Also attending were Lieutenant General Nguyen Quang Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and representatives from a number of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense , Hanoi City, and the Hanoi Capital Command.

At the ceremony, the Hanoi Capital Command announced the decisions to establish the Regional Defense Command. On behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet presented the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the Regional Defense Commands.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet speaks at the ceremony. Photo: VIET TRUNG

Speaking at the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet said that the establishment of these units is a long-term strategic decision, reflecting the creative organizational thinking, innovative and scientific vision of the leaders of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense, realizing the policy of building local armed forces in the context that the entire army is promoting the reorganization of the system of agencies and units towards being lean, compact, strong, operating effectively, efficiently, closely following reality and modern combat requirements. At the same time, it meets the requirements of building a revolutionary, disciplined, elite and modern Vietnam People's Army.

In particular, in the context of the dissolution of the District Military Command, the establishment of the Regional Defense Command as an "extended arm" of the military agencies of provinces and cities is a reasonable, scientific, inherited and developed organizational model, ensuring the capacity to command and coordinate operations in the defense area, meeting the requirements and tasks in the new situation.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet emphasized that the Quyết Thắng Military Flag awarded to the units today is not only an organizational recognition, but also demonstrates the absolute trust of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense in the Capital Military, the unit that has been awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces three times; at the same time, it entrusts the responsibility of "infinite loyalty, ready to sacrifice for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for the longevity of the thousand-year-old capital", the sacred heart of the whole country.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: VIET TRUNG

In the coming time, to successfully carry out all assigned tasks, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet requested the Hanoi Capital Command and the Regional Defense Commands to thoroughly grasp the viewpoints, guidelines, and guiding thoughts of the Party, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense on local defense and military tasks in new conditions.

Party committees, commanders, functional agencies at all levels and the Capital Military must fully, correctly and deeply understand the functions and tasks of the Regional Defense Command, quickly stabilize the organization and staff, perfect the Party organization, command organization and mass organizations; deploy activities in accordance with functions and tasks, strive to overcome difficulties, and excellently complete tasks right from the first day and week.

The Regional Defense Commands must create new positions and forces, create new methods, ways of fighting, and military arts; must ensure the connection between the leadership and direction of the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and the City Military Party Committee to the communes and wards, becoming an "extended arm" to closely and promptly coordinate with localities to implement resolutions of Party Committees at all levels, together with the communes to build defensive operations, truly be a solid fulcrum, a focal agency to coordinate the building of people's war posture, the all-people national defense in the area, creating a solid, interconnected posture in the defense area.

Units need to quickly develop and promulgate regulations and rules on each aspect of work; strictly maintain regular regimes, comply with laws and discipline; urgently develop determination and combat plans; promote training and exercises, associated with practical combat plans, especially in urban combat conditions, information warfare, and cyber warfare; closely coordinate with forces, promptly grasp the local situation, flexibly handle arising factors, and avoid being passive or surprised in any situation.

The Regional Defense Commands need to proactively propose that the Party Committee and the Hanoi Capital Command do a good job of advising the City Party Committee and People's Committee in planning military and defense positions, building combat structures, logistics and technical bases, command systems, and dual-use infrastructure, meeting modern combat requirements and serving local socio-economic development; becoming a core factor in building local armed forces, contributing to building a solid "people's hearts and minds position", and building a modern all-people national defense.


Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet presents the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the units. Photo: VIET TRUNG

Along with that, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet also requested that the Regional Defense Commands need to build a truly clean and strong Party organization, uphold the basic principles and leadership mechanism; synchronously and uniformly implement model working regulations and regulations on leadership of important tasks; strengthen ideological leadership and political education, promote the noble qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers, the "Gallant, elegant and heroic" Capital soldiers, so that each Regional Defense Command becomes a bright spot in a healthy and disciplined military cultural environment; build a team of cadres and employees with steadfast political will, understanding of the area, good professional skills; internal solidarity, and solidarity between the army and the people are increasingly strong.

Units focus on doing a good job of preparing and conducting the Party Congress of the Regional Defense Command in accordance with regulations. After coming into operation, promptly organize to draw lessons, especially difficulties, obstacles, and shortcomings, propose to competent agencies to make appropriate amendments and supplements, ensuring synchronous and unified operations.

The Chief of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army believes that with the heroic tradition of the Capital's Armed Forces, a sense of responsibility, high determination and the synchronous participation of the entire political system, the Regional Defense Commands will excellently complete all assigned tasks, worthy of being the force that inherits and promotes the glorious tradition of previous generations, and has the honor of carrying the Quyet Thang Military Flag, the noble symbol of the heroic Vietnam People's Army.

NGOC HAN

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