South Korea Names Navy Head as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
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South Korean President Park Geun Hye appointed the head of the navy as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under her first senior-level military reorganization since taking office.
Chief of Naval Operations Choi Yoon Hee was picked to replace Jung Seung Jo, whose two-year term ends next month, the Defense Ministry said today on its website. The chiefs of the army and marines and the deputy commander of the combined U.S.- South Korean forces will also be replaced, the Defense Ministry said.