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  1. Founded15 April 1949 · (74 years, 10 months)
    HeadquartersHQ Republic of Korea Marine Corps Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea
    PresidentYoon Suk Yeol
  1. The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; Korean: 대한민국 해병대, romanized : Daehanminguk Haebyeongdae), also known as the ROK Marine Corps, ROK Marines or South Korean Marine Corps, is the naval infantry of South Korea.
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    Today, the Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) consists of twenty-nine thousand marines organized into two divisions and a brigade. In past years, the ROKMC has operated as a theater reserve, capable of rapidly reinforcing areas where invading North Korean forces might stage a breakthrough.
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    Al Jazeera was among a few foreign media outlets invited on a rare tour to South Korean Marine Corps’ 2 nd Division in Gimpo, about 30km northwest of the capital, Seoul. The North and its military is just across the Han River. The marines’ main task in the event of war is to conduct an amphibious landing on the enemy’s shore.
    Maj. Patrick Majeski, lead U.S. Marine Corps planner U.S. Marines used multiple modes of transportation to get to South Korea from their home stations. The primary methods of transportation included the Marine Corps KC-130J aircraft and the high-speed transport vessel, the USNS Guam (T-HST-1).
    On November 21, 2023, the Marine Corps of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea held first exercises in last 5 years in the city of Pohang, in which about 3,400 Marines, more than 30 amphibious assault vehicles and 10 Navy ships took part.
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