Air defense troops conduct exercise

PANO - The Air Defense - Air Force Service just completed a one-side, two-level command and staff exercise with tabletop and field training contents for its Southern units in 2022. During the drill, the participating units accomplished all stages of the exercise, namely preparing for combat, conducting combat, restoring combat power, and shifting combat readiness levels, ensuring absolute safety for forces, weapons and equipment. The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce some photos of the event. Translated by Quynh Oanh

Ho Chi Minh City’s authority conducts gratitude activities in Con Dao

21/07/2022 17:28
PANO - On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Wounded Soldiers' and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 - 2022), a delegation of the Ho Chi Minh municipal Party Committee, People’s Committee, People’s Council and the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front have carried out numerous meaningful activities in Con Dao Island, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province recently. The delegation has conducted a flag saluting ceremony, visits to Hang Duong and Hang Keo War Cemeteries, candle lighting and incense burning ceremonies to pay tribute to war heroes and martyrs. In addition, they have presented gifts to pay gratitude to former political prisoners, families of martyrs and wounded soldiers and revolutionary contributors in the locality, contributing to educating traditions and promoting patriotism among participants. On the occasion, the city’s authority collaborated with relevant agencies to organize art programs, sports competitions to popularize the images of Con Dao Island as a famous tourist attraction of Vietnam. The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce several images of the delegation on Con Dao Island. Translated by Trung Thanh

Vietnam, Laos promote friendship exchange

18/07/2022 21:34
PANO – Vietnam’s Quang Binh provincial Border Guard Command and Laos’ Khammouan provincial Military Command co-held a Vietnam – Laos friendship exchange program at the provincial border guard command level on July 15. The highlight of the exchange program was the inauguration and hand-over ceremony of the “Light in the border areas” project conducted by the Quang Binh provincial Border Guard Command for local people in Nachak village, Bualapha district, Khammouan province, and the signing of cooperation agreements between border stations of Quang Binh and Khammouan provinces. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Senior Colonel Trinh Thanh Binh, Commanding Officer of the Quang Binh provincial Border Guard Command, shared that the project aimed to support the local authorities and people in socio-economic development, raise local people’s living standards, and ensure security, social order and safety in border areas. Meanwhile, the project contributed to promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries’ parties, states, and people, including Vietnam’s Quang Binh province and the Lao province of Khammouan, border residents and border guards. Within the framework of the program, the organizing panel held a wide range of activities, such as free medical check-ups and medicines, scholarship presentation, VND-zero stall program, tree planting, and so on. Source: bienphong.com.vn Translated by Song Anh

Troops of Signal Brigade 604 in mission

07/07/2022 16:58
PANO - Each received and transmitted message is measured in seconds; each mobile communication station is deployed in minutes and each dispatch and parcel delivered to the destination is calculated in hours. These are everyday missions of troops of Signal Brigade 604, the unit majoring in ensuring communication for units of Military Region 2. These days, they are fighting with harsh weather to ensure the reception and transmission of thousands of messages with absolute safety and accuracy. Translated by Song Anh

Hue Festival 2022: Vibrant colors of culture

30/06/2022 21:14
PANO – For the first time, Hue Festival 2022 has been organized throughout the year with a series of attractive activities and events spread over four seasons. The highlight of the event was Hue Festival Week 2022 which took place on June 25-30, with the participation of 20 art troupes from Vietnam and other countries in the world. Hue Festival Week 2022 left a deep impression on domestic and international tourists with unique and spectacular art programs. The People’s Army Newspaper’s reporters would like to introduce some photos featuring the Hue Festival 2022. Translated by Quynh Oanh

