Kim Sung-il (general)
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Kim Sung-il | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Military general |
Military career | |
Allegiance | South Korea |
Service/ | ROK Air Force |
Kim Sung-il | |
Hangul | 김성일 |
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Hanja | 金成一 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seong-il |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏng-il |
Kim Sung-il (Korean: 김성일) is a former Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force.
Early life and education
He was born on August 24, 1948, and attended the Korea Air Force Academy and Korea National Defense University. He served as commander of the 11th Wing and the Aerospace Project Group, and later became the Director of Korea Defense Intelligence Agency,[1] a position traditionally held by Army generals[2]
Career
He was appointed to a two-year term as Chief of Staff of ROKAF in October 2005.[3] He resigned in March 2007 after a KF-16 fighter jet crashed due to maintenance failures. He was also facing criticism for having played golf during a national day of mourning for Yoon Jang-ho, a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.[4][5]
References
- ^ Ho-Won Choi (2004-10-15). "Training Commanders at Naval Air Force Promoted to Lieutenant Generals". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ Kim Min-seok & Ser Myo-ja (2004-08-11). "Air Force general to head intelligence". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ "South Korean president replaces air force chief of staff". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ Lee, Brian (2007-03-27). "Air force chief offers to step down". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
- ^ Yoo Jee-ho (2009-04-01). "KF-16 crash grounds fleet of fighter jets". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
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