Hwaseong Special City Holds 2025 Eulji Exercise Integrated Defense Council Meeting

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] The Hwaseong Special City Integrated Defense Council (Chairman Mayor Jung Myung-geun) held a "2025 Eulji Exercise Hwaseong Special City Integrated Defense Council meeting" on the 18th at the Eulji Exercise venue of City Hall to establish regional security posture.

The meeting was presided over by Mayor Jung Myung-geun, chairman of the Integrated Defense Council, and was attended by ex-officio members including Park Jeong-soo, chairman of the Hwaseong City Council, Lee Ki-dong, chairman of the Hwaseong and Osan Veterans Association, commanders of regional battalions under the 51st Division, the chief of the 559-151 Counterintelligence Corps, Hwaseong Fire Station, and officials from the Hwaseong West and Daetan Police Stations.

Appointed members including Ahn Sang-gyo, chairman of the Hwaseong Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kim Chang-gyeom, director of the Hwaseong City Branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Park Jung-ja, chairman of the Korean Red Cross Volunteer Association Hwaseong City Council, and Park Mi-jung, chief of the Hwaseong City Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade, also participated.

The meeting proceeded in the following order: a report on major schedules for the 2025 Eulji Exercise by the Safety Policy Division, which oversees the exercise; an initial situation report from the wartime integrated situation room; and the military's roles and missions in case of an integrated defense crisis by the 51st Division's 168th Regiment, 1st Battalion.

Council members pledged to establish an integrated defense posture through respect and trust among civilians, government, military, police, and firefighting personnel, and to protect Hwaseong City by raising security awareness among local residents and strengthening the capabilities of local reserve forces.

The 2025 Eulji Exercise, held for the 57th time this year, will be conducted over four days from the 18th as a national crisis management and wartime conversion procedure exercise, with approximately 500 participants from 11 public institutions and organizations within the jurisdiction, including Hwaseong City.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun of Hwaseong stated, "The Eulji Exercise is not merely an administrative procedure, but a substantive and essential preparation process to protect the lives and safety of our citizens," and urged, "Members of the Integrated Defense Council should do their utmost in their assigned duties so that citizens can live with peace of mind not only in emergency situations but also during disasters and calamities."