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Troops deployed to a forest fire in Goseong, Cheonghaejin Ferry lifting the fuselage of a firefighting Chapter 3
Gangwon (April 2019) helicopter that crashed near the Dokdo Island
(November 2019)

solidifying the people’s trust in the military.
During the spread of ASF in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and etc in August 2018,
the ROK government strengthened its response to block the inflow, but on September
16, 2019, the first case of ASF was confirmed in the ROK at a pig farm in Paju,
Gyeonggi-do. Accordingly, the ROK Armed Forces, in cooperation with related
agencies and local governments, have greatly contributed to the prevention and
blocking of the spread of ASF in the border areas by supporting the capture of wild
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boars and search of carcasses, disinfection efforts at farm posts and mobile control
posts, and aerial disinfection activities.
The longest rainy season (54 days), which occurred from June to August in 2020,
and typhoons that passed by the Korean Peninsula three times in a row after
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the rainy season caused massive damage to the people and properties across the
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country. With 31 cities (si), counties (gun), and districts (gu) declared as special

disaster zones, the MND dispatched military cooperative officers to 66 provincial
offices, cities, and counties to check the need for recovery support for preemptive
recovery. For five cities and counties (Jecheon and Chungju of Chungcheongbuk-
do, Icheon of Gyeonggi-do, Namwon and Gurye of Jeollanam-do) where the demand
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exceeded the support capacities of As of November 30, 2020,
the ROK Armed Forces
regional defense divisions, the MND deployed 166,236 troops
deployed available units including and 12,734 pieces of
equipment to block and
seven Special Warfare Command units prevent the spread of ASF.
and the 1st Marine Division for early 29)
No. 8 Typhoon Bavi
damage recovery. In particular, military (August 26), No. 9 Typhoon
Maysak (September 3),
bridge equipment (Medium Girder No. 10 Typhoon Haishen
(September 7)
Bridge) was installed for the residents
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to use in place of the damaged bridge Casualties: 53 (50 deaths,
Cheonma unit under the ROK Army Special Warfare 3 missing), Property
in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do and around Command damage: KRW 1.26 trillion

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