Taiwan has ended the Han Kuang exercises a day early to allow soldiers to provide disaster relief aid due to Typhoon Gaemi, which hit Taiwan on the morning of Thursday, July 25th..The series of drills was supposed to last from July 22nd-26th. The typhoon led part of the exercise to be canceled earlier this week, and all drills after 12 p.m. local time on Thursday and all drills on Friday were canceled. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) ordered all the participating soldiers home to provide disaster relief aid around noon local time on Thursday, July 25th..The MND also said in earlier reports it will prepare manpower and machinery if needed. The military can assist with tasks in the event of a disaster, such as evacuation of residents and repairing infrastructure..The Han Kuang exercises have served as Taiwan's main war games beginning in 1984, with drills including live fire and computerized war games to prepare for a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan has ended the Han Kuang exercises a day early to allow soldiers to provide disaster relief aid due to Typhoon Gaemi, which hit Taiwan on the morning of Thursday, July 25th..The series of drills was supposed to last from July 22nd-26th. The typhoon led part of the exercise to be canceled earlier this week, and all drills after 12 p.m. local time on Thursday and all drills on Friday were canceled. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) ordered all the participating soldiers home to provide disaster relief aid around noon local time on Thursday, July 25th..The MND also said in earlier reports it will prepare manpower and machinery if needed. The military can assist with tasks in the event of a disaster, such as evacuation of residents and repairing infrastructure..The Han Kuang exercises have served as Taiwan's main war games beginning in 1984, with drills including live fire and computerized war games to prepare for a Chinese invasion.
