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[ Chart 3-8 ] The Military’s Aid to Civilians in the Past Five Years
As of November 30, 2018
Number of Number of
Year Activities Support Equipment
Personnel Pieces
Total 912,266 28,115
Heavy rainfall, Typhoon Nakri, and heavy snowfall damage restoration 146,733 2,532
Avian influenza (AI) and pine with disease control 70,907 204

2014 Sewol Ferry disaster support (searching for missing persons, 370,710 11,387
rescuing, carrying caskets, and providing medical support)
Forest fire extinguishment support, marine pollution control, and
6,682 135
building collapse aid
Forest fire extinguishment support 15,654 443
Missing civilians’ search and rescue 8,419 185
2015 Foot-and-mouth disease, AI, and pine wit disease control; Middle 12,339 480
East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak medical control
Drought, heavy rainfall, Typhoon Goni, and heavy snowfall damage
11,973 2,278
restoration; building collapse aid; and marine pollution control
Forest fire extinguishment support 5,180 180

Foot-and-mouth disease, AI, and pine wit disease control 5,658 577
Drought, heavy rainfall, Typhoon Chaba, and earthquake damage
55,227 594
support
2016
Heavy snowfall damage restoration, building collapse aid, and
5,573 47
marine pollution damages restoration
Missing civilians’ search and rescue 2,111 95
Railroad and cargo labor union strike control 35,410 400

Forest fire extinguishment support 23,707 169
Drought, heavy rainfall, and typhoon damage support 39,003 1,736
2017 Missing civilians’ search and rescue 2,473 152
Foot-and-mouth disease and AI control 33,042 3,279

Heavy snowfall and earthquake damage support 17,474 659
Forest fire extinguishment support 8,636 186
Drought, heavy rainfall, and typhoon damage support 16,125 1,049

Missing civilians’ search and rescue in the sea and marine
2018 1,249 199
pollution damages restoration
Foot-and-mouth disease and AI control 10,133 1,136
Heavy snowfall and earthquake damage support 7,848 13

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