The Navy recently conducted drills in honor of the completion of the Jeju Naval Base, which will also serve as a civilian port. The base will play a central role in military operations from now on. Mike Balfour reports.
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Military drills in Jeju waters


The nation's third and newest AEGIS destroyer (서애류성룡) Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong or DDG-993 appears on Jeju waters.

The destroyer (문무) Munmu the Great, DDH 976, and a Guided Missile Patrol Gunboat follow after the AEGIS destroyer.

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Interdiction of suspicious vessel

The drills are being conducted under the premise that a dangerous vessel suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction sails within Korean territorial waters.

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‘Everybody, battle station drill! Two, Three! Battle stations!’

A speed boat is deployed from the destroyer (문무) Munmu the Great and quickly approaches the target vessel.

A military aircraft is covering navy agents while they seize and inspect the vessel.

A maritime patrol aircraft designed to echolocate submarines monitors sea routes by using Sonar, Sound Navigation And Ranging.

The team detects something, cuts off potential escape routes and challenges the underwater object. A submarine surfaces.

The Navy’s task flotilla is firmly resolved to defend the southern waters from North Korean threat.

Interview
Yang Min-su / Commander, 72nd Task Flotilla
The completion of the Naval Base means that we can surveil eastern, western, and southern waters at the same time.
We are now able to effectively and quickly respond to a possible North Korean threat.
<인터뷰 : 양민수/해군 72전대장>
"동서남해를 동시에 감시할 수 있는 길목에 위치한 제주민군복합항이 준공됨으로써
우리 해군은 북한의 위협에 가장 신속하고 효과적으로
대응할 수 있게 됐습니다."
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Interview
Operations Commander, Navy Special Forces Group
We're punishing enemies who trespass our territorial waters. If they provoke a war, we'll strike and destroy them.
<인터뷰 : 해군 특전단 특수임무대대 작전대장>
"우리의 바다를 넘보는 적에게는 오로지 응징만이 있습니다.
도발시에는 평소 훈련대로 강력히 타격하여 섬멸시키겠습니다."

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Kim Seung-cheol

[REPORTER]
Mike Balfour

After a bumpy 10 years the Jeju Naval Base has been completed. The new base has a strategically important role in defending territorial waters.

Mike Balfour KCTV