The command includes six special forces brigades and one overseas deployment group.
They receive special training for various unconventional warfare missions.
These seven units began to be established from 1958 and fall under the jurisdiction of the Special Warfare Command, which was established in 1969.
ROK special forces brigades primary tasks include guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, direct action, collecting information in enemy territory and carrying out special missions.
Members of these brigades undergo specialized training in weapons handling and parachuting.
Each brigade has about 600 men distributed in four battalions, with each battalion having three companies and each company having five teams of ten men.

Units of the command include:
1st Special Forces Brigade 'Eagle' – founded on April 1, 1958
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
5th Battalion
3rd Special Forces Brigade 'Flying Tiger' – founded on January 1, 1969
11th Battalion
12th Battalion
13th Battalion
15th Battalion
Oversea deployment Group 'Whole World' – founded on February 19, 1969 as 5th Special Forces Brigade, reorganized on June 1, 2000
21st Battalion
22nd Battalion
23rd Battalion
25th Battalion
7th Special Forces Brigade 'Pegasus' –  founded on October 1, 1974
31st Battalion
32nd Battalion
33rd Battalion
35th Battalion
9th Special Forces Brigade 'Ghost' – founded on October 1, 1974
51st Battalion
52nd Battalion
53rd Battalion
55th Battalion
11th Special Forces Brigade 'Golden Bat' – founded on July 1, 1977
61st Battalion
62nd Battalion
63rd Battalion
65th Battalion
13th Special Mission Brigade 'Black Panther' – founded on July 1, 1977, reorganized as the "decapitation unit" as of 2017
71st Battalion
72nd Battalion
73rd Battalion
75th Battalion
707th Special Mission Group 'White Tiger' – founded on 17 April, 1981
Special Warfare School
The command includes six special forces brigades and one overseas deployment group. They receive special training for various unconventional warfare missions. These seven units began to be established from 1958 and fall under the jurisdiction of the Special Warfare Command, which was established in 1969. ROK special forces brigades primary tasks include guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, direct action, collecting information in enemy territory and carrying out special missions. Members of these brigades undergo specialized training in weapons handling and parachuting. Each brigade has about 600 men distributed in four battalions, with each battalion having three companies and each company having five teams of ten men.
Units of the command include:
1st Special Forces Brigade 'Eagle' – founded on April 1, 1958
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
5th Battalion
3rd Special Forces Brigade 'Flying Tiger' – founded on January 1, 1969
11th Battalion
12th Battalion
13th Battalion
15th Battalion
Oversea deployment Group 'Whole World' – founded on February 19, 1969 as 5th Special Forces Brigade, reorganized on June 1, 2000
21st Battalion
22nd Battalion
23rd Battalion
25th Battalion
7th Special Forces Brigade 'Pegasus' –  founded on October 1, 1974
31st Battalion
32nd Battalion
33rd Battalion
35th Battalion
9th Special Forces Brigade 'Ghost' – founded on October 1, 1974
51st Battalion
52nd Battalion
53rd Battalion
55th Battalion
11th Special Forces Brigade 'Golden Bat' – founded on July 1, 1977
61st Battalion
62nd Battalion
63rd Battalion
65th Battalion
13th Special Mission Brigade 'Black Panther' – founded on July 1, 1977, reorganized as the "decapitation unit" as of 2017
71st Battalion
72nd Battalion
73rd Battalion
75th Battalion
707th Special Mission Group 'White Tiger' – founded on 17 April, 1981
Special Warfare School
Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command