Overview
- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back attended inauguration ceremonies for the new heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force, urging a force trusted by the public and ready for AI, space and cyber challenges.
- President Lee Jae Myung a day earlier presented symbolic swords to seven newly promoted four-star generals and told them to be loyal to the nation rather than political power.
- Air Force Gen. Jin Yong-sung, the inaugural Strategic Command chief, has been nominated to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff and must first undergo a National Assembly confirmation hearing.
- The reshuffle replaces all active four-star generals, elevating Kim Gyu-ha to Army chief of staff, Adm. Kang Dong-gil to chief of naval operations and Air Force Gen. Son Sug-rag to chief of staff.
- Maj. Gen. Kim Seong-min was named deputy commander of the Korea–U.S. Combined Forces Command, with other top operational posts filled as part of the leadership reset.