During 2013, Kim Jong Un’s entourage for his on-site visits has consisted of a number of names and faces unfamiliar to many Pyongyang watchers. One such official is Hong Yong Chil, deputy director of the Korean Workers Party Machine-Building Industry Department. Hong is a key official in the daily management of the country’s production of arms and military supplies. He also has ties to Ryonha Machine Management Bureau (a.k.a. part of the the Ryonha Machine Complex) which produces machines and machine tools linked to missile production. Based on his 24 reported appearances in DPRK state media in 2013, Hong appears