General Secretary Kim Jong Un’s Revolutionary Activities

The Air Force of the Korean People's Army has defended the dignity and prestige of the great Workers' Party of Korea with absolute loyalty, heroic fighting spirit and matchless courage and firmly protected the inviolable sovereign airspace of the DPRK and the security of its people. It is celebrating its 80th founding anniversary in its history shining with victories and glory.

A celebration event took place with splendour at Kalma Airport of the 59th Hero Kil Yong Jo Flying Group of the Second Air Wing on November 28 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the KPA Air Force.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, attended the event to congratulate and encourage all the officers and men of the heroic people's Air Force.

He was accompanied by his dear daughter.

He first visited the bust of Hero Kil Yong Jo.

Recollecting with deep emotion the worthwhile life of the hero pilot who left the indelible traces of loyalty over the sky with the steadfast spirit of defending the country and the revolution, he laid a flower before the bust of the martyr and paid tribute to him.

The air force base on the east coast, the venue for the celebration event, was seething with boundless excitement and joy of the service personnel of the Air Force who would significantly celebrate in the presence of Kim Jong Un, whom they had always longed for, the historic day when the Juche-oriented air force was founded.

When Kim Jong Un arrived at the airport amid the playing of welcome music, all the service personnel of the Air Force broke into enthusiastic cheers, looking up to the invincible and iron-willed commander, the great father who has ushered in a great heyday in the development of the DPRK's armed forces with his outstanding army-building idea and extraordinary military wisdom and bestowed the greatest honour that would shine forever in the militant course of the people's Air Force.

The KPA Air Force courteously greeted the Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the DPRK with the highest respect.

He met Air Chief Marshal Kim Kwang Hyok, commander of the KPA Air Force, and Air Marshal Om Ju Ho, political commissar of the KPA Air Force, and extended warm congratulations to all the service personnel of the Air Force.

The national anthem of the DPRK was solemnly played.

The head of the guard of honour of the KPA Air Force made a salute.

Kim Jong Un paid militant salute to the colours of the KPA Air Force and its subordinate units shining with legendary military feats and reviewed the guard of honour of the KPA Air Force.

Commanding officers of the combined air units at all levels of the Air Force, pilots, commanding officers of arms and missile soldiers raised stormy cheers of hurrah, looking up to the Supreme Commander.

Kim Jong Un warmly congratulated them on the auspicious holiday of the people's Air Force as he warmly waved back to them.

Leading officials of the Party and the military attended the ceremony of welcoming him.

Then he went up to the observation platform and watched the demonstration flight of the Air Force marking the Day of Airmen.

Aircraft of heroic pilots of the DPRK took off one after another with deafening sound to significantly celebrate their holiday.

He warmly encouraged the admirable girl pilots An Ok Gyong and Son Ju Hyang, watching their demonstration flight in two-plane formation.

The pilots of the Air Force, who were making a demonstration flight in the presence of Kim Jong Un on the significant founding anniversary, displayed their skilful flying technique to the full, giving off beautiful tricolour vapour trails and setting off fireworks in the clear and blue sky of the country.

Kim Jong Un encouraged and gave warm salute to the pilots whenever they displayed different aerial combat manoeuvres with flexible control.

The pilots flew at low altitude over the observation platform to express their absolute loyalty to and most ardent trust in Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Un met the pilots after their demonstration flight and shook hands with every one of them, praising them for demonstrating a high level of aviation capable of perfectly carrying out any combat mission.

Highly appreciating the aviation displayed by the girl pilots, he said that they are admirable comrades representing the women of the country and hoped that they would remain faithful to their duties with the honour of the Air Force and the dignity of the women of this country.

The confrontation in the sky, which inevitably ends in one side’s victory or defeat and survival or death, is a showdown in ideology and faith before being a clash between military hardware pieces and the victory in the battle is decided not by the ultra-modern fighters but by pilots armed with an indomitable spirit, he said, adding that it is the source of great strength and pride of the WPK, the DPRK and its people to have an elite air force with the overwhelming political and ideological might which is beyond compare with that of any armies of other countries. And he had a photo taken with the pilots.

Then he had a photo session with the service personnel of the KPA Air Force greeting its 80th founding anniversary.

Every honourable flight path of the people's Air Force which has made the long journey of sacred defence for the past 80 years since it was founded as the flying corps of a new Korea under the leadership of the Party was a world-startling legend, he said, adding that the legends of the invincible Air Force recorded in the high and clear sky are shining brilliantly in the history of the country as a symbol of great ideological and spiritual strength, indomitable fighting spirit and heroism of the KPA.

