The North Korean regime has promoted yet another prominent official of the party and military, Yun Tong Hyon.

Yun, a lieutenant general (jungjang) in the Korean People’s Army since February, was promoted to the rank of colonel general (sangjang) no later than May 25, based on the three stars he’s been seen wearing in KCNA photos since that time.

Yun has been a significant official for the past few years, though his trajectory has not always been upward. He previously held the rank of colonel general in 2011 and may have briefly achieved the rank of