2024-03-16 00:32:34
North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un observed the training of airborne troops (airborne troops) and emphasized war preparation, saying, “The basic mission of the People’s Army is first, second, and third to prepare for war.” North Korean media released a total of 29 photos of Kim Jong-un visiting his unit with his daughter Kim Ju-ae.
A photo of North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Joo-ae observing airborne unit training released by North Korean media on the 16th. /North Korean Central News Agency website
North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency reported on the 16th that Kim Jong-un guided the training of air and ground troops on the 15th. The communication said that the training was aimed at “censoring the readiness of air and ground soldiers to be mobilized according to arbitrary operational plans issued in unexpected war situations.” He said, “Transport planes flew over the training ground and fighters rained down on the virtual enemy lines like hail.”
Kim Jong-un said, “The basic mission of the People’s Army is to prepare for war first, second, and third.” He added, “All soldiers in the entire army must be strongly armed with a firm will to confront the enemy and a thorough outlook on war, ready to change history if war breaks out.” He ordered. He went on to say, “Even if the People’s Army provides only one type of training, only when it becomes actual combat training directly related to war can we prepare soldiers to be true fighters who will fight and win unconditionally in the harsh battlefield of life and death in times of emergency.”
According to photos released by North Korean media, Kim Jong-un was accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae to the inspection site that day. Kim Joo-ae was captured watching the training through binoculars from her guard post or watching the shooting training right next to the soldiers with her father.
Kim Jong-un said, “Through recent major training exercises, our military, which is directly responsible for carrying out war and is the basic capability of national defense, is not only thoroughly prepared for war in all aspects, but also has a thorough view of the enemy and firmly maintains a full combat mobilization posture.” “I was able to confirm this directly,” he said. On this day, the training was attended by Park Jeong-cheon, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Military Commission, and welcomed on site by National Defense Minister Kang Soon-nam, People’s Army Chief of Staff Lee Yong-gil, Air Force Commander, and 11th Corps Commander.
Kim Jong-un is inspecting military exercises every day in response to the joint ROK-US exercise ‘Freedom Shield (FS)’ held from the 4th to the 14th. Previously, on the 6th, he led actual maneuver training for troops presumed to occupy the front line guard post (GP) and break through the general outpost (GOP), on the 7th, self-propelled artillery and multiple rocket artillery artillery training, and on the 13th, training against tank forces using new tanks. did.
On the same day, Kim Jong-un and his wife also visited the completion and opening ceremony of the Gangdong Greenhouse built near Pyongyang. This greenhouse is the third modern greenhouse farm, following Jungpyeong Greenhouse Farm in North Hamgyong Province (completed in 2019) and Yeonpo Greenhouse Farm in South Hamgyong Province (completed in 2022), and was built on the site of the People’s Army Gangdong Airfield. Reporting on the father-daughter event, North Korean media said, “The great people of Hyangdo toured the Gangdong Greenhouse together with executives from the party, government, and military.” There is an interpretation that the use of the expression ‘hyangdo’, which means ‘suggesting the direction to move forward’ in the plural form, may have been conscious of Kim Joo-ae’s successor theory. The government is leaving open the possibility of Kim Joo-ae’s successor, but says it is too early to make a judgment as there are many variables, including her young age.
North Korean media released on the 16th an image of North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Joo-ae visiting a newly constructed greenhouse with their arms around each other. /North Korean Central News Agency website
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