applicants will undergo a background check and then undergo a 10-day procedure in which 90% are eliminated. All members of the 707th Group are SCUBA Diver or UDT/SEAL's and airborne qualified. It is reported that members frequently perform daily calisthenics in the snow and sub-zero temperatures and will swim in freezing lakes without any thermal protection. 707th maintains close ties with similar units from around the globe, including Singapore's STAR group, the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and Hong Kong's Special Duties Unit (SDU) although the unit's closest ties are with the US Army's 1st Special Forces Group, Delta Force and the British Army s Special Air Service. The 707th Group also owns and operates a multi-complex counter-terrorism training site for the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command and hosts multi-national counter-terrorist training. Since 2011, the 707th Special Mission Group has maintained presence in the United Arab Emirates as part of the South Korean Special Operations Forces contingent, named 'Akh Unit,' deployed there to train local forces. References External links Specialoperations.com report 1982 establishments in South Korea Counterterrorist organizations Military units and formations established in 1982 Special forces of the Republic of Korea