Lieutenant General Bu Seok-jong Appointed as New Chief of Naval Operations
[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] The government has carried out personnel changes for the Chief of Naval Operations. The new Chief of Naval Operations is Vice Admiral Bu Seok-jong.
The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 6th, "Vice Admiral Bu Seok-jong, currently Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Military Support Headquarters, has been promoted and appointed as Chief of Naval Operations. After deliberation at the Cabinet meeting on the 7th, the President, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, will officially appoint him."
Appointee Shim graduated from the 40th class of the Korea Naval Academy and was commissioned as an Ensign in 1986. He served as the deck officer on the ROKS Gyeongnam and conducted anti-espionage patrols near Tsushima Island. He later held positions such as Director of the Jeju Naval Base Project Group, Commander of the 2nd Fleet, and Superintendent of the Korea Naval Academy. While commanding the ROKS Wang Geon, he was deployed to the Cheonghae Unit and escorted the Samho Dream, which had been hijacked by pirates and released after seven months, safely to Salalah Port in Oman. During the deployment, the ROKS Wang Geon escorted a total of 206 vessels safely over 24 missions.
In 2004, when the Jeju Naval Base licensing and approval process began, he served as the Project Group Planning and Control Officer (Lieutenant Colonel), overseeing practical work. He is regarded as an admiral with extensive expertise and policy insight in naval construction and maritime operations.
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The Ministry of National Defense explained, "He possesses military expertise and maritime operational command capabilities to firmly establish military readiness. He also has strategic insight to prepare for future security environments and the ability to unite military morale, making him the ideal candidate to lead naval reform as Chief of Naval Operations."
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