Republic of Korea Army Ground Operations Command

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
Active1 January 2019 - present
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeComponent command
Garrison/HQYongin, Gyeonggi Province
Nickname(s)선봉대
("The Vanguard")
Commanders
Current
commander		General Jeon Dong-jin

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.[1] 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.[1]

Structure

The Ground Operations Command consists of:[1]

Direct (직할부대)

Attached (예하부대)
  • Capital Corps
  • I Corps
  • II Corps
  • III Corps
  • V Corps
  • VII Maneuver Corps
  • 1st Logistic Support Command
    • Capital Logistic Support Group
    • 6th Logistic Support Group
    • 7th Logistic Support Group
    • 8th Logistic Support Group
    • Information Communication Brigade

Capital Corps

I Corps
Main article: I Corps (South Korea)

II Corps
Main article: II Corps (South Korea)

III Corps
Main article: III Corps (South Korea)

V Corps

VII Maneuver Corps
Main article: VII Maneuver Corps

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. Archived from the original on January 9, 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. Kim, Gwan-yong (April 12, 2002). 육군, 13년만의 군단 해체…이기자 부대도 역사 속으로[김관용의 軍界一學 [Army disbands corps after 13 years... Lee Gi-ja's unit also goes into history]. E-Daily News! (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  8. 육군, 수도 6,7군수지원단창설하고 제1군수지원사령부 확대 개편 [Establishment of the 6th and 7th Logistics Support Groups in the Army and Capital, and expansion and reorganization of the 1st Logistics Support Command]. Newstown (in Korean). 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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