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The Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK) (Tagalog: Ipinadalang Lakas ng Pilipinas sa Korea, Korean: 필리핀 한국 원정군; RR: Pillipin Hanguk wonjeonggun, Spanish: Fuerza Expedicionaria Filipina a Corea or FEFC) was the Philippine Army contingent of the United Nations forces that fought in the Korean War (1950–1953).
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (71st EMIB), 4255 IH 35 North, San Antonio, TX 78219; 112th Brigade Support Company (112th BSC), 3100 West 7th Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110; 236th Network Support Company (236th NSC), 4255 IH 35 North, San Antonio, TX 78219
10th Battalion Combat Team, is a unit of the Philippine Army in 1950 who fought during Philippine Government Anti-Dissident campaign against Hukbalahap but it gained fame during Korean War when it was sent to Korea as first contingent deployed of Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) in 1950.
Pobre, Cesar P. (2012), Filipinos in the Korean War, Quezon City, Philippines: Department of National Defense, Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, ISBN 9789719541813 Pobre, Cesar P. (2000), History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People , Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers, ISBN 9789711010416
The unit was officially constituted in San Antonio, TX on 28 August 1948, as Company "C" of 20th Infantry Battalion. Since that time San Antonio area Marines have served variously as the 7th Rifle Company, 14th Infantry Battalion. The 4th Reconnaissance Battalion designated on 1 July 1962.
Following World War I, a forerunner of the Department of Veterans Affairs leased the Academy for the rehabilitation of over 5,000 veterans. During World War II, Adjutant General J. Watt Page asked the Academy to conduct a training school for Texas Defense Guard officers. The second Training and Research Unit, "Camp Peacock", was established in ...