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5. Strengthening International Logistics Cooperation

International Logistics Cooperation The MND is striving to secure stable
logistics support capabilities in both
wartime and peacetime through active international logistics cooperation and to
respond flexibly to unforeseen threats.
In particular, the MND is cooperating with the US through bilateral conferences,
such as the Logistics Cooperation Committee (LCC) and the WHNS Combined
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Steering Committee (WCSC), and multilateral talks including the Pacific Area
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Senior Officer Logistics Seminar (PASOLS) .
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In July 2019, the ROK held the 51st LCC in Hawaii and agreed to improve some of
the End User Monitoring (EUM) system procedures and cooperation in logistics.
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In April 2019, the ROK and the US held the 26th WCSC to discuss ways to develop
a wartime support plan in 12 areas including engineering, maintenance, and supply
in order to ensure uninterrupted deployment of US reinforcements in wartime. At the
meeting, the two countries discussed the revision of guidelines for the establishment
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As a subcommittee of of schedules and plans between the ROK and the US and agreed to stay active in
the SCM, the LCC is a
highest-level meeting in the developing the guidelines to further develop wartime support plans. Such efforts
logistics domain to discuss
logistics cooperation to strengthen logistics cooperation between the ROK and the US will contribute to
issues. It is a regular improving the readiness and combat power of the ROK military in the future.
consultative meeting held
every year in rotation. Based on regular consultative meetings with Australia, Israel, and Singapore, the
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WCSC is a regular meeting
held in the ROK every year as munitions support, logistics innovation, and logistics information system. The
to discuss the wartime host
nation support of the US first working-level logistics cooperation meeting with New Zealand was held for the
reinforcement forces based
on the Wartime Host Nation first time in November 2019 to increase cooperation in logistics innovation between
Support (WHNS) signed
between ROK and US in the two countries. As such, the ROK is promoting the diversification of international
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logistics cooperation.
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PASOLS is a multilateral
meeting that shares
logistics information and
operation experiences
among nations in the
Pacific Ocean and Indian
Ocean. The member states
hold the meeting every year
in turns.
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A type of activity carried
out to directly check
whether munitions and
equipment sold as FMS
in the US are used in
accordance with the
purpose of the initial sale. 51st LCC (July 2019) 26th WCSC (April 2019)

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