Lieutenant General Han Kisung Inaugurated as Commander of Army 1st Corps

The Army 1st Corps announced that on the 19th, it held the inauguration ceremony for its 58th Corps Commander, attended by over 400 people, including Corps personnel and distinguished guests, under the supervision of General Joo Sungwoon, Commander of the Ground Operations Command.

On the afternoon of the 19th, at the Army 1st Corps Headquarters in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Lieutenant General Han Gisung (right) is receiving the unit flag from General Joo Sungwoon, Commander of the Ground Operations Command, during the Corps Commander's inauguration ceremony. Provided by Army 1st Corps

Lieutenant General Han Kisung, a graduate of the 33rd class of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, previously served as Chief of Staff of the 2nd Corps and Commander of the 25th Division.

This is the first time that a Reserve Officers' Training Corps graduate has been appointed as Commander of the 1st Corps, which plays a key role in defending the Seoul metropolitan area.

At the inauguration ceremony held in the afternoon at the 1st Corps Headquarters in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Lieutenant General Han Kisung officially began his duties as Corps Commander by receiving the unit flag from his predecessor, General Joo Sungwoon, Commander of the Ground Operations Command.

In his inaugural address, the new Corps Commander, Han Kisung, stated, "I will focus all my capabilities on ensuring thorough combat readiness, which is the essence of the military, to create a powerful corps with overwhelming combat power that our adversaries will fear."

He added, "While establishing strict command authority, I will build an organizational culture where autonomy and responsibility are balanced, and communication and empathy unite us, so that every member of the corps can belong to a happy unit."

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