Special Operations Command Korea hosted the U.S. Army Colonel Robert L. Howard Campus Dedication Ceremony outside the SOCKOR headquarters building on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, April 16, 2021. Howard was chosen to have the campus named after him because of his tie to SOCKOR as its second commander, serving in the role from July 1989 to June 1990, his heroic acts in Vietnam, which earned him the Medal of Honor, his lifelong commitment to the military, his association to special operations forces and his role as a Green Beret.
It is cold, damp and overcast with two hours to go until push off. Soldiers take the time to eat lunch while they wait to have their feet checked by the medic. A K-tap and moleskin configuration is applied to every foot, preparing them for the final 40 miles of a 250 mile road march.
Special Operations Command Korea and Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command servicemembers participated in a combined “friendship” jump March 15. Approximately 30 SOCKOR servicemembers and 60 ROK SWC soldiers made the jump on a cool, sunny afternoon at the Misari Drop Zone located in an eastern suburb of Seoul.
