SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES
Notes:
TO SUPPORT THEIR GROUND ATTACK PLAN, THE NORTH BUILT THE WORLD’S LARGEST SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE ORGANIZATION. NUMBERING APPROXIMATELY 81,000 TROOPS, IT IS THE MOST THOROUGHLY TRAINED ELEMENT OF THE NORTH KOREAN ARMED FORCES. THE WARTIME MISSION OF THESE FORCES IS TO ASSIST IN FRACTURING CFC DEFENSES BY ATTACKING AIR BASES, KEY C3 NODES, LOGISTICS SITES, ASSEMBLY AREAS, AND CREATING A SECOND FRONT. ALSO, THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO DELAY THE ENTRY OF THE ROK MOBILIZED RESERVE FORCES INTO BATTLE. LATER THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO INTERDICT OUR SEA LINES OF COMMUNICATION TO DELAY ARRIVAL OF U.S. REINFORCEMENTS. THE “TWO-FRONT STRATEGY” IS AN IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE IN NORTH KOREA’S WAR FIGHTING DOCTRINE.
THE nK SOF IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO US SERVICE MEMBERS HERE AT OSAN AB. SOF WOULD BE USED AS A SECOND FRONT IN THE ROK’S REAR AREA.
THE PRIMARY AIR DELIVERY PLATFORM IS THE AN-2 COLT BI-PLANE. THIS AIRCRAFT CAN LAND JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE, FLIES VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND IS VERY HARD TO DETECT ON RADAR.