North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marked the anniversary of the founding of the country’s anti-Japanese guerrilla forces by visiting a frontline army unit and observing a mortar firing drill, using the occasion to stress ideological discipline and combat readiness, state media reported Sunday.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim visited a combined unit under a mechanized infantry division in the western sector of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army.

During the visit, Kim laid flowers at a monument honoring his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, observed