PANO - Commando and special operations forces of member countries of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM+) took part in the ADMM+ counterterrorism FTX on May 9th at the Sarimbum Special Operations Forces Training Centre.

Attending the FTX were Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, Chief of the Brunei Defense Forces Major General Pato Mohd Tawih, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh, and other ADMM+ senior officers.

Conducting counter-terrorism exercise

The exercise was participated by 15 countries. Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia were observers. Participating troops were divided into thirteen tactical groups to simultaneously raid on the terrorists’ building. The host country's forces took missions of attacking terrorists from warships and helicopters.

For the first time joining in a massive multi-national counterterrorism exercise, the Vietnamese commando forces fulfilled all assigned missions.

Colonel Bui Tien Dung, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Commando Arm Command expressed his pleasure at the exercise's results, adding that the contents of the drills were close to the reality and suitable for all contingents, including Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Senior Lieutenant Hoang Duc Chung, Head of the Vietnamese commando team, held that his team successfully fulfilled the exercise due to their good training preparation. They received great compliments from participating teams for their swiftness, accuracy, and reasonable tactics, he added.

Translated by Anh Tien