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Creating
a Proud and Rewarding Environment for Military Service
Section 1 Barracks Culture Innovation
Section 2 Improvement of Welfare for Servicemembers
Section 3 Development of the Defense Medical System
Section 4 Expansion of Support for Retiring Servicemembers
Section 5 Improvement of Benefits for the Public
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Special Appendices
1. Interdiction of Illegal Fishing by Chinese Boats in the Hangang River Estuary
2. North Korean Landmine and Artillery Provocations and the ROK Military’s Response
3. Adjustment to the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) and Follow-up Measures
4. USFK THAAD Deployment
5. ROK-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA)
6. Mungyeong Korea 2015 6th CISM World Games
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1. Military Power of Neighboring Countries
2. Comparing Defense Budgets around the World
3. Yearly Defense Budget Comparison
4. Comparing Military Strengths of the Two Koreas
5. Comparing the Economic Indicators of the Two Koreas
6. Discussions on the North Korean Nuclear Issue
7. Progress in North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Development and Specifications
8. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions on Sanctions against North Korea
9. Chronicle of Inter-Korean Military Relations
10. North Korea’s Infiltrations and Local Provocations against the ROK
11. Combined and Joint Exercise and Training
12. International Defense Industrial Cooperation Agreements
13. Joint Communiqué of the 47th ROK–U.S. Security Consultative Meeting
14. Joint
Communiqué of the 48th ROK–U.S. Security Consultative Meeting
15. Defense Cooperation Agreements with Other Countries
16. International Disarmament, Non-proliferation Agreements, and Organizations
17. ROK Overseas Deployments
18. Changes in Enlisted Servicemembers Salaries
19. Alternatives to Military Service by Type
20. Defense Organization Chart
21. Modifications
of Laws and Regulations under the Jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense
22. Composition and Major Activities of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly
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