Strengthening Close Cooperation and Integrated Defense Posture... Pohang Holds Integrated Defense Council Meeting

‘2024 Q3 Integrated Defense Council’ Held in Connection with Eulji Exercise

Civil-Government-Military-Police-Firefighting Integrated Defense Readiness and Response System Established

On the 16th, Pohang City held the ‘2024 Third Quarter Integrated Defense Council’ at the Pohang City Integrated Defense Situation Room, in connection with the Ulchi Exercise that will take place for four days starting from the 19th, to inspect the integrated defense posture of civil, government, military, police, and fire departments.

On the 16th, Pohang held the '2024 3rd Quarter Integrated Defense Council' at the Pohang Integrated Defense Comprehensive Situation Room to review the integrated defense posture of civilians, government, military, police, and fire departments.

This council meeting, attended by 27 members including Pohang Mayor Lee Kangdeok, who serves as the chairman, and Pohang City Council Chairman Kim Ilman, who serves as the vice chairman, was convened to assess the local security situation and to strengthen cooperation and establish a joint response system in case of emergency.

During the meeting, participants reported on the progress of the Ulchi Exercise, including training plans by each agency, and discussed securing a rapid cooperation and response system among relevant agencies during typhoons and heavy rainfall, as well as measures to establish an anti-drone defense system.

This year’s Ulchi Exercise will focus on wartime scenarios reflecting recent security threats, such as North Korea’s unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) threats and the release of contaminated balloons.

During the Ulchi Exercise period, Pohang City will carry out wartime organizational restructuring considering actual war situations, evacuation and relocation drills for administrative agencies, discussions on major wartime issues assuming attacks on POSCO and Pohang Port, and a nationwide civil defense evacuation drill for all citizens to prepare for enemy air raids.

Mayor Lee Kangdeok stated, “As Pohang’s role as a military strategic point is extremely important amid the tense inter-Korean relations, I hope this Ulchi Exercise serves as an opportunity to thoroughly inspect our emergency response posture. As the security domain is expanding into non-military areas such as social disasters and natural disasters, I ask for the active participation and cooperation of all relevant agencies, including civil, government, military, police, and fire departments.”

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