The depot was formed from the merger of Depots K80 and 82, which were established in the late 1970s and 1980s. Its tasks were to maintain and deliver weapons and equipment to engineering units in the whole military.

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Deputy Commander of the Engineering Corps Major General Nguyen Xuan Tung (third from left) hands over the third-class Fatherland Protection Order to the unit.

Since its establishment, the depot’s troops and employees have increasingly done their utmost to reinforce and build their unit to meet the task requirements.

The depot has been upgraded through periods of time while its personnel have been trained to significantly improve both skills and knowledge.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Commander of the Engineering Corps Major General Nguyen Xuan Tung congratulated the unit for its achievements over the past time. He asked the unit to continue embracing higher levels’ instructions, paying more attention to political and ideological education for troops, improving its personnel’s professionalism expertise, and actively researching and applying new technologies to the management and maintenance of weapons and equipment.

Hundreds of groups and individuals of the depot were honored with noble awards from the Party, State and military thanks to their achievements over the past years.

On the occasion, the depot was honored with the third-class Fatherland Protection Order from the Party and State and received the letter of commendation from the defense minister.

Translated by Trung Thanh