He affirmed that the blue sky of the country would always be peaceful and the mightiness of the Air Force would be immortal as there are the reliable service personnel of the Air Force who perform feats during their flights of loyalty, dedicating their lives without hesitation both in grim moments or peaceful days.

When the photo session was over, the sky of November reverberated with thunderous shouts of the service personnel of the Air Force chanting the slogan of death-defying defence in reflection of their immutable pledge to devote their youth and lives to Kim Jong Un, the sun of eternal life and the heaven of destiny, and for the future of the beloved motherland.

A commemorative meeting was held with splendour to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the KPA Air Force in the presence of Kim Jong Un.

Present there were Jo Yong Won, Pak Jong Chon and Jo Chun Ryong, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the DPRK, and other leading officials of the WPK Central Committee and the Ministry of National Defence, commanding officers, pilots and other service personnel of the KPA Air Force and discharged air force veterans.

Kim Jong Un met the discharged generals who were specially invited to the celebrations of the Day of Airmen and highly appreciated the life of devotion and feats of the veteran generals of the Air Force who devoted their whole life to increasing the defence capability of the country's airspace.

Air Chief Marshal Kim Kwang Hyok, commander of the KPA Air Force, made a commemorative report.

The reporter referred to the pride in the 80-year history of the air force which has grown along with the sacred history of the Party as the first service founded under the care of the great WPK and waged an honourable struggle for the country, the revolution and the people, and to the militant course of the Air Force which has developed into a core service of the KPA under the leadership of the Party.

In the great Kim Jong Un’s era, our Air Force is in its greatest heyday of invincibleness and development as an ever-victorious heroic service, he said, noting that thanks to the great ambition and energetic leadership of the respected Supreme Commander who puts forward the strengthening of the Air Force as a crucial requirement in building a powerful army, a new era of developing the Air Force into an elite force is being ushered in and the politico-ideological might of the Air Force and its full combat capability are being fully demonstrated.

He stressed that it is the greatest happiness of the service personnel of the Air Force to hold in high esteem the great brilliant commander, the great father who instils in them the revolutionary faith that is unshakable in any adversity and strong will to defend the country unto death, a courage and pluck to pierce through the clouds in countless layers and endless shower of bullets without hesitation and the wisdom and bravery for sure victory and meticulously leads them.

Saying that the most powerful group of revolutionary soldiers demonstrating their might as a strong army devotedly defending the Party Central Committee, an elite armed force—this is a valuable appellation the country and the people gave to the Air Force which has always flown along the route of loyalty for 80 years and a great honour to be preserved forever by all the officers and men of the Air Force, the reporter ardently called upon all of them to more courageously fight on for the eternal prosperity of the country and the security of the people and for the immortal prestige and glory of the KPA Air Force, true to the ideas and leadership of Kim Jong Un.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a significant speech on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the KPA Air Force.

Saying that he is pleased to attend the celebrations to recollect the proud history of the Air Force and pay tribute to its great 80-year-long journey, he extended warm congratulations to the valiant pilots significantly greeting the founding anniversary of the Air Force of the DPRK and all other service personnel of the Air Force who are now struggling for the defence of the airspace and the wellbeing of the people.

He said that he is proud of the founding year of the Air Force which coincides with that of the Workers' Party of Korea as the numbers etched on the colours of the Air Force tell, and its reputation as the first-born service of the KPA and moreover, he cannot but feel reverence for its honourable militant flights of 80 years. He noted that no rhetoric can represent the long and glorious history in which the Air Force has covered its course since it was founded and everything of it noble and heroic.

He said: The Air Force should be counted first when we talk about a witness to the victories in the sacred campaign to defend the country in the two centuries. Among the three services of the KPA it has experienced more actual battles than other services in peacetime, not in wartime, and produced more than 130 heroes, including two double heroes, and dozens of hero units and sub-units since the first pilot hero of the KPA emerged. This fact alone clearly shows that the Air Force has always stood at the forefront of the struggle to protect the national sovereignty and interests, and that its distinguished military feats hold the most brilliant place in the course of the development of the KPA.

He expressed his deep affection for the Air Force which has always stood by him at the crucial moments that decided the destiny and future of the state and the people and guaranteed reliably security through the absolute execution without any error or mistake. He said that the missions of all the services and arms of the KPA to defend sovereignty were all heavy and they received orders with the same voice, but no other military group was a match for the Air Force in terms of the unconditional and perfect implementation of the orders. He noted that its appellation of the first-born service and the eldest service of the KPA is the proud honour it gained not only as it was founded first in the history of building the regular armed forces of the country, but also as its service personnel performed distinguished feats by always carrying out on time without fail the duty which is more important than the ones of the other services and arms.

