New ROK Marine Corps Chief

摘要

Let Gen Lee Ho-yeon pledged to bring a fresh change to the Marines and beef up military readiness against possible attacks by North Korea as he was sworn in as the 32nd chief of the Marines.He replaced former Marine Corps Chief of Staff Yoo Nak-joon in late October, who had been under heavy criticism for a shooting spree at a Marine base on Ganghwa Island in July, a series of suicides and widespread physical violence in barracks.