Ground Operations Command (South Korea)


The Ground Operations Command is a command of the Republic of Korea Army, based in Yongin.

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.
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.
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. The establishment of the Command is part of President Moon Jae-in's military reform plan.

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.
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.

Organization

The Ground Operations Command consists of: