news.cn . https://web.archive.org/web/20190109121416/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/09/c_137731150.htm . dead . January 9, 2019 . 12 March 2019 . www.xinhuanet.com . 9 January 2019.
- Kim . Woon-yong . The activation and significance of the Ground Operations Command . ROK Angle . 20 February 2019 . Korea Institute for Defense Analyses . 195 . 3.
- News: Kim. Gwan-yong. https://m.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01161126632555240&mediaCodeNo=257. ko:육군, 13년만의 군단 해체…이기자 부대도 역사 속으로[김관용의 軍界一學|language=ko|trans-title=Army disbands corps after 13 years... Lee Gi-ja's unit also goes into history|date=April 12, 2002|website=E-Daily News!|access-date=July 13, 2023].
- News: https://www.newstown.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=393037. ko:육군, 수도 6,7군수지원단창설하고 제1군수지원사령부 확대 개편. ko. Establishment of the 6th and 7th Logistics Support Groups in the Army and Capital, and expansion and reorganization of the 1st Logistics Support Command. 2 January 2019. Newstown. 2 August 2023.
