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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Korean conflict=== | |||
Throughout the later years of the 20th century and into the 21st century, the [[Wikipedia:707th Special Mission Battalion|707th Special Mission Battalion]] of the [[Wikipedia:Republic of Korea Army|Republic of Korea Army]] [[Wikipedia:Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare Command]] was garrisoned on or near the present day location of the SWC in Seongnam. Known as the "White Tigers," the 707th SMB was Korea's premier tier-one counter-terrorist, quick reaction, hostage rescue, and unconventional unit. | |||
===MJOLNIR testing=== | ===MJOLNIR testing=== | ||
The SWC is one of the main [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] testing facilities on [[Earth]]. There is a desert-like area with buildings and captured [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vehicles to give the training area a more realistic appearance. There is also a possibility that the armor itself was constructed there due to the fall of [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] facilities on [[Reach]]. | The SWC is one of the main [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] testing facilities on [[Earth]]. There is a desert-like area with buildings and captured [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vehicles to give the training area a more realistic appearance. There is also a possibility that the armor itself was constructed there due to the fall of [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] facilities on [[Reach]]. | ||