Military pilots hone expertise, stance, combat experience

27/06/2022 17:02
PANO - At Nhu Xuan shooting range, Air Force Division 371 under the Air Defense - Air Force Service, has successfully organized a live-fire, bombing exercise in which pilots and the flight crews practiced flying, bombing, and firing ground targets. During the exercise which took place both day and night, Su-30MK2, Su-22M4, helicopters Mi-8 and Mi-17 performed a number of practices, including shooting, bombing, launching rockets, diving, maneuvering in a simple and complex manner in squads and in individual form. The exercise aimed to evaluate the combat training results of the division over the past time, and at the same time give participating pilots a chance to practice, improve their competence, stance, and acquire more combat experience so as to meet the future task requirements. Below are several photos taken by the reporter of the online version of the People’s Army Newspaper of the exercise conducted by Air Force Division 371 at Nhu Xuan shooting range and Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa province. Translated by Mai Huong

Artillery Brigade 368 hones troops’ skills

16/06/2022 20:16
PANO – Artillery Brigade 368 (successor of Artillery Regiment 675B) under Army Corps 1 was formed during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Over the past 54 years of its history, with remarkable achievements during the resistance war against the U.S. imperialists, Artillery Brigade 368 has been honored with the title of the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces and other noble awards of the Party and State. In recent years, the brigade’s troops have strived to overcome all hardships, and always heightened determination, indomitable spirit, creativeness, unity, and self-reliance to fulfill all assigned missions, especially in training, combat readiness, competitions, building a comprehensively strong and exemplary unit, and so on. In 2022, the brigade continues to strictly grasp and raise troops’ awareness of training and military discipline observance and ensure absolute safety for troops, weapons and equipment in training and drills. Moreover, the brigade has paid more attention to improving the quality of training, promoting technical initiatives and applying technology to training and exercise organization, renovating training contents and methods, and enhancing troops’ combat capabilities. The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce some images of Artillery Brigade 368’s troops in training. Translated by Quynh Oanh

Naval troops assist fishermen to fish at sea

15/06/2022 20:49
PANO – The Naval Region 2 Command cooperated with Tra Vinh and Bac Lieu provinces held a program to support fishermen to keep fishing at sea on June 14 and 15. The program, which has been regularly held by the Naval Region 2 Command from 2019, aims to encourage fishermen in Southern provinces and cities to continue fishing at sea and mobilize them to contribute to firmly protecting national sovereignty over sea and islands. Meeting with fishermen in Tra Vinh and Bac Lieu provinces, the mission updated them on maritime boundary delimitation agreements between Vietnam and neighboring countries and legal documents on safe, sustainable and lawful fishing in combination with environment protection. Visiting naval troops also provided local fishermen with locations of naval units’ locks and communication channels to contact when needed. The mission also presented 1,000 national flags, 300 lifejackets, and 30 gifts and distributed 2,000 sets of documents on information related to legal and responsible fishing to needy fishermen. The medical team of the Naval Region 2 Command provided free healthcare and medicine to around 300 fishermen in Dinh An townlet (Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh district) and Ganh Hao townlet (Dong Hai district, Bac Lieu province). Below are some photos of the program. Translated by Tran Hoai

Airborne landing training held for special forces

09/06/2022 21:16
PANO – Recently, at Bien Hoa Airport, Regiment 917 (Air Division 370 of the Air Defense - Air Force Service) conducted an airborne landing training session for special forces of Military Region 7. Reportedly, the training program ended as scheduled with absolute safety. The People’s Army Newspaper would like to present some images during the training. Translated by Minh Anh

Mi-8 helicopter flight training held in Central Region

30/05/2022 16:57
PANO – During this training program, all preparation work has been ensured for Mi-8 helicopter of Regiment 915 of the Air Force Officer Candidate School, under the Air Defense - Air Force Service, to implement a flight training at the height of 1,200m from Tuy Hoa (Phu Yen province) to Phu Cat (Binh Dinh province). The People’s Army Newspaper would like to present some images during the training program. Translated by Minh Anh

New recruits complete “three explosions” training session

29/05/2022 20:13
PANO - Brigade 144 of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army has held a three-content examination, consisting of AK-47 rifle shooting, grenade throwing, and explosive charge detonation, for its newly-recruited soldiers. After three months of training, the new recruits have acquired good technical skills and movements in the three contents. This is a premise for them to fulfill their duties in the coming time. New recruits have achieved good results in the exam, ensuring absolute safety of personnel and materiel. Translated by Mai Huong

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