Ground Operations Command (South Korea)

The Ground Operations Command (GOC; Korean: 지상작전사령부) is a command of the Republic of Korea Army,[1] based in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.[2]

Ground Operations Command
지상작전사령부
ActiveJanuary 1, 2019 - present
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeComponent command
Garrison/HQYongin, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)Seonbongdae, "The Vanguard"
Commanders
Current
commander		General Officer An Jun Seok

History

According Lee Min-hyung for Korea Times, Korean Ministry of National Defense pushed for the establishment of the Ground Operations Command since 1998, with calls to decrease 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 army's First and Third Army commands, which defended the eastern and western frontline areas.[1] The establishment of the Command is part of President Moon Jae-in's military reform plan.[5] In 16 April 2020, Special Operations Commander, Lieutenant general Nam Young-sin was promoted to General, and was appointed as 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 times of armed conflict, the Ground Operations Command will serve as the Ground Component Command under the combined forces command of South Korea and the United States.[1]

Organization

The Ground Operations Command consists of:[1]

  • 3rd Armored Brigade 'LIGHTNING' (3기갑여단 '번개부대')
  • Capital Corps 'DEVOTION' (수도군단 '충의부대')
  • Capital Artillery Brigade (수도포병여단)
  • 17th Infantry Division 'LIGHTNING' (17보병사단 '번개부대')
  • 51st Homeland Defense Infantry Division 'TOTAL VICTORY' (51향토보병사단 '전승부대')
  • 55th Homeland Defense Infantry Division 'BEACON FIRE' (55향토보병사단 '봉화부대')
  • 2nd Armored Brigade 'LOYALTY' (2기갑여단 '충성부대')
  • 1st Artillery Brigade 'FLYING TIGER' (1포병여단 '비호부대')
  • 1st Engineer Brigade (1공병여단)
  • II Corps 'DOUBLE DRAGONS' (2군단 '쌍용부대')
  • 2nd Artillery Brigade (2포병여단)
  • 2nd Engineer Brigade (2공병여단)
  • 7th Infantry Division 'SEVEN STARS' (7보병사단 '칠성부대')
  • 15th Infantry Division 'VICTORY' (15보병사단 '승리부대')
  • 27th Infantry Division 'LET'S WIN' (27보병사단 '이기자부대')
  • III Corps 'MOUNTAINS' (3군단 '산악부대')
  • 3rd Artillery Brigade (3포병여단)
  • 3rd Engineer Brigade (3공병여단)
  • 2nd Infantry Division 'ANGRY WAVE' (2보병사단 '노도부대')
  • 12th Infantry Division 'EULJI' (12보병사단 '을지부대')
  • 21st Infantry Division 'MT. BAEKDU' (21보병사단 '백두산부대')
  • V Corps 'VICTORIOUS ADVANCE' (5군단 '승진부대')
  • 1st Armored Brigade 'BLITZ' (1기갑여단 '전격부대')[7]
  • 5th Artillery Brigade 'VICTORIOUS ADVANCE' (5포병여단 '승진포병부대')
  • 5th Engineer Brigade (5공병여단)
  • VI Corps 'ADVANCE' (6군단 '진군부대')
  • 5th Armored Brigade 'IRON STORM' (5기갑여단 '철풍부대')
  • 6th Artillery Brigade (6포병여단)
  • 6th Engineer Brigade (6공병여단)
  • VII Maneuver Corps 'VANGUARD' (7기동군단 '북진선봉부대')
  • 7th Artillery Brigade (7포병여단)
  • 7th Engineer Brigade (7공병여단)
  • VIII Corps 'DRAGON OF THE EAST SEA' (8군단 '동해충용부대')
  • 102nd Armored Brigade 'SUNRISE' (102기갑여단 '일출부대')
  • 22nd Infantry Division 'YULGOK' (22보병사단 '율곡부대')
  • 23rd Infantry Division 'IRON WALL' (23보병사단 '철벽부대')

References
  1. "S. Korea launches combined army command under military reform plan". chinadailyhk. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. "S. Korean Army Establishes Ground Operations Command". world.kbs.co.kr. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. Min-hyung, Lee (9 January 2019). "Army launches new ground command". The Korea Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "S. Korea to set up ground operations command in 2018". Yonhap News Agency. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. "S. Korea launches combined army command under military reform plan - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. Kim, Woon-yong (20 February 2019). "The activation and significance of the Ground Operations Command". ROK Angle. Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (195): 3.
  7. 제1기갑여단_1st Armored Brigade / Blitz Brigade (South Korea)
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