1. Disaster Relief System
Good Morning!
I am Lieutenant Colonel Kwon, Kwang Taek
from the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff.
I am glad to have this valuable opportunity to present on
the disaster relief system of the Republic of Korea to all
of you who are participating in this MPAT Tempest Express
today.
By sharing our experiences and lessons learned,
I hope to have a productive time to ponder on
international disaster relief.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Republic of Korea 1 1 1 1

2. CONTENTS Overview Disaster Management System
Disaster Relief Procedures
Military Operational Guidance
Question & Answer
Following a short introduction,
I will present on the Korean disaster management system,
disaster relief procedures and military operational guidance
according to the types of disaster. 1 1 1 1

3. O V E R V I E W Disaster Management System Disaster :
System to protect the lives & property of
citizens from disaster
Disaster :
Caused by nature : hurricane, flood, drought,
earthquake
Caused by human factors : radiation accident,
ocean pollution, shipwreck
Now I would like to give an overview of disaster including
definitions, disaster management regulations.
The disaster management system is the system to protect the
lives and property of citizens from disaster.
Disaster can be classified into 2 categories : the natural and
those caused by human factors.
Natural disaster are damages caused by nature such as
hurricane, flood, drought, and earthquake. Disaster caused
by humans include radiation accidents, ocean pollution,
and shipwreck
Korea has a basic law of Civil Defense which
takes priority over all laws other than military
related laws.
Disaster Management Regulations
Basic Law of Civil Defense : Takes priority over all laws other than military related laws

4. Mil. Disaster Management
System
Next, I will briefly present on the Korean disaster
management system.

5. MND Disaster Center Organization Mission Director
Cooperation
Government
Agencies
Request
for Support
(Director of LOG)
Disaster Situation
Cell (LOG)
Army Disaster
Center
Navy Disaster
Center
AirForce
Disaster Center
Now I will introduce the Disaster Center of the Ministry of
National Defense.
The Director of Logistics, MND is the head of the Disaster
Center. He controls the Disaster
Situation Cell and coordinates with government agencies
in connection with disaster.
There are army, navy, and air force disaster centers
under the MND disaster center.
The mission of this center is emergency damage
restoration, human rescue, and accident relief support.
Mission
Emergency Restoration, Accident Relief Support

6. Division of Tasks (MND)
Logistics : Oversees all disaster relief measures
Personnel & Welfare : Implements measures against
disaster caused by human factors
Installation : Restores damaged military facilities
Budget & Finance : Provides financial support to
military in restoration efforts
Mobilization : Mobilizes Reserve Forces
Environmental Protection : Measures to relieve
environmental disasters
Public Affairs : Publicizes restoration activities
OPN Directorate, JCS :Conducts emergency rescue
OPNs
As division of tasks of MND, The Logistics Management
Bureau oversees all disaster relief measures and operates
the disaster center and situation cell.
The Personnel and Welfare Bureau implements measures
against disaster, prevention of forrest fire and promotion
of morale. The Military Installation Bureau implements
restoration of damaged military facilities.
The Budget and Finance Bureau provides financial support
to military in restoration efforts. The Mobilizations Bureau
mobilizes reserve forces, coordinates and controls training/
exercise of reserve forces. The Environmental Protection
Office provides medical rescue support and measures to
relieve environmental disasters. The Public Affairs Office
publicizes restoration activities and accidents relief status.
The Operations Directorates, JCS implements emergency
rescue operations, measures against CBR, and
counter-terror measures.

7. How to give relief ? Disaster Relief Procedures
Next is disaster relief procedures.
How to give relief ?

8. Disaster Relief Procedures
JCS Crisis
Action
Team
Disaster
Situation
Unfolds
Military
Action
Crisis
Assessment
COA
Development
/Selection
Execute
Relief
measures `
Military
Support
Military Disaster
Relief Team
SAR Unit Support
Civil
Defense
Support
Request for Support
In case a disaster occurs, the JCS crisis action team
as well as civil defense headquaters are convened to
assess the crisis assessment.
Thus, military and government are intergrated.
When the crisis assessment from government and
military demands military action, JCS CAT develops
the COA, selects and executes militaryaction.
When military support is needed, JCS operates
disaster relief team, provides Search and Rescue
Units to Central Disaster Headquaters.
Civil
Defense HQ
Central Disaster HQ
Relief &
Restoration

9. Organization Function JCS Search & Rescue Center
Director of SAR : Chief Director of Operations
SAR Situation Cell : Director, Command &
Control Center
1 SAR Desk Officer, Designated Operations Command LNO
Function
JCS Search and Rescue Center is operated within
the Command and Control Center.
The chief director of operations, JCS is the Director
of SAR. Under his command, there are Director,
command and contrl center, SAR desk officer and
liaison officers of Operations Command.
The funtion of this organization is to designate SAR assets
and maintain situational awareness.
In crisis, it gives directive to support SAR assets and
maintains a system of alert 24 hour alert and action.
Designate SAR assets and maintain situational
awareness
In crisis, give directive to support SAR assets
Conduct 24-hour SAR

