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Assignments and Functions of the MND Subsidiary Agencies and Organizations
Set Up by Individual Laws

Classification Assignments and Functions
• Implements memorial services including burial and enshrinement
• Establishes and implements plans for visitors who pay respects
Seoul National • Establishes and implements educational initiatives to honor patriotic martyrs for the
Cemetery Office country and engages in PR activities for the Seoul National Cemetery
• Manages and operates the facilities, graves, and surrounding forest of the Seoul
National Cemetery
• Engages in military PR activities and education of servicemembers through Korea
Subsidiary Defense Media Defense Daily, Defense TV, Defense FM radio, etc.
Agencies Agency • Disseminates defense news and current affairs reports and engages in cyber PR activities
• Shoots photographs and manages records related to defense events and activities
• Develops and maintains defense resources management information systems
• Procures and operates communications networks and computing equipment for the
Defense Computing MND and its subsidiary agencies and units
Information Agency • Procures, operates, and supports computing equipment and software for office use at
the MND and its subsidiary agencies and units
• Designs and implements information educational programs
• Establishes implementation plans for USFK installation-related projects
• Executes, manages, and supervises USFK installation-related projects
MND USFK Base • Provides support for the management and operation of special accounts for relocating
Relocation Office
USFK bases
• Engages in other affairs related to the pursuit of USFK installation-related projects
• Prepares and provides support for deliberations of the Compensation Deliberation
Compensation
Organizations Support Team for Committee for Persons Who Performed Special Military Missions and its subcommittees
Set Up Persons Who • Compiles and executes budgets for compensation payment, etc.
by Individual Performed Special • Verifies and investigates applicants’ submitted materials
Laws Military Missions • Responds to lawsuits and civil complaints in relation to compensation under the laws
and regulations
• Prepares and provides support to the deliberation committee for victim support,
working-level committee for evaluating victims and bereaved families, and working-
Support Team for level committee for determining the handicap level
Landmine Victims • Compiles and executes budgets for compensation payment, etc.
• Verifies and investigates applicants’ submitted materials
• Provides support for tasks and response to civil complaints regarding landmine victims
Assignments and Functions of Public Institutions

Classification Assignments and Functions
• Conducts studies on security environment and basic defense policies and develops alternatives
• Conducts studies on military strategies, military force buildup, selection of weapons
systems, and acquisition policies
Korea Institute for • Conducts studies on defense workforce, resources management, and defense science
Defense Analyses and technology management policies
(KIDA)
• Conducts studies on defense informatization policies and provides support and
technical advice on the development of defense informatization-related projects
• Collects and analyzes materials related to national defense and provides information services
• Operates and manages the War Memorial of Korea and monuments
• Collects, preserves, manages, exhibits, investigates, and studies war and military relics
Public War Memorial of • Conducts studies on war history and military relics, searches for patriots and honors
Institutions Korea them, and engages in other academic activities
• Engages in PR activities for and education on commemorative projects and produces
and disseminates relevant publications
• Offers outplacement training for servicemembers facing retirement and improves the
employment capabilities of job seekers
• Promotes the employment of servicemembers facing retirement by means such as
Military Outplacement providing employment information and holding job fairs
Training Institute • Manages the database and maintains/analyzes statistics for job seekers among
servicemembers facing retirement
• Conducts studies on outplacement support-related policies and systems development
for servicemembers facing retirement

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