Tag: Special Forces

This would probably be an interesting meeting to be a fly on the wall and listen in to:

The military is planning to hold a rare meeting between major South Korean and U.S. Forces Korea special operations officials later this month to discuss ways to improve special warfare capabilities amid North Korea’s threats, Seoul’s defense ministry said Tuesday.

South Korea operates special forces units separately under the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps, and regularly stages combined drills with U.S. Special Operations Command Korea troops, but holding a meeting between all of their commanders would mark a rare occasion.

Yonhap

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A bad-ass Korean-American has taken over command of all US Special Forces in the Pacific:

Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo took command of Pacific Special Operations on Friday, becoming the first Marine to head a theater-level special operations command.

Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, described Yoo as “the embodiment of the American dream.”

“Born on the Fourth of July, in Korea, he immigrated to this country at a young age and the rest, as they say, is history,” he said during a ceremony at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Yoo is a career infantry officer who has led units from a rifle platoon to the entire 1st Marine Division. He previously served as director of operations for U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.  [Stars & Stripes]

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Take it for what is worth, but unidentified sources are saying that US Special Operations Forces would participate in an operation to kill Kim Jong-un in case of conflict:

– U.S. special operation forces are expected to participate in a South Korean-led operation to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in the event of war, according to military sources Sunday.

“The South Korean military will form a special brigade based on that of the U.S. sometime later this year,” said a high-ranking government official on the condition of anonymity, adding that U.S. special agents are expected to be under Korean command during the operation.

“Although the brigade is modeled after that in the U.S., it will be tailored to the special environments of the peninsula,” he said.

The 1,000-2,000-strong unit is tasked with eliminating Pyongyang’s wartime command, including Kim Jong-un, and paralyzing its functions.  [Yonhap]

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Shirtless South Korean soldiers conducted an exercise in heavy snow in Pyeongchang, about 180km east of Seoul, in temperatures below -20°C.

More than 150 Chunma Special Force Army members stripped off their shirts and shouted army slogans during a physical strength training exercise.  [International Business Times]

You can read and see more pictures at the link, but this picture is just asking for a caption contest.

Female noncommissioned officers salute during their commission ceremony at the Special Warfare Training Group in Gwangju, south of Seoul, on Jan. 30, 2015. (Yonhap)

South Korea special forces on extreme weather training, in pictures http://t.co/jVxqMKVHyo @KungPaoKimchi @goldmansachs666 God bless them!

— NorthKoreaRealTime (@BuckTurgidson79) January 8, 2015

Special warfare forces are on a winter training mission on a mountain in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, on Jan. 8, 2015. (Yonhap)

This guy is quite the weirdo:

The man arrested for allegedly offering to pay young women to watch him masturbate is a medical sergeant assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson officials confirmed Friday.

Sgt. 1st Class Duston Ridner, 43, from Austin, Texas, was arrested around 4:30 p.m. at North Academy Boulevard and Shrider Road, according to a news release from police. Colorado Springs police said there are at least 13 incidents in which a man drove a red pickup truck and offered to pay young women to watch him masturbate.

Ridner, who has been active duty military for 12 years, was arrested on suspicion of obscenity, a felony, and two misdemeanors: attempted indecent exposure and soliciting for prostitution, the news release said. Police did not say which of the 13 cases Ridner is accused in.

Police spokeswoman Lt. Catherine Buckley said she could not provide any additional information, including how police zeroed in on a suspect, because the case has been sealed by the District Attorney’s office.

According to information provided by Fort Carson, Ridner has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal with campaign star, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and earned the Special Forces Tab, Pathfinder Badge and Parachutist Badge.

The arrest comes after officers spent three weeks canvassing the city in search of a suspect and his red pickup truck.  [The Gazette]