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Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Air Force Unit

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, October 13 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, inspected KPA Air Force Unit 447 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment. After receiving a salute, he went round the monument to President Kim Il Sung's on-the-spot guidance and historic relics.
    Going round precious historic relics including a plane, he looked back with deep emotion on the proud history of this unit which was born and has grown to be a matchless one under the loving care of the President.
    This unit is a proud one with a long militant tradition as it has produced many persons of merit including heroes of the DPRK, he said, adding that the immortal revolutionary exploits performed by the President in the building of the nation's air force will brilliantly shine with its history.
    He acquainted himself with the unit's performance of duty before watching airmen in training and inspecting their technical lecture.
    He praised all the airmen for having acquired a high level of combat technique and capability by undergoing an intensive training true to the WPK's policy of training and gave them a warm pep-talk.
    He highly appreciated the exploits performed by all the servicepersons of the unit and set forth tasks which would serve as guidelines in increasing the unit's combat capability in every way, greatly satisfied to see that they have prepared themselves as a-match-for-a-hundred fighters through a vigorous drive to implement the WPK's self-defensive military line and firmly defended the sky over the country with a high degree of vigilance.
    Noting that all the brave airmen of the KPA are the indomitable fighters equipped with the same noble self-sacrificing spirit as displayed by heroes Ri Su Bok and Kil Yong Jo, he stressed that the airspace of the country is impenetrable and people-centered socialism in the DPRK is invincible as the sky is protected by such ranks of loyalists who are ready to dedicate their lives to the Party, the revolution, the country and the people.
    Then he looked round a bedroom, a mess hall, a kitchen of airmen and other entertainment and logistic facilities.
    He highly appreciated the achievements made by the unit, noting that the unit honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led Seventh Regiment is a model not only in the combat and political training but in all other aspects including its management. He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
    He was accompanied by KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong and Ri Yong Chol, member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK and first vice department director of its Central Committee.