2025/07/17
Ministry of National Defense Press Release
Time: 1710 hours, July 17, 2025
Tri-Service General Hospital Conducts First Evacuation Exercise, Minister Koo Commends Wartime Medical Response Measures
The Han Kuang 41 Exercise live-fire drills entered their ninth day, and Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo visited Tri-Service General Hospital today (July 17) to inspect the “casualty evacuation” and medical capacity withdrawal exercise, verifying measures related to large-scale hospital evacuation and sustained medical capacity preservation during prolonged combat operations. Participating personnel completed the exercise as planned, demonstrating the effectiveness of integrated military-civilian medical systems.
This morning, Minister Koo, accompanied by Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council Fei-Fan Lin, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Ching-Yi Lin, and other personnel, inspected the live-fire evacuation exercise at Tri-Service General Hospital. Through on-site drills, they reviewed items such as casualty transfer coordination, vehicle dispatch, communication with the Taipei City Joint Response Control Center, road access requests, and counter-intelligence measures, with the process being intense and realistic, striving to align closely with wartime scenarios.
Minister Koo stated that Tri-Service General Hospital, for the first time in coordination with the Han Kuang Exercise, conducted an evacuation exercise to practically validate how military hospitals can effectively ensure medical capacity and integrate military-civilian resources during wartime. Additionally, through the “After Action Review” (AAR) following the exercise, further improvements to wartime medical measures can be made. After the exercise, Minister Koo presented additional meal allowances, commending the exercise outcomes of units including Tri-Service General Hospital, the National Defense Medical Center, and the Army Third Branch Transportation Group, while expressing appreciation for their dedicated efforts and hard work.