Defense Minister sends letter to military medical personnel

Defense Minister sends letter to military medical personnel

PANO - On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955 - 2026), Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang, on behalf of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND), extended best wishes to all officers, staff, cadets, and soldiers who have been and are currently serving in the military medical sector.

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GS directs entire military to fulfill tasks and effectively handle contingencies

PANO - On February 25, Chief of the General Staff (GS) and Deputy Defense Minister General Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired the GS’s February 2026 meeting, with the attendance of GS deputy chiefs and representatives of GS’s affiliates.

Defense leader visits and congratulates units on Vietnamese Doctors’ Day


PANO - On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955 - 2026), on February 25, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau, Deputy Defense Minister, visited Military Hospital 103 under the Vietnam Military Medical University and the Air Defense - Air Force Medical Institute under the Air Defense - Air Force Service.
MILAN 2026 concludes successfully

PANO - Rear Admiral Alok Ananda, Commander of Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet, chaired the closing ceremony of the Multilateral Naval Exercise 2026 (MILAN 2026) on February 25 on the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant of the host country India.

Russian Embassy hosts banquet marking Defender of the Fatherland Day


PANO - On the evening of February 24 in Hanoi, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko and Russian Defense Attaché to the country Colonel Belosludtsev Sergey Vladimirovich, hosted a banquet to commemorate Defender of the Fatherland Day.
Swift operations to reconnect Lo river’s banks

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Celebrating Tet with border villagers


PANO – During the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026, many officers and soldiers of Tri Le Border Post under the Nghe An Provincial Border Guard Command remained quietly on duty in remote and isolated border villages. For them, Tet is inseparable from patrol missions, safeguarding national sovereignty and protecting the peaceful lives of local residents.
Over-226kg bomb safely defused in Quang Tri province

The mine action team of PeaceTrees Vietnam on February 24 said it had coordinated with the Quang Tri provincial Military Command to safely dispose of a wartime bomb weighing more than 226kg.

Memories of Tet celebrations in border


PANO - During my years of military service, I celebrated four Lunar New Year (Tet) festivals on the frontline, and every one of them was spent close to the enemy. Each Tet came with a chill in the air and was marked by combat; not a single one passed in peace. Those were the Tets I experienced in the narrow line between our forces and the enemy.
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