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Senior Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, and delegates attend the exercise’s closing ceremony. |
The closing ceremony was attended by Senior Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army, among others.
After two days, the exercise completed all planned contents and objectives, with absolute safety ensured. The exercise steering committee, organizing panel and judging panel carried out their work in a scientific and thorough manner. Participating forces maintained close coordination and flexibly handled situations as required. Weapons and technical equipment were thoroughly prepared, meeting the requirements of the exercise.
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Senior Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son presents flags to units winning the first, second and third overall prizes, as well as the first, second and third prizes among air defense brigades. |
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Major General Nguyen Xuan Thuy delivers the closing remarks. |
During the live-fire phase, the participating units strictly observed procedures and regulations, quickly received and handed over weapons and technical equipment, deployed their forces and made combat preparations on schedule. The firing results were good, while absolute safety was ensured for personnel, weapons and technical equipment. Command and coordination among the participating forces were maintained closely, and the air and ground situations were strictly monitored. The exercise provided a realistic assessment of the units’ organizational and command capabilities, combat readiness and training quality.
In his closing remarks, Major General Nguyen Xuan Thuy, Director of the Department of Army Air Defense under the Air Defense - Air Force Service and whole-military Air Defense Vice Chief, and Standing Deputy Head of the exercise steering committee, highly valued the sense of responsibility and efforts of the participating forces and asked the units to seriously review the exercise, identify shortcomings and determine measures to address them, thereby improving training quality in the coming period.
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A live-fire session during the exercise |
He emphasized that the units should focus on developing officers at the sub-unit level and continue improving their combat capabilities and combat readiness. They should regularly supplement and finalize combat plans, organize advanced training, and increase contests and sports festivals at all levels. Greater attention should be paid to night training and rapid mobility, while basic individual skills and the coordination capabilities of combat crews should be improved.
The units were also requested to closely combine theory with practice and basic training with advanced technical and tactical training, improving the quality and effectiveness of training during the remaining months of 2026 and in the following years. These efforts are aimed at meeting the requirements of combat readiness and managing and protecting the Fatherland’s airspace under the new situation.
Translated by Minh Anh