He went round the monument to the field guidance of leader Kim Jong Il and a room for the education in the revolutionary history and a room devoted to the history of the unit.

Looking round the historic relics with keen interest, he said that the large combined unit grew to be a powerful elite unit fully prepared for both offensive and defence in modern warfare under the wise leadership and meticulous care of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

He highly appreciated the feats performed by the service personnel of the unit, saying that the unit has performed praiseworthy feats in the defence of the country and socialist construction in the past period and made positive contributions to giving fullest play to the fighting spirit and militant traits of the KPA after being rapidly dispatched to the front for recovering from the flood damage in the northern part of the country, in particular.

Praising the unit for effectively conducting the education of its service personnel through the room for the education in the revolutionary history and the room devoted to the history of the unit after successfully arranging them, he underscored the need to intensify the education for helping them deeply grasp the undying feats of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and the glorious history and tradition of the unit.

Going round the soldiers' hall, he instructed the commanding officers of the unit to direct sustained big efforts to intensifying the five-point education set forth by the Party to successfully train the service personnel as indomitable fighters who do not abandon their revolutionary faith though they may die on the road of defending the socialist country.

After hearing a report on the defense operation plan of the unit from its commander at the military study room, he examined the documents on combat and went round various places including operation lecture room to learn in detail about the performance of duties by the units under the large combined unit and their trainings and regular combat preparedness.

He praised the commanding and staff officers of the large combined unit for rounding off operational and tactical plans, peculiar and superb, to carry out all operations and combats our own way.

He was satisfied to learn that they are firmly preparing the soldiers to be a-match-for-a-hundred fighters who are well versed in various combat methods and making full preparations for drills with high enthusiasm to bring about collective innovations in the next year's combat and political training, in particular.

Noting that the large combined unit has a very important duty to perform, he set forth important tasks which would serve as guidelines for increasing the unit's combat readiness and fighting capability in every way.

He said he felt confident of the area defended by the unit and expressed expectation and belief that the service personnel of the unit would firmly protect the socialist country with arms. Then he had a photo session with them.

Accompanying him were Hwang Pyong So, Choe Ryong Hae and Ri Yong Gil.