Under the Strategic Headquarters…Conducting Integrated Information Operations,
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, “(Seoul=News1) Reporter Heo Go-eun = The Joint Chiefs of Staff will establish the ‘Multidimensional Operations Division’ to strengthen the response posture in space, cyber, and electromagnetic domains. “,
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, According to the government on the 22nd, the Ministry of National Defense has announced a revised organizational plan for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which will be legislated by December 2nd. ‘,
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, ‘The Ministry of National Defense explained that the restructuring is intended to proactively respond to changes in the security environment, such as the advancement of cutting-edge scientific technology, expansion of battlefield domains, and the increased importance of cognitive-level operations. ‘,
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, ‘The Multidimensional Operations Division will be an organization preparing for future battlefields in space, cyber, and electromagnetic areas and will carry out integrated information operations on a cognitive level. ‘,
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, ‘The Multidimensional Operations Division will be established within the Strategic Headquarters, which is the new name for the existing Strategy Planning Headquarters. The division will likely be headed by an official of the rank of Major General. ‘,
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, ‘The Military Support Headquarters of the Joint Chiefs is renamed the Force Headquarters. The Strategic Headquarters will be in charge of joint planning, while the Force Headquarters will be responsible for building military capabilities, and the Operations Headquarters will continue to handle the operation of military forces without a name change. ‘,
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, ‘The duties related to planning and preparing military operations, assessing requirements and readiness of operational needs, which were previously managed by the Operations Headquarters, will be transferred to the Strategic Headquarters.’,
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, ‘Additionally, tasks related to military force construction requirements, acquisition and management of weapon systems, and research for developing testing and evaluation systems will be moved from the Strategic Headquarters to the Force Headquarters, while responsibilities for civil-military operations, martial law administration, and the operation of overseas deployed combat units will be transferred from the Force Headquarters to the Operations Headquarters.\n’]