'Protected by Our Hands' Air Force 1st Fighter Wing 'Gwangju Base Guardians' Launch
Cooperation with Police... Enhancing Expertise in Crime and Accident Prevention
The Air Force 1st Fighter Wing (hereinafter ‘1st FW’) has launched the ‘Gwangju Base Guardians’ to protect service members from the recently rising social issue of ‘random crimes’ and to prevent various accidents and establish military discipline.
The patrol team, composed of 13 voluntarily participating officers, began full-scale activities on the 11th by starting a one-hour patrol from 8:30 PM around the base and the nearby Dosan-dong and Songjeong-dong areas.
On this day, three police officers from the Dosan Police Substation joined the patrol to help maintain security near the base.
At the launch ceremony held on the 8th, the 1st FW invited Police Lieutenant Park Sang-hyun from the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station as a special lecturer to provide the members with a special lecture on the Autonomous Crime Prevention Act, enhancing their expertise.
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Lieutenant Colonel Jeong Se-jin (Jin), commander of the 1st FW Military Police Battalion who planned the Gwangju Base Guardians activities, said, “Through patrol activities, we expect service members themselves to achieve goals such as crime prevention, accident prevention, and establishment of military discipline by their own efforts.” He added, “Especially during periods of concern for various incidents and accidents, such as holiday seasons or year-end and New Year’s holidays, we plan to carry out special preventive activities to focus on accident prevention.”
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