President Kim Il Sung founded the KPA on February 8, Juche 37 (1948).

Rodong Sinmun says that the birth of the Juche-oriented regular army, which carried forward the traditions created in the anti-Japanese war, provided a firm guarantee by armed forces to firmly defend the sovereignty of the country and successfully realize the great cause of Mt Paektu, and goes on:

Korean-style socialism could dynamically advance along the road of victory, overcoming so severe and dangerous difficulties. This is because the KPA has successfully discharged its mission and duty of defending the country, the revolution and the people.

Today the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK have ushered in the highest heyday of their development led by Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un.

The combatant might of the KPA is redoubling day by day under the leadership of Kim Jong Un possessed of talented military wisdom and superb strategy which no great man can match in the world, persevering pluck and iron will as brilliant commander and ardent loving care of soldiers.

Minju Joson stresses that the DPRK will be boundlessly strong and prosperous as long as it has the invincible revolutionary armed forces led by Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, the most brilliant commander in the world.