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Behind Enemy Lines in Korea’s Treacherous Terrain

In the arduous "Hell in the Highlands" mission, a Green Beret team was tasked with gathering intelligence on Korean military hardware hidden in the mountains.

  • Editor Staff
  • July 28, 2023
OKINAWA, Japan – Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, begin a patrol towards an objective
(Photo by Pfc. Thoman Johnson 1st Special Forces Group)
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In the arduous “Hell in the Highlands” mission, a Green Beret team was tasked with gathering intelligence on Korean military hardware hidden in the mountains. Their goal was to identify and potentially dismantle a covert mobile logistics train. The team faced challenges during their infiltration, including the unexpected loss of their warrant officer immediately after their nighttime parachute drop. Despite setbacks, the mission proceeded with reduced manpower.
  

Key Points: 

  1. The Green Beret team was tasked with scaling a mountainous region in Korea to gather intelligence on a hidden logistics train, an operation named “Hell in the Highlands.”
  2. The mission faced an early setback when one of the team members, their warrant officer, went missing immediately following the team’s nighttime parachute insertion.
  3. Despite losing a team member, the Green Beret team was determined to continue the mission, setting up a Forward Operations Base with only eight of their original eleven men.
  4. The team continued to communicate and collaborate effectively, employing both voice and Morse code communications, despite the reduced manpower and challenging terrain.
  5. The mission showed the tension between the on-the-ground team and higher-ranking officials back at the Rear Support Base, highlighting the complexities and difficulties of military command and execution.

 

Source: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/hell-in-the-highlands-losing-a-warrant-officer-in-the-mountains-while-moving-against-korean-positions/ 

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