Joint Chiefs of Staff Republic of Korea Disaster Relief Operations

CONTENT Summary n Conclusion and PKO Activities Disaster Relief System Multinational Disaster Relief Exercises Military Disaster Relief Activities

 ■ Disaster Relief by Civil Defense System   ● Organization  ● Mission  - Peacetime : disaster prevention & restoration  - Wartime : warning, traffic control & rescue  Civil Defense CDR HQMobileFireProtectionMed/NBC ※ Members : 6,260, year old(male) Disaster Relief System

 ● Civil Defense Drills  - Civil air defense drills  - Disaster prevention drills - Emergency mobilization exercises  Disaster Relief System (Cont’d)

■■  ● Basic guidelines - provide maximum support  - support first, then report; highest priority on saving lives  ● Disaster relief support system Gov Mil Central Disaster HQ MND Disaster Relief Support System MND Disaster Center Disaster Relief System (Cont’d)

SAR HQ (JCS)  ■ Military Search and Rescue HQ System SSU/UDT/EOD Team Task Force Army Navy Air Force Helicopters Direction Disaster Relief System (Cont’d)

■■  ● Period :12 ~ 18 SEP 1990  ● Flood Damage : Collapse of levee  ● Damages Incurred  - Areas flooded : 6 districts  - Displaced victims : 51,698 persons  - Deaths : 1 person Mil Disaster Relief Activities Restoration Support for Flood Damages

 ● Military Support / Results  - Human rescue   - Relief activities  - Emergency restoration of levee  Mil Disaster Relief Activities (Cont’d)

■ Fighting Large-Scale Fires  ● Period : 7 ~ 15 APR 2000  ● Area : 10 counties  ● Damages :  - casualties : 17 (2 dead, 15 wounded) - property losses : 321 houses - livestock losses : 6,215 - forestry losses : 23,488 hactares Goseong Gangreung Donghae Samcheok Uljin Mil Disaster Relief Activities (Cont’d)

● Military Action - Personnel / equipment support for fire-fighting - Operated sentry posts to prevent spreading of fire  - Priority support for civilian restorations  after putting out the fire  Mil Disaster Relief Activities (Cont’d)

● Military support - Personnel and helicopter support - Equipment and other support  decontamination vehicles and firetrucks  restoration of houses & road banks, medical services Mil Disaster Relief Activities (Cont’d)

 ● Need for rescue forces training during peacetime  ● Need for an integrated command & control structure  ● Importance of public relations activities vis-à-vis the press  ● Safety is paramount Mil Disaster Relief Activities (Cont’d)  ■ Lessons Learned

 ● Dates / Area of exercise  - 2 ~ 9 AUG 1999  - Adjoining sea between ROK and Japan  ● Size of participation  - Korea : 1 Destroyer, 1 Frigate, 1 P-3C, 1 LYNX  - Japan : 3 Destroyer, 1 P-3, 4 SH-60J   - Build mutual confidence  - Increase operational capability  ■ ROK-Japan Search & Rescue Exercise  ● Purpose Multinational Disaster Relief Exercises

 - Mutual confidence and strengthened  military ties  - Necessity for cooperation with neighboring countries   ● Exercise Procedures  - Distress call by wrecked ship  → ROK&Japan naval vessels receive  the distress call  → Report to respective Fleet HQ  → P-3C surveys site of shipwreck ● Lessons Learned Multinational Disaster Relief Exercises (Cont’d)

 ● Size of participation  - Korea : 1Submarine Rescue Ship, 1 Submarine  - US : 1Submarine Rescue Ship, 1 Submarine  - Japan : 1Submarine Rescue Ship, 1Submarine,  - Singapore : 1Landing Ship, Tank, 1 Submarine  - Enhance sub escape & rescue capabilites  - Joint response to a rescue situation  ■ West Pacific Sub Escape and Rescue Exercise  ● Purpose ● Dates/Area : 1 ~ 14 OCT 2000 Malaysia Singapore Multinational Disaster Relief Exercises (Cont’d) Exercise area

 ● Exercise Diagram / Procedures  ● Results / Lessons - Confirmed feasibility of a combined submarine rescue operation 해 해 해 해 저 저 저 저저 저 Sub in distress 조난 잠수함 DSRV guided mothership recover DSRV DSRV self-search and approach docking & rescue launch DSRV DSRV Multinational Disaster Relief Exercises (Cont’d)

ROK PARTICIPATION in UN PKO ACTIVITIES Western Sahara Medical support team (20, total 342) Angola Engineer unit (594, total 594) Somalia Engineer unit (250, total 504) India-Pakistan Military observers (9, total 44) Georgia Military observers (3, total 26) East Timor Peacekeeping forces (440, total 476) East Timor Peacekeeping forces (440, total 476)

ROK PKF in EAST TIMOR Thailand BN  Philippine BN PKF HQ Portugal BN Baucau Manatuto Di li Balibo Suai Australia BN ■ Period : 4 Oct ’99~present ■ Size of deployment : 444 ● PKF HQ staff : 12 ● East HQ : 13 ● Operation Unit : 419 x x New Zealand BN = = EAST HQ Lospalos (419) II ( STAFF : 12) ( LNO : 13) ROK BN

MAJOR ACTIVITIES ■ OPERATIONS Security for UNTAET HQ and 4 other facilities ● Key facility security ● Mobile patrols ● Reclamation of Concealed Weapons and Ammunitions ● Support for returning refugee resettlement ● Protection and management of returning militiamen

■ Establishing Friendly Ties with the Local Community ● Taekwondo instruction ● Medical Service ● Transportation for emergency patients ● Goodwill marathon ● Taekwondo lessons MAJOR ACTIVITIES (continued)

● New Village Movement ■ Restoration Support ● Improving living support ● Support flood relief and restoration ● Relief aid MAJOR ACTIVITIES (continued)

Conclusion  ■ Consensus on need for multinational rescue exercises  ■ Need for strengthening of multinational rescue exercises  for peaceful and non-military purposes  ■ Provide non-participating contries with opportunity to send Observers to exercises