Special Forces Detachment Korea: Beacon bombing, a special operations legend, and the Det faces disbandment (Part 13)

by Jack Murphy · May 4, 2017

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Fears of North Korean infiltrations continued, but by this time Det K and other Special Forces teams had been working with the Korean Special Forces for a long time. Gone were the Wild West years of the 1960s. By now, the South could stand on its own two feet and deter and respond to North Korean infiltrators on their own. The Foal Eagle exercise was still held, and one training mission in particular that took place at the Kusan Air Base became a special operations legend: one that demonstrated how North Koreans could infiltrate using airplanes or even gliders.

About Jack Murphy

Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.

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Wyogrunt
There was a great SF guy in Korea back in the 60's, Larry Dring. Check him out
Old Crow
Jack, thanks for the well researched story. You should write a book with a collection of similar write-ups !!