101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion

The 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (Chinese: 中華民國陸軍101兩棲偵察營), known as the Sea Dragon Frogmen is special operations forces of the Republic of China Army (ROCA); not to be confused with other commando frogman unit within the ROC Armed Forces which is the Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit (ARP) of the Republic of China Marine Corps (ROCMC).

The closest analogous comparison for the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion to their US counterpart would be the combat divers of the United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets) or any other United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) soldiers (e.g: 528th Sustainment Brigade, Delta Force, Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC)) who have completed the Combat Diver Qualification Course.

[1] The 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion was founded in 1949 with American assistance as a special purpose coastal surveillance, infiltration, and clandestine operations unit.

[3] In 2019 the MoD commenced construction on two new bases on Kinmen and Penghu to support rapid deployments by the 101st.

[4] In 2020 the US Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) released a video which showed themselves training with the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion in Taiwan.

Sea Dragon Frogmen practice small boat drills in an indoor training center
ROCA Frogmen Stand on the stairs of the National Concert Hall