102nd Armored Brigade (South Korea)

102nd Armored Brigade
제102기갑여단
Active	1 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
Type	Armored
Size	Brigade
Part of	III Corps
Garrison/HQ	Yangyang County, Gangwon Province
Nickname(s)	Sunrise
Commanders
Current commander	Brig. Gen. Moon Ki-soo

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]

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)

References

1. "[포토] '작전 수행능력 극대화' 102기갑여단, 궤도장비 장거리 기동훈련". Seoul Shinmun. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
2. ""여단창설 20주년, 기갑여단 개편원년"". dailian.co.kr. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
3. "2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록". Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). Retrieved 2023-06-21.