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Cutting ribbon to open the exhibition |
The event was among activities in celebration of the 132nd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2022), and towards the 50th anniversary of the "Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the air" victory (December 1972 - 2022).
On display are more than 300 documents and artifacts featuring the care of President Ho Chi Minh, leaders of the Party and State, the military for the technical work of the air defense - air force and noble awards achieved by the service’s technical sector.
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Delegates introduced to the exhibits |
In the resistance war against the French colonialists, predecessor units of the air and anti-aircraft artillery forces were established together with the birth of technical maintenance units which were tasked with receiving, exploiting, mastering materiel and ensuring technical conditions for forces on theaters.
In the resistance war against U.S. invaders, technical staff closely followed units and battlefields, ensured technical conditions of weapons, researched the enemy aircraft, including B-52, and more, contributing to defeating two destructive wars in the North of the U.S. imperialists, especially the victory of the Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the air campaign in late December 1972, forcing the U.S. invaders to negotiate and sign the Paris Peace Accords to end the war in Vietnam, contributing to liberating the South and reunifying Vietnam.
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Troops are interested in the exhibition. |
Over the past years, the Air Defense - Air Force Service has been built into a modernized service, equipped with various new and high-tech weapons and equipment. The technical sector of the service has proactively researched and improved technical conditions, quality, and combat performance of existing materiel. It has guaranteed technical conditions of weapons and equipment the air defense and air troops to perform combat readiness, sky management, training tasks, and maneuver in all terrains and weather conditions, making an important contribution to consolidating and improving combat readiness capacity of the service in safeguarding the Fatherland’s sky.
The exhibition lasts until September 2 this year.
Translated by Chung Anh