The use of water commandos in maritime and island defence operations
Monday, April 21, 2025, 15:52 (GMT+7)
The organisation and employment of water commandos in maritime and island defence during a war to protect the Fatherland is a matter of strategic importance. Although this is not a new topic, it pertains to military art that is constantly evolving, thus requiring continued research, supplementation, and refinement in both theory and practice.
Liberation of the Spratly Islands: A strategic victory in the liberation of the South and national reunification
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 14:36 (GMT+7)
The victory of the liberation of the Spratly Islands in 1975 holds profound strategic significance. It not only contributed to the complete success of the Spring 1975 General Offensive and Uprising, which fully liberated the South and reunified the country, but also firmly affirmed Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the Spratly Islands.
Great 1975 Spring Victory and the building of robust all-people national defence within Military Region 7
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 13:41 (GMT+7)
Over the years, under the Party’s military - defence lines, especially the Resolution of the Party Central Committee’s 8th Plenum (11th and 13th tenure) on the Strategy for Fatherland Protection in the New Situation as well as other resolutions and directives by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence, Military Region 7 has focused its leadership and direction on building strong all-people national defence
The art of force utilisation in the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Offensive
Monday, February 24, 2025, 15:17 (GMT+7)
During the resistance war against US imperialists for national salvation, for the first time, through the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Offensive, we successfully liberated an entire key province located right next to Saigon. This victory resulted from the convergence of multiple factors in successfully executing a “strategic reconnaissance strike”, with the art of force utilisation being chief among them
Commando Corps grasps and executes 13th Politburo’s Directive 35-CT/TW
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 07:42 (GMT+7)
Under the Politburo’s directives, all-level party congresses will be held in 2025; it is also the year for accelerating the accomplishment of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress as all-round prerequisites for ushering the country into a new era - the era of the nation’s rise, amid highly complex, rapid global and regional changes and hostile forces’ sabotage efforts against our Party, State, and Military
The art of “point encirclement for reinforcement ambush” in Operation Bu Prang - Duc Lap of 1969
Sunday, September 29, 2024, 20:49 (GMT+7)
Operation Bu Prang - Duc Lap was a small-scale offensive in the strategic region of Central Highlands. Despite logistical difficulties, our troops participating in the Operation achieved high combat performance, thanks to the creative application of the unique military tactic of “point encirclement for reinforcement ambush.” This success contributed to the failure of the enemy’s plan to replace US forces with the Saigon regime’s regular troops on the battlefield
Promoting its heroic tradition, Commando Brigade 198 raises the quality of training and combat readiness
Saturday, August 17, 2024, 20:38 (GMT+7)
To keep pace with the development of its task requirements, the Brigade has focused on making itself “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong, raising its synergy and combat power, and particularly improving the quality of training and combat readiness as a central task via many practical, effective measures
Commando Brigade 126 focuses on making itself “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong
Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 08:41 (GMT+7)
Commando Brigade 126 (hereafter the Brigade for short), renowned as a “Special elite” unit of the Navy, has always been prepared to “Strike first” and “Win the first battle” when faced with combat situations. To meet its task requirements in the new situation, the Brigade has been adopting a comprehensive set of measures to make itself “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong
Some solutions to build a politically elite Commando Force
Thursday, July 25, 2024, 18:13 (GMT+7)
President Ho Chi Minh’s guidance provides a comprehensive and profound summary of the nature, formation, and development of the Force, outlining fundamental principles for its construction and combat process, serves as a guiding light for all actions of the Corps. The term “special” permeates every facet, with “exceptionally firm political stance” playing a pivotal role in determining victories and shaping the Corps’ tradition
Striving to deserve the most elite force in the new situation
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 08:06 (GMT+7)
Taking pride in its history and tradition as well as trust, fondness, and special attention of the Party, State, people, and MND, the Commando Corps is determined to overcome all difficulties to build itself into a modern, elite, regular, revolutionary force, deserving the specially elite combat force of the military and preserving its tradition in the new condition.