10. SAR Support System SAR HQ (JCS)
Coastal Law
Enforcement
Agency
Request for
Support
SAR HQ
(JCS)
Request for
Support
Central Emergency
Relief HQ
(Ministry of Gov’tal
Adm & Home Affairs)
Transition
SAR Units
(Service Operational Commands)
Report
Report
Operational Directive
Army
7 SOC Teams
2Helos
Navy
3 Special Operations
Group Teams
6 Helos, 17 Ships
Air Force
SAR Squadron
(4 Helos)
2 Transport Planes
Next I will explain the Search and Rescue support system.
Upon receiving request for support from Coastal Law
Enforcement Agency and Central Emergency Relief
Headquaters, JCS gives support directive to Service
Operational Commands.
The available assets per service is as shown on the slide.
Search and rescue teams implement emergency relief of
accidents such as missing aircrafts and ships, as well as
shipwrecks.
Dispatch
Relief
Missing aircrafts and ships, shipwreck, various accidents

11. On-location Emergency Rescue (Military Command Structure)
Commander,
Joint Task Force
Accident Relief center
Dispatched
Unit
Military
LNO
Rescue
Center
Cooperation
Employ troops
as coordinated with
Rescue Center
Command / Control
Site of
Emergency Rescue
(Human Assets on-location)
The Commander, joint task force conducts emergency rescue
operations through the dispatched unit leaders in cooperation
with Government Accident Relief Center.
Also, it maintains cooperation with government rescue center
by dispatching military liaison officer.

12. Military Operational Guidance
Next is military operational guidance according to
the type of disaster.

13. Radiation Leakage Conduct operations under local command(MND)
Declare alert in OPNS area
Contain the contaminated area
Dispatch local chemical units
Personal, equipment & material support
Provide medical treatment and aid to patient
In case of radiation leakage, operations are conducted
under the responsibility of regional commander.
The local commander declares a state of emergency
in area of operations and blocks contaminated area.
Chemical units are dispatched to the AOR and
measure radiation level and conduct decontamination.
The local commander conducts intergrated operations
among civilian, governmental, and military components
and maintains a cooperative system. He provides personnel,
equipment, material support, medical treatment, and aid to
patients to protect residents .

14. Hijacking of Civilian Aircraft
Re-dispatch airborne assets
Confirm/Transmit hostage situation
Ready Emergency-Air Defense assets
Increase air surveillance/evacuate aircraft
Prepare passenger evacuation & safety
measures
In case of hijacking of civilian aircraft, JCS transfers
near-by airborne assets to surveillance and pursuit.
It confirms and transmits hostage situation and gives
directive tl air-defense emergency assets to maintain
combat readiness. As a next step, JCS increases air
surveillance in the area of hijacking incident ,
evacuates aircraft , and prepares passenger evacuation
and safety measures in case of landing.

15. Terror at Storage Facilities for
Chem /Poisons Gas
Contain the contaminated area / dispatch chem units
Block in-and out flow of arms
Dispatch counter-terror unit to terror site
Reinforce inspection by military/police
Take additional measures against terror
Enhance all-service alert
In case of terror at storage facilities for chemicals and
poisonous gases, it controls contaminated area, dispatches
chemical units, blocks in-and out flow of arms at the border
of terror region. And dispatch counter-terror units and task
forces to terror site, reinforce inspection by military and
police, takes additional measures against terror at important
national facilities, enhance all-service alert, maintain intergrated
operations and cooperative system among civilian,
governmental and military components.

16. On-train Bomb Terror Coordinate with local director of disaster relief
Commit search teams, bomb squads
Maintain readiness of emergency relief assets (SOC, AOC, AFOC, other units)
Increase surveillance on military explosives storage facilities
Conduct joint inspection by military and police
Operate joint interrogation team identify perpetrators
In case of on-train bomb terror, the military conducts
operation in coordination with the local director of
disaster relief center.
It commits search and reconaissance teams, bomb squads and
military canines, maintain readiness of emergency relief assets,
conduct strict joint inspection by military and polce, inspects
and increases surveillance on military explosives storage
facilities and operates joint interrogation team, and identifies
perpetrator in parallel with rescue mission.

17. ROK Disaster Relief System
Questions?
This concludes my presentation on the disaster relief
procedures of Republic of Korea.
If you have any questions among my presntation,
feel free to ask questions.
Thank you very much for your listening