The Teukjeonsa (Korean: 특전사/特戰司, Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command), also known as the Black Berets, is a South Korean special forces recon unit that initially appeared in Wargame: Red Dragon.
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Originally trained by American special forces, Teukjeonsa have since developed their own weapons and tactics to deal with black ops excursions into and allegedly beyond the DMZ into North Korea. Teukjeonsa have incorporated traditional North Korean food into their nutritional practice and claim to gain an antibacterial advantage from ingesting lightly fermented fruits and vegetables as part of their standard rations.
Formerly known as The 707th Special Mission Battalion until Februrary 2019, 707th Special Mission Group is regiment sized group which is a part of the Korean Army Special Forces. It was expanded and reorganized to ensure the security of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. At present, it consists of two companies four 14-man operations teams with additional demolitions and support teams to round out the companies. There are also reports of a group of combat-qualified female operators, who can enter a terrorist situation disguised, for instance, as a nurse bringing in food and medicine.
Members of the 707th are considered best of the best. Operatives are drawn from soldiers who have served a minimum of one year in the Special Forces. All members are SCUBA and parachute qualified, and reportedly engage in grueling daily workouts, frequently in sub-freezing weather, even swimming in icy lakes without thermal protection. Training exercises with American Special Forces units reveal that the 707th can easily hold their own with any combat forces.
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