Top operations commander named new Navy chief

The defense ministry on Monday named Vice Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul as the new Navy chief, days after the former top officer offered to resign over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid in late 2024. Kim, 55, was tapped as the new chief of naval operations to replace Adm. Kang Dong-gil, according to the ministry. Kim is currently commander of the Republic of Korea Fleet, the country's leading naval operations unit. Kim will be promoted to the rank of admir

By The Korea Herald