102nd Armored Brigade (South Korea)

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The 102nd Armored Brigade (Korean: 제102기갑여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the III Corps.[1]

Active1 June 1988 – 30 September 2008 (as 102nd Infantry Brigade)
1 October 2008 – present (as 102nd Armored Brigade)
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeArmored
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102nd Armored Brigade
제102기갑여단
Active1 June 1988 – 30 September 2008 (as 102nd Infantry Brigade)
1 October 2008 – present (as 102nd Armored Brigade)
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeArmored
SizeBrigade
Part ofIII Corps
Garrison/HQYangyang County, Gangwon Province
NicknameSunrise
Commanders
Current
commander		Brig. Gen. Moon Ki-soo
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History

The brigade was founded in Samcheok in 1988 and moved to its current location in Yangyang in 1992. Since then, it has undergone several expansion and reorganization processes. In peacetime, the unit operated as a disaster relief forces for Yeongdong region.[2]

Organization

K1 tanks of the 102nd Armored Brigade are moving to the tactical assembly area on National Route 7 along the Korean East Coast.
  • Headquarters:[3]
    • Headquarters Company
    • Air Defense Artillery Battery
    • Armored Engineer Company
    • Chemical Company
    • Armored Reconnaissance Company
    • Signal Company
    • Support Battalion
  • 33rd Armored Battalion (K1E1)
  • 58th Armored Battalion (K1E1)
  • 131st Mechanized Infantry Battalion (K200)
  • 536th Artillery Battalion (K55A1)

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