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Monday, March 30, 2009

2nd Korean-American Captain of US Aegis Ship Inaugurated

Cmdr. Jeffrey J. KimA Korean-American naval officer was put in command of one of the U.S. Navy's Aegis destroyers amid the growing tension here over North Korea's planned ``rocket'' launch.

Cmdr. Jeffrey J. Kim's inauguration was held March 28 at the South Korean Navy's operations command in Busan. Kim, who was made captain of the USS John S. McCain, is the second Korean-American naval officer to skipper an Aegis-equipped destroyer, after Cmdr. Choi Hee-dong, captain of the USS Chafee.

Choi was made captain of the Chafee earlier this month prior to the Key Resolve/Foal Eagle joint exercises held by the South Korean and U.S. militaries.

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