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Overseas: Under the military procurement contract for Blackhawk helicopter parts and compo-
nents signed with the U.S., with the assistance of the Army Command Headquarters, the NASC
can procure aviation materials directly from the U.S. government. Parts can therefore be replen-
ished more readily and at a lower cost.

4. Meeting the annual office refurbishment target

To provide the space and facilities for the stationing of Blackhawk helicopters, the Taichung Station
was completed in 2014, and the Kaohsiung Station was constructed in 2020. There are also ongoing
office refurbishment projects. The construction of the Taitung Station was impacted by unfavorable

factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, weather, construction works at the airport, and a shortage
of labor during 2021. Nevertheless, the body of the hangar and duty building have now been com-
pleted, and are now being fitted out. The plans for the Taipei-Songshan Station were finalized in April
2021. The soil improvement planning and structural design of buildings were then carried out by the

technical services contractor based on the geotechnical investigation report. The basic design was
completed in September 2021, and the detailed design was submitted in November of the same year.
Preparations for the building permit application are now underway. Current progress is approximately
two months ahead of schedule, so the annual work targets have been met.

5. Accomplished search and rescue missions
The five primary missions, airborne search and rescue, disaster relief, emergency medical ser-

vices, transportation, and reconnaissance and patrol, as well as training and exercises were con-
ducted in 2021 (see attached Table 10-1).

Table 10-1 Aerial Mission Performance

Transported Support Personnel
Rescued Water
Total Personnel (Medical and Emer- Supplies
Flight Time
Personnel
Year Sorties (Hour:Minute) (The Wounded) (Victims and gency Transported Carried
(Metric
(Sortie) Patient’s Family) Response Personnel) (Kg)
(Persons) Tons)
(Persons) (Persons)
2017 4 719 7260:35 267 370 929 13 235 564
2018 4 641 6491:50 286 277 468 48 327 370
2019 4 417 6180:05 171 219 386 7 440 460

2020 4 316 6082:27 229 320 487 13 821 802
2021 4 975 7098:45 319 283 577 23 507 2 110

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