Gwangju Police Agency Conducts Nation's First 'Scenario-Free Joint Anti-Terrorism Drill'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Since the enactment of the Anti-Terrorism Act in 2016, the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (Chief Kim Jun-cheol) conducted the nation’s first “Police-led Scenario-Free Anti-Terrorism Drill” over two days, on the 13th and 14th, at the National Gwangju Science Museum in Buk-gu, Gwangju.

The drill involved 16 organizations, including the Gwangju Police Agency and police stations, the Police Special Forces, Gwangju Fire Safety Headquarters 119 Special Rescue Unit, the Army’s 31st Infantry Division and the Air Force’s 1st Fighter Wing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) support units, and the Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office. It was conducted under the assumption of a complex terrorist situation involving explosives and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials.

However, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, the number of participants was limited to 49, primarily those who had completed vaccination.

Departing from the conventional training types such as rehearsals based on written scenarios and one-way, result-oriented demonstration styles, the drill focused on assigning arbitrary terrorist situations and practicing realistic response procedures through brainstorming with related agencies centered on the on-site command post.

The main training content involved group discussion-style tabletop exercises to share various response techniques and knowledge. Assuming actual situations, joint discussions among agencies were held at the on-site command post to decide response measures, and field personnel practiced and refined their responses.

A thorough post-review process was also conducted to share areas needing improvement and development.

The Gwangju Police Agency stated, "We will continue to repeatedly practice creative and diverse drills such as scenario-free anti-terrorism exercises, so that even if an actual terrorist incident occurs, we will respond systematically and swiftly without panic, doing our best to protect the safety of the public."

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