1st Security Group (South Korea)

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.^[2]

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".^[3]

During the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis, the unit was spotted using K808 White Tiger APCs.^[4] 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.^[5]

• Headquarters (Seodaemun District)^[6]
  • 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