Defense Counterintelligence Command
Defense Counterintelligence Command | |
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국군방첩사령부 | |
Lt. Gen. Yeo In-hyung | |
Notable commanders | General Chun Doo-hwan General Roh Tae-woo Lieutenant General Chang Do-yong[5] |
Defense Counterintelligence Command | |
Hangul | 국군방첩사령부 |
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Hanja | 國軍防諜司令部 |
Revised Romanization | Gukgun Bangcheop Saryeongbu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kukkun Bangch'ŏp Saryŏngbu |
The Republic of Korea Armed Forces's Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC; Korean: 국군방첩사령부; Hanja: 國軍防諜司令部) was founded as the Army Counter Intelligence Corps (commonly known as CIC or KACIC;[6][7] meaning: Special Operation Forces) on 21 October 1950.[1][2] The DCC is primarily responsible for intelligence missions such as military security, defense industry security and forensic investigations.[8][9][10]
The unit was reorganized into the Defense Counterintelligence Command on 1 November 2022.[1][2]
History
The Defense Counterintelligence Command was formally activated in October 1977 under the name Military Security Command (MSC; Korean: 국군보안사령부; Hanja: 國軍保安司令部).[1][2] This merger of the Army Security Command, the Navy Security Unit, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations produced a single, integrated unit under the direct command and operational control of the minister of national defense.[1][2]
The DSC's involvement in 1979 was considered and defined as attempt of a coup by state council.[13]
Criticism
On November 11, 2011, the Seoul National Labor Relations Commission exposed a Defense Security Command member who had been illegally collecting the information of civilians registered in the National Health Insurance Corporation for three and a half years.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e "History". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "연혁". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Duties". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Command Spirit". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ During the KACIC period.
- ^ 體育大會어제閉幕 靑年의意氣遺憾없이發揚. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 1953-10-23. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ 뉴스데스크 5–60년대 육군 특무부대원들 조선시대 마패처럼 메달 갖고 다녀[전봉기] (in Korean). 2006-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Military Security". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Defense Industry Security". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Forensic investigation". Defense Counterintelligence Command. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ISBN 0-201-40927-5, p. 121
- ^ Lee Wan-bum. "12·12 군사반란 (十二十二 軍事叛亂)". Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "뉴스1 | 계엄문건 67장 '세부자료' 공개…탄핵기각시 '실행' 수준 Detailed Martial law document 67 pages open to public". 뉴스1 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ Kim (김), Tae-gyu (태규) (2011-11-12). 기무사, 건보공단서 3년6개월간 민간인 62명 개인정보 빼냈다.. The Hankyeoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
External links
- Globalsecurity.org, Defense Security Command, accessed October 2009