POTD: Special Forces of the Republic of Korea Army

Eric B
by Eric B
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Tolliver / 19thExpeditionary Sustainment Command)

Photo Of The Day with Special Forces of the Republic of Korea Army in a combined training demonstration. Can you identify the firearms above? Possibly it could be a modernized Daewoo Precision Industries K1A1 or a short K2? Can you see what kind of optics they are using? They have some kind of blank fire device mounted on the muzzle. If you know, let us know in the comments below, or give it your best guess.

Below: Soldiers assigned to the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the Republic of Korea Army participate in a combined training demonstration focused on security operations at Gimhae, South Korea on March 14, 2023.

Soldiers assigned the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the Republic of Korea Army participate in a combined training demonstration focused on security operations at Gimhae, South Korea on Mar. 14, 2023. The purpose of the training is to hone Soldiers' individual fighting skills, building collective readiness, and strengthen the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Tolliver / 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command)

The purpose of the training is to hone Soldiers’ individual fighting skills, building collective readiness, and strengthen the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture.

Soldiers assigned the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the Republic of Korea Army participate in a combined training demonstration focused on security operations at Gimhae, South Korea on Mar. 14, 2023. The purpose of the training is to hone Soldiers' individual fighting skills, building collective readiness, and strengthen the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Tolliver / 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command)
Soldiers assigned the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the Republic of Korea Army participate in a combined training demonstration focused on security operations at Gimhae, South Korea on Mar. 14, 2023. The purpose of the training is to hone Soldiers' individual fighting skills, building collective readiness, and strengthen the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Tolliver / 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command)
Soldiers assigned the U.S. 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and the Republic of Korea Army participate in a combined training demonstration focused on security operations at Gimhae, South Korea on Mar. 14, 2023. The purpose of the training is to hone Soldiers' individual fighting skills, building collective readiness, and strengthen the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Tolliver / 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command)

Come back tomorrow for another edition of our Photo Of The Day.


Source: U.S. Army, photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Tolliver / 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.

Eric B
Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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  • Uniform223 Uniform223 on Aug 08, 2023

    Fun Fact...

    ALL South Korean soldiers and marines are trained to have a high level proficiency of Tae Kwon Do

    • IOJ IOJ on Aug 09, 2023

      @Uniform223 Only taekwondo ? How do they deal with getting grabbed or losing their footing ?

  • ChinaTactical ChinaTactical on Aug 09, 2023

    So you are telling me when shit hits the fan, tier one operator in South Korea will grab their rifle with that giant brass catcher to battle invaders? why? what's so dangerous about spent cases?

    • Ninoslav Trifunovic Ninoslav Trifunovic on Aug 10, 2023

      @ChinaTactical It's peace time measure to prevent ammo theft. Different militaries got different rules on that problem. I remember that my colleague from 10th group had to turn back all empty 12 gauge shells we used during the breaching course. And he was pretty upset when we missed one on the end of the day, so we searched for about 10 minutes till we found missing one. Same thing with levers and safety pins from flashbangs and smoke handgrenades...

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