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Secretary Seo-wook arrives at the US Department of Defense.▶ Click here to enlarge the view
The use of a tanker aircraft (KC-330) by Defense Minister Seo-wook instead of a civilian aircraft on a business trip to the US became an unusual topic in the state affairs audit of the air force headquarters on the 15th.
Independent congressman Hong Jun-pyo emphasized the fact that the refueling machine was for combat operations at Gyeryong University in Gyeryong city, Chungcheongnam-do, noting that “the minister used combat assets as a vehicle staff for business trips abroad. “
Representative Hong noted that only one of the four Air Force tankers is deploying in a timely manner and said, “Is it common sense to use tight equipment for business travel?
In this process, Congressman Hong described the tanker as a ‘300 billion private car’ and said, ‘I can take a domestic business trip using a tank,’ and laughter broke out among the reporters waiting in the briefing room. press.
Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Seong-yong responded to the Minister’s use of the tanker: “It is not an ordinary situation due to Corona 19, and there are situations where the Minister must be exempted from quarantine. , so you must get off directly at the military airport (instead of the private airport).
In fact, most modern tankers, including the KC-330, are conducting a “multipurpose” mission, so it is noted that Congressman Hong’s investigation on this day is somewhat off the mark.
The reason the Air Force chose the KC-330 as its tanker was because it was a “multipurpose” aircraft capable of carrying out transport missions.
In addition, the KC-330 used by Minister Seo is a Korean-style aircraft of the A330 MRTT, which was built on the basis of the Airbus A330-200, and the rest of the parts are the same as the passenger plane, except by the fuel tank and a refueling device at the rear.
In fact, the KC-330 was previously unearthed in North Korea in June and was put on a mission to recover the remains of Korean soldiers killed in the Korean War and to return workers sent to Iraq in July.
In addition to Congressman Hong’s point, ruling party lawmakers, including Democratic Party lawmaker Hwang Hee, came out to protect themselves and said “there is a possibility that people will misunderstand.”
In addition, the representative of the Democratic Party, Kim Byeong-ju, mentioned that tankers are also used for transportation and multi-purpose troops, and said: “Please allow the minister to clarify this part.”
Representative Kim Byung-ki of the same party also emphasized the importance of training related talents for the normal operation of tankers.
Meanwhile, after landing at Andrews Air Force Base in the US on the 13th, Minister Seo, who completed his first visit to the US, including the 52nd Security Council of Korea and the USA (SCM), is scheduled to return to Korea that day.
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