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Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Air Force Unit

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, December 4 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA Air Force Unit 378.
    After looking round the room devoted to the history of the unit, he acquainted himself with the unit's performance of duty and watched the training of airpersons.
    Expressing satisfaction over the fact that the airpersons have become proficient in the Juche-oriented methods of air battle by steadily raising the level of combat technique, he set forth the tasks to be carried out by the unit to further increase its combat capability.
    After being informed that woman pilot Jong Un Byol who participated in the training became an airperson following in the footsteps of her grandfather, father and mother, he highly appreciated the feats performed by her family.
    The family generation precisely means the generation of the revolution, he said, adding that the exciting reality today when the whole country has turned into a huge family of soldiers is a manifestation of the ardent patriotism of the Korean people who regard the socialist homeland as their life and soul.
    Going round the servicepersons' hall, an educational room and other entertainment and educational facilities, he learned about how the political work is conducted among servicepersons.
    He praised the unit for having intensified the movement to learn from the noble revolutionary spirit of the heroic forerunners to fully prepare the servicepersons as heroes of the new century.
    Making the rounds of the unit's supply service facilities, he expressed satisfaction over the fact that its commanding officers and soldiers have provided good living conditions in unity and highly appreciated the assiduous manner in which they have managed their economic life.
    Noting that all units of the KPA have paid deep attention to the sideline job, while increasing their combat capability, and thus brought about a fresh turn in the supply service, he stressed that this signal success is the precious fruition of the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and fortitude displayed by the KPA servicepersons in the era of Songun.
    He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
    He was accompanied by KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su.