Military Deploys 320 Choppers, 1,100 Service Members for Wildfire Combat
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- South Korea's military deployed 320 helicopters and over 1,100 personnel to combat wildfires between January 20 and May 15 this year.
- The choppers, including Chinooks and Black Hawks, were used on 103 occasions.
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The military has been involved in combating wildfires during the springtime, a period prone to such events. This year, a significant deployment of resources was allocated to these efforts.
The military has deployed 320 choppers and over 1,100 service members to combat wildfires in the springtime this year, the defense ministry said Monday.
A total of 320 firefighting helicopters, including CH-47F Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, were deployed on 103 occasions during the wildfire-prone period from Jan. 20 to May 15, according to the ministry.
For firefighting efforts, the military had readied 143 military choppers for immediate deployment during the period and dispatched a field-grade officer to the Korea Forest Service to coordinate with authorities in real time.
