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| Others | The ROK Armed Forces provided 191 prefabricated houses (worth KRW 7.92 billion) for support
staff, and their activities were covered 1,868 times by the media (35 by civilian channels, 59 online, and 1,774
times by the Ministry of National Defense). Also, the ROK Armed Forces temporarily organized winter sports
teams (8 sports, 49 members) within the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps and contributed 9 members to
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the national team (ice hockey, luge, and biathlon) who helped their home country achieve the 7 place in the
medal chart.

| General Review | The organizing committee and the press highly praised the MND’s contribution
with adulations such as “the Olympic games would not have succeeded without the military.” The ROK
Armed Forces contributed to creating a safe, peaceful, and cost-efficient Olympic Games by providing
personnel and resources worth more than KRW 115.3 billion ; this included 14,199 personnel, 349 units of
33 equipment variety, airfields, and 191 prefabricated houses. The ROK Armed Forces also heightened
the excitement for the games with unique torch relay events and press coverage totaling 1,868 and set the
foundation for a successful Olympic and Paralympic games by purchasing tickets to less popular events
and events with non-Korean athletes, sending 11,000 servicemembers and their families as spectators and
sending members of military sports teams to the national team that helped the military establish its image
as a friend of the people.

Special Appendix 3 Support for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 323