South Korean Minister of Defense visits Special Warfare Command...Ministry of Defense unveils ``U.S.-South Korea Special Strike Training'' in an ``unprecedented manner''

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik visited the Army's Special Warfare Command on the 13th, as the U.S.-South Korean joint exercise "Freedom Shield" (FS) was nearing its final stage, and took stock of its preparedness.
was inspected. Defense Minister Shin received reports from Army Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jeong-geun and others regarding counter-terrorism preparedness and US-South Korea joint special attack training.
Since the 8th of this month, the Special Warfare Command has been conducting special strike training with the Navy, Air Force, and US Army as part of the FS exercise.
In his report, Commander Kwak said, ``Based on domestic and international political schedules, there is a risk that North Korea may attempt a variety of provocations, including terrorism,'' adding, ``In the event of a terrorist attack, ``Immediately, strongly, and finalize'' (immediately and forcefully continue until the end). )and
"Based on this principle, we will immediately mobilize and forcefully suppress the attack, find it until the end, and fight back," he said. In response, Defense Minister Shin said, ``If Kim Jung Eun, North Korean leader, starts a war...
"We must become the world's most powerful special warfare force, capable of quickly eliminating enemy leadership as the core force for mass counter-retaliation (KMPR)."
On this day, the South Korean Ministry of National Defense (Ministry) announced that the US-ROK joint military operation, in which the special operations brigade of the Special Warfare Command, known as the ``Beheading Unit,'' participated.
A video of the joint special attack training has been released. It is unusual for the Ministry of National Defense to disclose the details of special attack training during the Defense Minister's visit to the Special Warfare Command.
This comes at a time when North Korea is raising the level of its threat of provocation against the South (South Korea), even by its leader Kim.
This is interpreted as a warning message sent to North Korea.