April 11 2017
The South Korean government has named a new commander of the marine corps, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
Maj. Gen. Jun Jin Goo, currently the deputy commander of the marines, has been promoted to lieutenant general and will assume his new duties later this week, according to the South Korean Ministry of Defense.
He succeeds Lt. Gen. Lee Sang Hoon, whose two-year term ends on Thursday.
The Defense Ministry says it will postpone further reshuffling of senior...
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