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English translation — Korean MND release 156785444
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Source: Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense via Policy Briefing. Translation made from source text under KOGL Type 1 with attribution; changes of language are explicitly disclosed.
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Press Release
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보도자료
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Release Time
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보도시점
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After Distribution
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배포 이후
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Distribution
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배포
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Friday, 16 October 2026, 14:00
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2026.10.16.(금) 14:00
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Minister of National Defense Conducts On-Site Inspection of Combat Readiness at Marine Corps Command/Northwest Islands Defense Command
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국방부장관, 해병대사/서방사 대비태세 현장점검
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- The Marine Corps is a unit of high strategic value that deters enemy provocations by its very existence
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- 해병대는 존재만으로도 적 도발 억제하는 전략적 가치가 높은 부대
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- Emphasis on the historic turning point of the 'quasi-fourth-service restructuring' and the seamless advancement of key policies
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- ‘준4군 체제 개편’의 역사적 전환점, 주요 정책 차질없는 추진 강조
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□ Minister of National Defense Kang Sin-cheol visited the Marine Corps Command/Northwest Islands Defense Command (hereinafter Marine Corps Command/NWIDC), located in Balan, on Friday, 16 October, to inspect operational combat readiness and encourage service members.
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□ 강신철 국방부장관은 10월 16일(금), 발안에 위치한 해병대사령부/서북도서방위사령부(이하 해병대사/서방사)를 방문하여 작전대비태세를 점검하고 장병들을 격려했습니다.
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□ Minister Kang received a briefing on the operational situation at the combat operations center of the Marine Corps Command/NWIDC, and stated that "the Marine Corps, as the national strategic maneuver force, is a unit of very high strategic value that deters enemy provocations by its very existence," urging that "through the strength accumulated by rigorous education and training, the Republic of Korea Marine Corps should become one that achieves victory in any mission assigned at any time."
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□ 강신철 장관은 해병대사/서방사 전투통제실에서 작전상황을 보고받고, “해병대는 국가전략기동부대로서 존재만으로도 적 도발을 억제하는 전략적 가치가 매우 높은 부대”라며, “강인한 교육훈련으로 축적된 힘을 통해, 언제 어떤 임무를 부여받더라도 승리하는 대한민국 해병대가 되어달라.”고 당부했습니다.
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□ Minister Kang then received a briefing on pending matters related to the Marine Corps' quasi-fourth-service restructuring, and emphasized that "the Marine Corps stands at a historic turning point for transformation into a new form," adding that "we will pursue the transformation into an operational command that enhances the Marine Corps' status and capabilities and realizes modern maneuver warfare."
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□ 이어 강신철 장관은 해병대 준4군 체제 개편 추진현안을 보고받고, “해병대는 새로운 모습으로 변화하기 위한 역사적 전환점에 서 있다.”며 “해병대의 위상과 역량을 강화하여 현대 기동전을 구현해나가는 작전사령부로서의 탈바꿈을 추진하겠다.”고 강조했습니다.
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Responsible Department
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담당 부서
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Defense Policy Office — Director General for Defense Policy
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국방정책실 방위정책관
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Person in Charge
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책임자
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Director General
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국 장
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Choi Yong-sam
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최용삼
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(02-748-6700)
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(02-748-6700)
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Defense Policy Division
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방위정책과
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Contact Person
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담당자
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Division Chief
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과 장
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Kim Min-jae
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김민재
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(02-748-6710)
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(02-748-6710)