Yangcheon-gu Awarded the 'Integrated Defense Merit Presidential Award'

High Praise for Reserve Forces Transport Bus Support Project

Yangcheon-gu, Seoul received an award for excellence at the 57th Central Integrated Defense Meeting held on the 31st of last month. (Photo by Yangcheon-gu Office)

Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced on the 1st that it was selected as an 'Excellent Institution for Establishing the 2023 Integrated Defense Posture' at the 57th Central Integrated Defense Meeting held at the Blue House State Guest House on the 31st of last month, receiving the Presidential Award as the first basic local government.

The integrated defense posture is a nationwide total war mobilization system that integrates all national defense forces, including civilians, government, military, the Ministry of National Defense, local reserve forces, and civil defense corps, to prepare for national security threat situations such as enemy infiltration and provocations. Yangcheon-gu was recognized for its active support of various missions, including the operation of the Integrated Defense Support Headquarters and the civil defense air-raid warning system, during an on-site inspection conducted by the Integrated Defense Headquarters targeting 46 excellent institutions recommended by government ministries and the Operational Command.

In particular, the district's 'Free Reserve Forces Transport Bus Support Project,' which was first implemented in Seoul last year, was selected as a model case contributing to the improvement of reserve forces' mobility and has been expanded nationwide, earning high praise for its pioneering contribution to improving the training environment for reserve forces.

Previously, the district enacted an ordinance to facilitate the training camp admission of reserve forces residing in the district and has provided round-trip transportation to about 7,500 resident reserve forces through the operation of 212 transport buses from March last year to the present.

At the award ceremony, Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "This Presidential Citation is the result of external recognition of the district's efforts toward national security, such as the proactive introduction of free transport buses to guarantee the mobility rights of reserve forces," adding, "We will continue to do our best to become a model local government for national security with a solid integrated defense capability that protects our residents."

Starting this year, the district improved the application process by establishing a free reserve forces bus reservation system on the district office's integrated reservation portal, allowing users to apply by accessing at their desired time.

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