He said: Once ordered, our pilots never thought of their lives and their dogfight skills and the legendary tales about their air battles were the outcome of the bravery and heroism of the invulnerable pilots. Whether in the face of overwhelming military threats or in the face of the irresistible natural disasters, they have steadily performed unprecedented miracles and feats by placing the unconditional execution of orders above their one and only lives. This is the immortal characteristic of the Air Force that has been transmitted genetically.

Saying that the operating sphere of the Air Force includes the inviolable airspace, territory and waters and also the combat zones for great changes, he noted that the appellation of the Air Force will as ever shine in the vanguard of the whole army in the worthwhile struggle calling for the feats of the revolutionary army.

Noting that the Air Force will be given new strategic military assets and entrusted with a new important duty, he said that the expectations of the Party and the country for the Air Force which will play a role in the exercise of the nuclear war deterrent are very great, and that the Air Force should resolutely repulse and control all sorts of espionage acts and possible military provocations of the enemies trying to encroach upon the sovereign airspace of the DPRK with the overwhelming spiritual strength and offensive spirit.

Saying that he firmly believes that the sky of the country will always be blue and the country will be in peace thanks to the pilots and that he extends thanks to their spirit of service of always remaining faithful to the country, he wished the heroic Air Force military feats and the pilots good health.

He announced that the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK adopted a decree on awarding the honourable Order of Kim Jong Il to the Air Force marking its 80th founding anniversary at the proposal of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the WPK and said that he would convey a joint congratulatory message of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the WPK.

All the participants raised enthusiastic cheers of "Hurrah!", looking up to the respected Supreme Commander who has repeatedly shown deep love for and trust in the Air Force, glorifying its 80-year history at the zenith of dignity and honour.

He conveyed the joint congratulatory message of the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the WPK to the KPA Air Force marking its 80th founding anniversary and conferred on it Order of Kim Jong Il, the highest order of the DPRK.

He awarded the certificate of the Order of Kim Jong Il to the commander of the Air Force and fixed the order on the colours of the KPA Air Force.

All the participants witnessed with deep emotion and joy the historic moment to be specially recorded in the history of the development of the Juche-oriented air force.

Warmly congratulating the enthusiastically cheering service personnel of the Air Force, Kim Jong Un expressed belief that all the pilots, commanding officers and other service personnel of the brave air force would glorify the proud 80-year history etched in the glorious colours with legends of continuous victory and firmly defend the dignity of the DPRK and the happiness of its people.

Then an art performance was given at the Myongsasimni Theatre to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the KPA Air Force.

Kim Jong Un enjoyed the performance together with officers and men of the Air Force.

Put on the stage were numbers praising the feats performed by the heroic people's Air Force which has demonstrated its honour as the ranks of elite soldiers firmly armed with the ideas and will of the WPK, the ranks of strong soldiers that always win victory in every battle and the ranks of point men who make a breakthrough in socialist construction.

The audience were deeply moved by the stirring revolutionary army songs reflecting the firm will of the service personnel of the Air Force to glorify the immortal appellation of the great Kim Jong Un's Air Force and its ever-victorious history forever by setting the eternal coordinates of their life on the flight path of defending the Party Central Committee unto death.

The performance was acclaimed by the audience as it impressively represented through excellent artistic depiction the high ideological and spiritual world of the service personnel of the KPA Air Force and their devoted service for the country and the people.

That evening the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK hosted a banquet to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the KPA Air Force.

Present there at invitation were military and political commanding officers at all levels of the KPA Air Force, pilots, other service personnel and discharged generals.

Kim Jong Un attended the banquet together with leading officials of the Central Committee of the WPK and commanding officers of the Ministry of National Defence.

The venue of the banquet was wrapped in warm feelings of blood ties between the leader and the soldiers forged on the militant journey for defending the sacred sovereignty of the state and increasing the capability for defending the airspace.

The commanding officers and pilots of the Air Force expressed thanks to Kim Jong Un who showed all kinds of loving care and accorded all privileges to the service personnel of the Air Force, spending the whole day together with them. They vowed to become the most brilliant star that defends the country and the revolution, fully demonstrating the might of the bodyguards of the Party Central Committee and the first guards of the DPRK.

The celebrations of the 80th founding anniversary of the KPA Air Force held with splendour in the presence of Kim Jong Un marked a significant occasion in demonstrating the unshakable faith and will of the heroic people's Air Force to steadily carry forward the glorious tradition of loyalty and feats and firmly guarantee the history of the great succession of the Juche revolution forever as befitting the first-born service of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK.