Joint Advisory Commission, Korea
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Template:Short description The Joint Advisory Commission, Korea (JACK; Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) was a U.S. covert operations unit that participated in the Korean War.
Operating under the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency, JACK was responsible for inserting and extracting U.S.-trained Korean agents into North Korea, conducting covert maritime raids along the North Korean coast, and providing escape and evasion support for downed Air Force pilots.[1]
Yong-do Group (Script error: No such module "Lang".Template:Category handler) based in Yeongdo District, Busan was the main guerrilla unit.[2]
See also
- Korea Liaison Office
- 8240th Army Unit
- United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea
- Former United States special operations units
- Special Activities Division