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