1st Security Group (South Korea)

Unit of the Republic of Korea Army 1st Security Group 제1경비단 300px Soldiers from the 1st Security Group in training at Segomjeong, Seoul 17 December 1996 – present South Korea Republic of Korea Combined arms Guard At least 520 Capital Defense Command Seodaemun District, Seoul 2024 South Korean martial law crisis Colonel Cho Sung-hyun The 1st Security Group (ko 제1경비단 Je 1 Gyeongbidan) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The group is subordinated to the Capital Defense Command. It headquartered in Seodaemun District, Seoul, and have the mission to guards Mt. Bukak, Mt. Inwang, the central part of downtown Seoul, and the Blue House.https://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0001827898 21일 새벽, 청와대 인근에 장갑차가 출동한 까닭 OhmyNews 2013-01-24 History According to the plan by President Kim Young-sam to liquidate the remnants of the military dictatorship, on 17 December 1996, the 30th and 33rd Security Group were incorporated, and the 1st Security Group was established.https://m.nownews.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?cp=nownews&id=20210607601009 김대영의 무기 인사이드] '수도 서울 지키는 방패부대' 창설 60주년 육군 수도방위사령부 나우뉴스 Now News Seoul 2021-06-07 The unit's main mission is to protect the president of Korea, the Blue House and its surrounding areas but after the President Yoon Suk Yeol moved his office to Yongsan, the existence of the unit became less important and the number of troops was reduced to "just enough to maintain the safety for the Bugaksan's hikers".https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25081344?fbclid=IwAR2ehQX-otmflqlAP1AqxV53qU3ZA0U0i6TVrbmB6wQUFPQEzINfB1WRn1M#home "대통령 지키던 '수호신 부대', 등산 객 안전 지킴이 전락했다" The Joong Ang 2022-06-23 2024 South Korean martial law crisis During the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis, the unit was spotted using K808 White Tiger APCs.Does a photo show armored vehicles in Seoul after South Korea declared martial law? 4 December 2024 https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2024/12/04/afcl-korea-martial-law-photo/ Lee Jin-woo, the commanding officer of South Korea's Capital Defense Command, reported that 211 soldiers of the 1st Security Group had been deployed to the National Assembly building.박안수·곽종근·이진우·여인형·추경호·한동훈…적극 가담, 부화수행, 방조, 국헌 문란자 모두를 처벌하라 https://h21.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/56553.html Organization Headquarters (Seodaemun District)https://www.mcst.go.kr/servlets/eduport/front/upload/UplDownloadFile?pFileName=(별첨)%202019%20운영단체교육시설%20목록.xlsx&pRealName=1565683417809.xlsx&pPath=0312000000 2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록 Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) 2021-04-18 Signal Troop Transport Troop Armored Company (K808 APC) Chemical unit Combat Support Company Equipped with 81mm mortars and 106mm recoilless guns mounted on light truck 30th Security Battalion 33rd Security Battalion References Category:Military units and formations of the South Korean Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1996