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South Korea's Cheonghae Unit, an anti-piracy unit, will be under the tactical control of an on-scene commander during multinational maritime security missions, according to a motion submitted to the National Assembly. The unit's operational scope will expand from waters off the Somali coast to south of Oman in the Arabian Sea. The motion stipulates that the unit will be placed under the tactical control of an on-scene commander when it engages in multinational maritime security missions, led by the U.S.-led Combined Maritime Forces or the European Union. Tactical control refers to limited authority exercised for the application of military force or tactical use of combat support assets within the assigned mission or task. The motion also states that the unit could join global efforts to secure the safety of the international maritime pathway and restore freedom of passage.
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