Coast guard flotilla promoted to brigade

Lieutenant General Hoang Van Dong handing over "Determined to win" military flag to the unit

The event was chaired by Political Commissar of the Vietnam Coast Guard Lieutenant General Hoang Van Dong.

According to a report delivered at the meeting by Senior Colonel Pham Quang Anh, Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 4 Command, the brigade includes Flotillas 421 and 422 and other five functional bodies.

Speaking at the event, General Dong underscored that this decision marked a milestone in the development of the brigade in particular and the coast guard force in general. He also expressed thanks to local Party committees and authorities, and other relevant units for their assistance to Flotilla 402 over the past time, and asked them to continue to support the newly-founded Brigade 42 to fulfill all assigned tasks in the current context.

He also asked the brigade to promptly strengthen its organization, further promote troops’ competence, and closely coordinate with Party committees and authorities in localities where they are stationed.

Translated by Khanh Ngan