Air Force Lt. Gen. Jin Yong-sung nominated for JCS chief

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jin Yong-sung was nominated to be the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Monday, in the first major reshuffle of military leadership since the martial law crisis last December. The sweeping shake-up, which prompted the retirement of all seven four-star generals, is seen as part of the Lee Jae Myung administration's effort to reform the military in the aftermath of his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration last December. According to the Ministry of National Defense, Jin, who currently heads the strategic command, has been tapped to lead the JCS, succeeding Adm. Kim Myung-soo. Jin, 56, a graduate of the 39th class of the Air Force Academy, has held key positions including director of strategic planning at the JCS and chief of planning and management at Air Force headquarters. The appointment of an Air Force officer as JCS chairman comes about five years after Gen. Won In-chul assumed the post. Alongside the new JCS chief, six other three-star generals were promoted to four-star positions in the reshuffle. Among them are Lt. Gen. Kim Gyu-ha, VicWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times