“Are there any special trends?” 文 Received a Report from the Korean Peninsula on New Year’s Day [영상]

President Moon Jae-in boarded the Air Force Air Control Aircraft E-737 Peace Eye for about two hours to command and fly the airspace around the Korean peninsula.

Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said on the 1st, “President Moon Jae-in opened the first day of the new construction year with a’passage’. It was to check the ground-sea-air preparedness across the Korean Peninsula. It was based on the judgment that there is no peace without strong security.”

According to spokesman Kang, President Moon arrived at the Air Force 15th Special Mission Flight Group at 6:10 am that day, and boarded the Air Force Command and Control Unit, the Peace Eye (E-737) for the first time as a ROK commander. The E-737 is the core force of the Korean Air Force, performing aerial surveillance, early warning, and command and control missions.

After receiving a report on the specifications and mission performance of the E-737 with Joint Chiefs of Staff Won-cheol Yoo (Air Force Commander), he began commanding flight from 6:30 am. The Blue House reported that the number of personnel was minimized to six, including the head of the National Security Office, Seo-hoon, to comply with the COVID-19 quarantine regulations.

During the command flight, President Moon spoke to the 22nd Division’s GOP Battalion Commander (Lieutenant Colonel Oh Dong-Seok), Marine Corps Yeonpyeong Unit Commander (Marine Corps Colonel Lee Jong-moon), Air Force Operations Command Aerospace Operations Headquarters (Cha Joon-seon Air Force Brigadier General), and Captain Yulgok Yi (Naval Colonel Ryu Yun-sang). did.

After examining the situation, President Moon said, “Is there a particular trend?” “To maintain perfect preparedness, there is a lot of trouble trying to operate alerts every night and every day. Thanks to your dedication, the people could have a peaceful New Year. I am thankful and reassuring. In addition, he prayed for the success of each unit commander and asked, “Please send the President’s New Year’s greetings to the soldiers.

In addition, President Moon received a report on the execution of the cover force mission from the F-15K (2 units) and F-16 (2 units) flight commanders who cover the command flight of the E-737. In response, President Moon said, “There is a lot of labor in performing airspace defense and perfect cover missions. It is reassuring to see you flying up close. I wish you safety and good health.”

President Moon made the last call with the commander of the Ark unit, a UAE contingent, (Law Colonel Park Yong-gyu). President Moon said, “I sincerely thank you for your hard work and diplomatic role for the security cooperation between Korea and the UAE. Please make every effort to ensure the safety of the troops.”

After the flight, President Moon said to Joint Chiefs of Staff Won-cheol Won, Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Seong-yong, and E-737 aircraft officials (7 officials and copilots), saying, “2020 was a difficult year for all the people, but In addition to his original mission, he helped the national defense and took the lead in overcoming disasters,” he said. “I am deeply grateful on behalf of the people.” At the same time, he said, “Let’s make it a good year for all the people to return to a happy daily life and for Korea to leap forward as a leading country.”

President Moon also said, “I hope only good things for our people this year.”

On the other hand, President Moon started the official New Year schedule with a hike to Mt. Bukhan in 2018, Mt. Nam in 2019, and Mt. Yongma last year.

Reporter Lee Ji-young [email protected]