Biography
Admiral(ret.) Ho-Sub Jung currently is a Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Military Studies, Chungnam National University in Daejeon. He is also President, Sea Explorers of Korea. He was the 31st CNO in the Republic of Korea Navy. During his 37 years in active duty, he served at various locations, such as Vice CNO; Commander, ROK Fleet; Commander, Naval Education and Training Command. Director Foreign Intelligence, Korea Defense Intelligence Agency, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel (N1), ROK Navy Headquarters, Commander, Second Combat Flotilla, The Second Fleet, ROK Navy, XO to the Chairman, ROK JCS, and commanding officer of various ships such as Frigate, Corbett, Patrol ships.
He has earned his Ph.D from Department of Politics and International Relations, Lancaster University, Great Britain in 1994. He has written widely on Korean defense policy issues, ROK-US naval cooperation, Japan’s defense policy, US-Japan security alliance, security and defense issues in the Asia-Pacific region, contributing articles to such journals as Strategy 21 (KIMS), National Defense Studies(KIDA), and Maritime Strategy (ROK Naval War College). Admiral Jung is the author of Maritime Power and US-Japan Security Relations: Nature of US Control Measures against Japan(Seoul : Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy, 2001).
He has earned his Ph.D from Department of Politics and International Relations, Lancaster University, Great Britain in 1994. He has written widely on Korean defense policy issues, ROK-US naval cooperation, Japan’s defense policy, US-Japan security alliance, security and defense issues in the Asia-Pacific region, contributing articles to such journals as Strategy 21 (KIMS), National Defense Studies(KIDA), and Maritime Strategy (ROK Naval War College). Admiral Jung is the author of Maritime Power and US-Japan Security Relations: Nature of US Control Measures against Japan(Seoul : Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy, 2001).
