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Korean Service Corps Battalion The KSC Battalion has become a Major Subordinate Command of 8th US Army that provides Combat Support and Combat Service Support to Eighth U.S. Army and United States Forces, Korea. Headquartered at Camp Kim, the KSC BN commands, manages and conducts administrative control of a 2,185 paramilitary workforce of Mission Essential Civilians, consisting of 16 armistice companies throughout Korea. On order, expands to wartime strength of 22,000 mobilees provided by the Republic of Korea government making up 152 wartime companies to "bridge the gap" between current U.S. capabilities and required end strength by providing CS/CSS essential functions until U.S. reinforcement forces arrive in Korea.

 

 UNC Security Battalion-Joint Security Area  The UNC Security Battalion-Joint Security Area is composed of both ROK and U.S. military personnel. The unit's mission includes providing security in the JSA, manning Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone and running the Panmunjom tour program. The unit is also responsible for the security and civil affairs of Tae Song Dong, the only Korean village within the Demilitarized Zone.

129th Medical Detachment

 

Korea Field Office: The Korea Field Office supports commanders extending from the International Date Line to the Indian sub-continent by conducting Army, Joint and Combined criminal investigations of serious, sensitive or special interest matters, and criminal intelligence, logistics security, counter-drug, anti-terrorism, force protection and protective services operations in support of U.S. Forces Korea, Eighth U.S. Army and U.S. Army Japan.

 

175th Financial Management Center (Yongsan)

 

Army Special Operations Forces Liaison Element-Korea (ALE-K): The ALE-K is a forward deployed logistics planning and coordination element for U.S. Army Special Operations Support Command, Fort Bragg, NC. The ALE-K ensures logistic support is planned and executed for U.S. Army Special Operations Forces deploying into the Korean Theater of Operations. The ALE-K is headquartered at Camp Coiner, Seoul.

 

Joint U.S. Military Affairs Group-Korea

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District (Seoul)

United States Armed Forces Claims Service, Korea (Yongsan)

Eighth United States Army Noncommissioned Officers Academy.

8th Military Police Brigade (relocated to Hawaii)

HHC

724th MP Battalion

57 MP Coy

58 MP Coy

552 MP Coy

558 MP Coy

13 MP Detachment

39 MP Detachment

 

 




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