Joint Advisory Commission, Korea
- Joint Advisory Commission, Korea
The Joint Advisory Commission, Korea (JACK) 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.[cite web | last =Dwyer | first =John B. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Korean War: CIA-Sponsored Secret Naval Raids | work =From "Military History", Dec. 2002 | publisher =HistoryNet.com | date = | url =http://www.historynet.com/wars_conflicts/korean_war/3033621.html?page=1 | format = | doi = | accessdate = ] ]ee also
* Former United States special operations units
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