ROKA

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ROKA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Republic of Korea Army, the land warfare branch of South Korea’s armed forces.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
ROKA canonical 3

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
military organization
abbreviation ROKA self-link
alliance United States–South Korea security alliance
surface form: United States–Republic of Korea alliance
commanderTitle Chief of Staff of the Army
conflict Iraq War
inter-Korean conflict
surface form: Korean DMZ conflict

Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
cooperatesWith United States Army
country South Korea
surface form: Republic of Korea

South Korea
doctrineInfluence United States Army doctrine
emblem emblem of the Republic of Korea Army
flag flag of the Republic of Korea Army
foundingDate 1948-08-15
fullName Republic of Korea Army
garrison multiple corps- and division-level garrisons across South Korea
hasComponent Army Aviation Command
Army Capital Defense Command
surface form: Army Missile Command

Army Special Warfare Command
active duty forces
multiple field armies and corps
reserve forces
headquarters Gyeryongdae
headquartersLocation Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province
surface form: Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
languageOfCommand Korean
motto 강한 육군, 자랑스러운 육군
nativeName Republic of Korea Army
surface form: 대한민국 육군
nativeNameLanguage Korean
partOf Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
precededBy Korean Constabulary
primaryMission defense of the Republic of Korea
primaryOpponent Korean People's Army
surface form: Korean People's Army Ground Force
responsibility ground operations on the Korean Peninsula
role land warfare
serviceBranchOf Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
surface form: Republic of Korea Armed Forces
standardIssueHowitzer K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer
standardIssueMachineGun K12 heavy machine gun
K3 light machine gun
standardIssueRifle K1A carbine
K2 assault rifle
K2 assault rifle
surface form: K2C1 rifle
standardIssueSidearm K5 pistol
K7 suppressed submachine gun
standardIssueTank K1 main battle tank
K2 Black Panther main battle tank
type professional military force with conscription
usesConscription true

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ROKA abbreviation ROKA self-link