“New Year holiday” of soldiers from Regiment 82

“New Year holiday” of soldiers from Regiment 82

PANO - Alongside strictly maintaining combat readiness duty during the New Year 2026 holiday, Regiment 82 of Division 355 under Military Region 2 mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers to carry out the 2025-2026 dry-season Westward Plan, supporting policy beneficiary families and local residents in Muong Nhe commune, Dien Bien province in repairing houses, schools and improving local environment.

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MR 2 inspects combat readiness ahead of 14th National Party Congress

PANO – On January 2, a working delegation of the Military Region (MR) 2 Command, led by Major General Nguyen Dang Khai, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of MR 2, conducted an inspection of combat readiness in support of security and protection missions for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, and the national elections for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2030 tenure at Air Defense Brigade 297.

DK1 platforms welcome New Year while maintaining high combat readiness


PANO - Located hundreds of nautical miles from the mainland, the DK1 platforms of DK1 Battalion, Naval Region 2 are regarded as outposts safeguarding national maritime sovereignty and the Southern continental shelf.
Four Vietnamese officers to be deployed to U.N. peacekeeping missions

PANO - The Ministry of National Defense (MND) held a ceremony on December 31 in Hanoi to present decisions of the State President to four officers of the Vietnam People’s Army assigned to undertake duties at United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping missions.

Vietnamese peacekeepers in Abyei conquer harshest roads


PANO - Amidst the bustling atmosphere of the year’s final days, the project to upgrade two key routes, connecting Banton and Anthony Junction, Banton and Angok, is being implemented at maximum intensity by Vietnam’s Engineering Company Rotation 4.
New houses handed over to flood-affected families

PANO – On January 2, in Dak Lak Province, units of the Air Force - Air Defense Service (AFADS) held a ceremony to inaugurate and hand over 21 newly built houses to families whose houses were destroyed by natural disasters, completing “Quang Trung Campaign” nearly one month ahead of schedule.

Military Hospital 175, Corps 18 coordinate aero-medical evacuation on first day of New Year


PANO - At 5:20 a.m. on January 2, a helicopter EC225 with tail number 8620 of Corps 18 landed at the helipad of the Institute of Orthopedics and Trauma under Military Hospital 175, transporting a critically ill patient from Nam Yet Island to the mainland for treatment.
Dak Lak Provincial Military Command successfully detonates bomb in Ea Hiao commune

PANO – On January 2, the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command announced that the Engineering Unit under the Staff of the Provincial Military Command, in coordination with the Defensive Area Command Region 2 – Krong Buk and the Military Command of Ea Hiao Commune, successfully handled and detonated a large bomb left over from the war in Ea Hiao Commune, ensuring absolute safety for personnel and equipment.

Memorial and burial ceremony held in Dien Bien for 10 martyrs


PANO - On December 31, the Party Committee, authorities, armed forces, and people of Dien Bien province held a memorial and burial ceremony for the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors, who sacrificed their lives while conducting international service in Laos in wartime.
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