Deputy CFC commander tapped as new JCS chairman ... - NK News


SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) ? The deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, Army Gen. Jung Seung-jo, has been named the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defense officials said Sunday.

?? In a major reshuffle of top military officers, Jung will replace Gen. Han Min-koo as South Korea?s top military officer, the officials said.

?? Kwon Oh-seong, the JCS officer in charge of operations, was named the new deputy commander of the Combined Forces Command while No.2 Navy officer Choi Yun-hee was designated to lead the Navy. Another Navy officer, Lee Ho-yeon, was tapped as the new commandant of the Marine Corps.

?? The Cabinet is expected to authorize the military reshuffle on Tuesday before President Lee Myung-bak formally appoints the officers to their new military positions.

?? The move comes as South Korea seeks defense reforms to build a stronger military amid lingering tensions with North Korea over two deadly attacks on the South last year. (Yonhap)

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/10/09/86/0301000000AEN201110090...

Source: http://nknews.org/2011/10/deputy-cfc-commander-tapped-as-new-jcs-chairman/

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