▲ At the 2018 Cobra Gold Training, Korean and Chinese soldiers are conducting civilian rescue and referral training.
Government measures to stop the new corona are pouring out of breath. From midnight today, within two weeks, we will control the entry of foreigners who have visited Hubei Province in China and will not issue a temporary visa for travel to China. Passengers departing from China are required to enter the country separately through a dedicated arrival hall.
The military is also struggling to stop the invasion of coronaviruses. Soldiers live in tight quarters, and once the coronavirus enters the army they are more likely to spread out of control. The Pentagon is conducting a fever screening for all those in the building, and each unit is quarantining soldiers who have recently traveled to China. There was a bag with onions in the dormitory and office, which is good for preventing colds, even if it is straw.
But soldiers can't stay in disinfected rooms. As a soldier guarding the country, it is raining or snowing, so you have to run various operations and training in the field. The army is keen on getting into contact with the new corona symptom during this process.
To make matters worse, what if our soldiers had to train with many Chinese soldiers? More than 400 Korean Marines and Navy servicemen participate in Cobra Gold, a multinational landing drill held in Thailand in the middle of this month. I'm deeply worried about whether or not to send.
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Cobra Gold is a multinational landing drill held in Thailand every February. Our military participates every year, but in even years, we increase our dispatch. This year, even years, 290 Marines leave for Thailand on board the Naval Landing Veteran's Seal. Combined with the Naval Soldiers, there are over 400 troops.
Cobra Gold is a joint exercise between Thailand and the United States, which is actually led by the US Marine Corps. This year, Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, China, Japan, East Asia and India will participate until early March. China has been sending more than 30 people's liberation forces.
Starting with humanitarian relief training for disasters, we also have a breathtaking landing drill. You can't avoid contacting the people who have just left the mainland. If you are traveling abroad, you can cancel it right away, but it is a multinational training program for international security cooperation.
A senior Pentagon official said, "Of course, we have to re-examine our participation and we are currently reviewing it." Another senior official said, "If China is absent, it will be solved." The Navy and the Marine Corps, the parties to the training, are also considering whether to go to Thailand.
● What other training is Cobra Gold?
In addition to Cobra Gold, there are a number of drills that may expose you to new coronaviruses. If you ever want to cancel or postpone unconditionally. All scheduled trainings in the corona-confirmed areas of Bucheon, Pyeongtaek, Goyang, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Seongbuk, and Gangnam, Seoul, were canceled. If additional corona confirmed areas are confirmed, local training will also be canceled.
Reservist training was delayed. Reservist mobilization and regional training were originally scheduled to begin on March 2, but have been delayed since April 17. The Pentagon has said it will send a postponement notice immediately to those who received a notice.
The Pentagon has also temporarily suspended recruiting events with family and friends to prevent the spread of corona during recruits' education and training. Instead, they welcome new recruits into their own events. If a suspected symptom appears during the admission examination, return the house and quarantine for two weeks if a suspicious box appears during recruit training.
It also banned soldiers from leaving China. Most of these trainings have found a clear solution, with only 'corona cops' cobra gold training being a challenge. The spread of corona is not a problem in any one country, so we hope that discussions between the participating countries will be wise to come up with a wise alternative.