* [[Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla|ROK Naval Special Warfare Flotilla]]<ref name="sofrep.com">{{cite web|url=http://sofrep.com/10163/korean-special-forces-north-vs-south/|title=Korean Special Forces: North vs South|work=SOFREP|date=12 August 2012|access-date=11 May 2015|archive-date=9 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509071312/http://sofrep.com/10163/korean-special-forces-north-vs-south/|url-status=live}}</ref>
;[[Republic of Korea Marine Corps]]
* [[Spartan 3000]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12199786/South-Korea-unveils-elite-Spartan-3000-force-as-Kim-Jong-un-threatens-to-bury-our-enemies-at-sea.html|title=South Korea unveils elite 'Spartan 3000' force as Kim Jong-un threatens to 'bury our enemies at sea'|first=James|last=Rothwell|date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225102724/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12199786/South-Korea-unveils-elite-Spartan-3000-force-as-Kim-Jong-un-threatens-to-bury-our-enemies-at-sea.html |archive-date=25 February 2017 |via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/south-korea-unveils-new-elite-unit-of-marines/|title=South Korea Unveils New Elite Unit Of Marines|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=19 May 2023|archive-date=16 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516220446/https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/south-korea-unveils-new-elite-unit-of-marines/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/world/asia/north-south-korea-decapitation-.html|title=South Korea Plans 'Decapitation Unit' to Try to Scare North's Leaders|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115010733/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/world/asia/north-south-korea-decapitation-.html |access-date=20 April 2021|archive-date=15 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/spartan-3000-south-koreas-elite-decapitation-unit/VVLVEGV5JY25YM6CBRXTFL2LVA/|title=Spartan 3000: South Korea's elite decapitation unit|publisher=nzherald.co.nz|date=13 September 2017|access-date=20 April 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420201615/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/spartan-3000-south-koreas-elite-decapitation-unit/VVLVEGV5JY25YM6CBRXTFL2LVA/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Marine Corps Special Recon<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210324000890 | title=Which Korean military unit is the strongest? | date=24 March 2021 | access-date=31 December 2023 | archive-date=31 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231191058/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210324000890 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.creatrip.com/en/blog/10643 | title=Creatrip: Special Forces in South Korea: Steel Troops Edition – Korea (Travel Planning) | access-date=31 December 2023 | archive-date=31 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231191059/https://www.creatrip.com/en/blog/10643 | url-status=live }}</ref>
