Word went out on the blogosphere this week that US Special Forces have been training for ops in North Korea (let's hope so). The article below focuses on UW (unconventional warfare), or support of friendly guerrilla groups:
"The training is a less publicized element of the Pentagonâ??s exercises in South Korea, which are emphasized as defensive in nature. But for three days in April 2013, American commandos carried out simulated North Korea missions during Balance Knife 13-1â??part of the much larger Foal Eagle exerciseâ??near Iksan and Damyang, South Korea.
Along with the 7th and 11th ROK Special Forces Brigades, the exercise involved two American commando groups of 12 men eachâ??Operational Detachment Alphas 1336 and 1333. Both American teams belonged to Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion of the 1st Special Forces Group.
Notably, the training dealt with how to move special operators into and out of North Korea, according to a review published in the January edition of Special Warfare, the wonky, academic journal of the Armyâ??s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. The scenario also dealt with how to grow an 'indigenous resistance organization' inside the North:"
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