Kang_Sun-young

Kang Sun-young

Kang Sun-young

South Korean military officer

Kang Sun-young (Korean: 강선영; born 1966) is a South Korean military officer and the first woman to become a two-star major general of South Korean military and to head the Aviation Operations Command of its Army.[1]

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Before being promoted to major general in November 2019, she was the president of Army Aviation School.

She started her military service in 1990 when she was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. In 1993 she was admitted to Army Aviation School, where she graduated at the top of her helicopter class.[2] She was the first woman to become Army special operation forces' jumpmaster and captain respectively.[3] She continued to serve in aviation as the commander of the 60th Aviation Group, 11th Aviation Group and chief of staff at the Army Operations Command.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    오석민 (2019-11-08). "S. Korea announces first female two-star general". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. [2]
    국방일보. "강선영 첫 여군 항작사령관 취임". 국방일보. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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    "창군 이래 첫 여성 '투 스타' 나왔다… 항공작전사령관 강선영 소장". www.donga.com (in Korean). 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. [4]
    "Country's 1st 2-star female general heads Aviation Operations Command". koreatimes. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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