page_title: Republic of China Army
section_title: Republic of China Army Command Headquarters
hierarchical_section_title: Republic of China Army / Organization / Republic of China Army Command Headquarters
caption_attribution_description: English: Army 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (Taiwan) 中文: 中華民國陸軍101兩棲偵察營（海龍蛙兵）
context_page_description: The Republic of China Army is the largest branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of the ROC Army is located on Taiwan, while the remainder are stationed on the Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Dongsha and Taiping Islands.
  Since the Chinese Civil War, no armistice or peace treaty has ever been signed, so as the final line of defense against a possible invasion by the People's Liberation Army, the primary focus is on defense and counterattack against amphibious assault and urban warfare.
context_section_description: The ROC Army CHQ  (中華民國國防部陸軍司令部) is headed by a 3-star general and is responsible for overall command of all ROC Army assets. Army GHQ is subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff (military), the Minister of National Defense (civilian) and the ROC President.
  Internal Units: Personnel, Combat Readiness and Training, Logistics, Planning, Communications, Electronics and Information, General Affairs, Comptroller, Inspector General, Political Warfare.
  Aviation and Special Forces Command (航空特戰指揮部)
  601 Air Cavalry Brigade (original special force battalion assigned transferred back to 862nd Brigade)
  602 Air Cavalry Brigade (original special force battalion assigned transferred back to 862nd Brigade)
  603 Air Cavalry Brigade (this is a phantom unit, only exists on paper, no manpower, units, helicopters assigned)
  101st Reconnaissance Battalion (better known as Sea Dragon Frogman, has a company station in Kinmen, Matsu, 3 in Penghu, and other frontline islands)
  Special Forces Command (特戰指揮部) In charge of 3 training centers
  Army Airborne Training Center (大武營「陸軍空降訓練中心」)
  Army Special Forces Training Center (谷關「陸軍特戰訓練中心」)
  Army Winter and Mountain Training Center (武嶺寒訓中心)
  Special Operation Command
  862 Special Operation Group (originally 862nd Special Operation Brigade, with 3rd, 4th, and 6th battalion that transferred back from aviation brigades)
  871 Special Operation Group (units unknown)
  6th Army Corps (第六軍團指揮部): Northern Taiwan
  Guandu Area Command
  Lanyang Area Command
  269 Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  542 Armor Brigade
  584 Armor Brigade
  21 Artillery Command
  53 Engineer Group
  73 Signals Group
  33 Chemical Warfare Group
  8th Army Corps (第八軍團指揮部): Southern Taiwan
  333 Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  564 Armor Brigade
  43 Artillery Command
  54 Engineer Group
  75 Signals Group
  39 Chemical Warfare Group
  10th Army Corps (第十軍團指揮部): Central Taiwan
  234 Mechanized Infantry Brigade (will receive CM-32 "Clouded Leopard" wheeled IFV beginning of 2011)
  586 Armor Brigade
  58 Artillery Command
  52 Engineer Group
  36 Chemical Warfare Group
  74 Signals Group
  Hua-Tung Defense Command (花東防衛指揮部): Eastern Taiwan
  Hualien (花蓮) Defense Team
  Taitung (台東) Area Command
  Kinmen Defense Command (金門防衛指揮部)
  Jindong (金東, Kinmen East) Defense Team
  Jinshih (金西, Kinmen West) Defense Team
  Shihyu (獅嶼) Defense Team
  Artillery Group
  Penghu Defense Command (澎湖防衛指揮部)
  1 Armored Battalion, 1 Armored Infantry Battalion, 1 Armored Cav Battalion, 1 mixed Artillery Battalion.
  Matsu Defense Command (馬祖防衛指揮部)
  Beigao (北高) Area Command
  Juguang (莒光) Area Command
  Dongyin Area Command (東引地區指揮部)
  Logistics Command (後勤指揮部)
  Education, Training and Doctorine Command (教育訓練暨準則發展指揮部)
  Republic of China Military Academy, Training & Command Schools, Chemical Warfare Corps, Engineering Corps, Arsenal Development.
  Armed Force Reserve Command (後備指揮部)
  9 active infantry brigades, 24 Reserve brigades (Activated only in time of war)
  ROC Army's former Army Missile Command was transferred to ROC Air Force in 2006.
caption: A military frogman of the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion
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