Kim Sung-il () is a former

Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

of the Republic of Korea Air Force.

Early life and education

He was born on August 24, 1948, and attended the Korea Air Force Academy and Korea National Defense University. He served as commander of the 11th Wing and the Aerospace Project Group, and later became the Director of Korea Defense Intelligence Agency, a position traditionally held by Army generals

Career

He was appointed to a two-year term as Chief of Staff of ROKAF in October 2005. He resigned in March 2007 after a KF-16 fighter jet crashed due to maintenance failures. He was also facing criticism for having played golf during a national day of mourning for

Yoon Jang-ho Yoon Jang-ho ( ko, 윤장호; Hanja: 尹章豪; September 21, 1980 – February 27, 2007) was a South Korean soldier. Yoon was staff sergeant (posthumous) serving as an English translator in Afghanistan as a member of the Task Force Dasan, a di ...

, a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.Yoo Jee-ho (2009-04-01)
"KF-16 crash grounds fleet of fighter jets"
''JoongAng Daily''. Retrieved 2010-12-17.

References

1948 births Living people Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force (South Korea) People from South Gyeongsang Province Kyeongbuk High School alumni {{SouthKorea-mil-bio-stub