At the event, Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai handed over the duty of Commander of Military Region 1 to Major General Truong Manh Dung.
According to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.839/QD-TTg dated April 26, 2025, Commander of Military Region 1 Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai was appointed as Deputy Minister of National Defense. Commander of Army Corps 12 Major General Truong Manh Dung was appointed as Commander of Military Region 1, following the Prime Minister’s Decision No.824/QD-TTg dated April 24, 2025.
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General Nguyen Tan Cuong chairs the event. |
During the conference, Gen. Dung pledged to work closely with the Standing Board of the Party Committee and the Command of Military Region 1 to uphold the Party’s leadership principles, maintain unity and consensus, overcome challenges, and focus leadership and direction on building a stronger, more developed military region. He promised to be always ready to accept and successfully fulfill all assigned missions.
Speaking at the event, General Cuong congratulated Lt. Gen. Nguyen Hong Thai and Maj. Gen. Truong Manh Dung on being entrusted with new responsibilities. He asked Maj. Gen. Truong Manh Dung to inherit and build upon the achievements of the region, raise a strong sense of responsibility, and foster unity within the Party Committee and Command.
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General Nguyen Tan Cuong witnesses the handover of the duty between former and new Commanders of Military Region 1. |
The Chief of the General Staff urged the new commander to quickly familiarize himself with the duties, actively study and grasp the situation, and promptly propose leadership strategies, particularly in training, combat readiness, discipline enforcement, safety assurance, to build an elite, compact, strong Military Region 1. General Cuong asked him to be ready to undertake and well fulfill all assigned tasks, living up to the trust of the Party, State, and people.
He also requested Lt. Gen. Nguyen Hong Thai to exchange the unit’s situation, localities, operations, and experience in leading and directing Military Region 1 to successfully fulfill assigned mission.
Translated by Tran Hoai