Korean People's Navy
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The Korean People's Army Navy (KPANF; Korean: 조선인민군 해군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 海軍; MR: Chosŏn-inmingun Haegun; lit. Korean People's Military Navy; or the Korean People's Navy, is the naval component of the Korean People's Army, the North Korean armed forces.
A 1993 aerial port side view of a North Korean Navy Najin class frigate underway
Korean People's Army
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The Korean People's Army encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air Force, Strategic Force, and the Special Operation Force. It is commanded by the WPK Central Military Commission, which is chaired by the WPK general secretary, and the president of the State Affairs; both posts are currently headed by Kim Jong Un.
A monument in Pyongyang, depicting North Korean airmen and a MiG fighter
The Memorial of Soldiers at the Mansudae Grand Monument
A North Korean soldier at the DMZ, 2005
North Korean soldiers at Panmunjom