Seoul submits plan to expand Cheonghae Unit mission for parliamentary approval

The government submitted a revised motion to the National Assembly to expand the mission of its Cheonghae anti-piracy unit, extending its operating area from the Gulf of Aden to waters south of Oman and adding military assets to protect shipping routes. Under the proposal, the unit’s personnel ceiling would rise from 320 to 395, with the addition of a P-8…