The defense chief was accompanied by Chief of the General Staff (GS) of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, the GS’s Deputy Chief Lt. Gen. Nguyen Doan Anh and two members of the steering committee of the exercise Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Gau and the GS’s Deputy Chief Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Nghia.
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Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang speaks at the checking of the exercise. |
Having checked the field and observed troops conducting their training duties, Gen. Giang hailed the school’s achievements and stressed that the exercise clearly demonstrated the motto "The school’s quality of training is the unit’s combat readiness capability."
The defense minister highlighted the exercise since it helped the school’s cadres, instructors and cadets review their acquired knowledge in reality, apply what they have learnt to training, contributing to renovating and improving the quality of training, meeting the requirements of the task of building the military in the new situation.
He asked the steering committees of exercises of the Ministry of National Defense and the school to study and develop exercises with close attachment to reality, clarify issues related to our troops and the enemy, ensuring the unit’s completion of combat missions and entire victory. He also asked for flexible application of theoretical, techno-tactical principles close to actual situation in the theater and combat targets, especially in the context that the enemy uses hi-tech weapons.
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Gen. Phan Van Giang at the checking visit to Regiment 102 |
Earlier, in the morning, Gen. Giang inspected the combat readiness posture and regularity building work of Regiment 102 under Army Corps 1’s Division 308.
The head of the Ministry of National Defense checked the guard duty, the building of regularity, observance of discipline, system of cultural institutions, accommodations and activities of troops. He pointed out shortcomings and required the unit’s chains-of-command at all levels to fix soon to help build a comprehensively-strong, exemplary and typical unit which fulfills all assigned political tasks.
Gen. Giang urged the unit’s leadership to follow troops’ thoughts, boost observance of discipline, improve troops’ spiritual and material life and ensure safety in all aspects.
In the afternoon the same day, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang led a mission to attend the inauguration ceremony of VIP 2 facility at the National Military Training Center No.4 under the Department of Military Training of the General Staff.
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Defense Minister Phan Van Giang and other delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the facility. |
The VIP 2 facility with five floors, 120 bedrooms and a system of conference halls, mess hall, administrative and management areas was completed after nearly two years of construction. The building of this facility is important to meet the requirement of the center’s hosting of senior officials and international delegations.
Annually, the center organizes 15-20 sports events and training courses.
Speaking highly of relevant units’ efforts in the facility building, Gen. Giang requested the Department of Military Training to effectively manage, operate and use the facility and bring into play its functions.
Translated by Mai Huong