This Year's Second Half Eulji Taeguk Exercise Ultimately Canceled... Reflecting COVID-19 and Flood Situations

Second Since 2018

At the 'Eulji Taeguk Exercise' held last year at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, officials from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family are conducting earthquake collapse response drills at the National Training Center. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Eulji Taeguk Exercise, which had been postponed to the second half of this year, was ultimately canceled due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and flood damage situations.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 18th that the government would cancel the Eulji Taeguk Exercise and replace it with an 'Emergency Preparedness Posture Inspection and Training.' This decision was made to focus on managing the COVID-19 situation and recovering from the heavy rain damage.

This year's Eulji Taeguk Exercise was originally planned to be held in May but was postponed once to the second half of the year due to the spread of COVID-19. However, as the COVID-19 crisis prolonged and large-scale flood damage occurred, it was completely canceled.

The Eulji Taeguk Exercise is a renamed and restructured version of the Eulji Exercise, a government-level military support training that began in 1968 following the North Korean armed infiltration incident at the Blue House. This is the second time the exercise has not been held since 2018, when the training was temporarily suspended considering inter-Korean relations.

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