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.

Organising and deploying forces for key battles in offensive campaigns in a Fatherland protection war

Monday, March 17, 2025, 10:19 (GMT+7)
In case of a Fatherland protection war, offensive operations can be conducted at the outset and throughout the war on various scales, featuring key and decisive battles. Securing victory in these critical engagements requires commanders and relevant agencies to address numerous challenges. Chief among these is the organisation and deployment of forces, which necessitates further research and application in line with rapidly evolving battlefield circumstances

Tank and Armoured Brigade 409 focuses on raising its synergy and combat power

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 14:01 (GMT+7)
The Brigade has comprehensively renewed training and exercises according to Resolution 19-NQ/ĐU, dated 16 March 2023, by the Military Region Party Committee, on “raising the quality of training in the period of 2023 - 2030 and beyond”. To achieve the established targets and goals, the Brigade has focused on synchronous, specialised training courses relevant to combat reality and the particularities of its operational areas

On the organisation and utilisation of armed forces to safeguard the sovereignty over seas and islands in the jurisdiction of Military Region 7

Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 13:33 (GMT+7)
Located in the choke point of the Southeastern Region, a part of the Central Highland, and the South Central Coast, Military Region 7 is a key strategic region in the defensive posture of the South and the entire country with a 322-km-long coastline and numerous islands of military, defence, and economic values such as Phu Quy, Con Dao, etc. Being fully aware of its position and on the foundation of grasping the task of safeguarding the sovereignty over the seas and islands, in recent years, the Military Region’s armed forces have closely coordinated with military services, arms, and local forces to build up an uninterrupted and solid posture for defending the seas and islands as well as bring into play the synergy of forces to safeguard the sacred sovereignty over the Fatherland’s seas and islands.

On ensuring mobility routes in strategic defensive operations in a potential Patriotic War

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 14:29 (GMT+7)
To ensure sufficient mobility routes for combat forces and technical hardware to fight the enemy, the Field Commands and its subordinate departments must preplan the required number of routes across the operational area, before, during, and after combat, encompassing both flatlands, midlands, mountainous regions, as well as waterways. This demands that the commanders of various departments and units, especially the combat engineering forces, develop proper plans for ensuring mobility routes in accordance with the defensive strategy even during peacetime, and are ready to improve, repair, and renovate such routes during combat.

From victory against enemy naval blockades in the North to the Navy’s enhanced combat readiness and training quality today

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 18:44 (GMT+7)
Given the aspiration for peace and reunification of the country as well as the resolve to fight the enemy and clear the way to advance, Viet Nam People’s Navy (VPN) brought into play its core role and directly conducted research and detected and neutralised all the naval mines and magnetic bombs, thereby reopening lanes of traffic in support of production and transportation of supplies to the theatre of war. Regardless of hardships and sacrifice, given its determination, indomitable spirit, wisdom, and bravery, the Navy, together with the Northern military and people, defeated the enemy blockades completely and created a remarkable feat of arms, which can be considered an exploit of the VPN.

64th Regiment focuses on improving the quality of training and combat readiness

Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 07:50 (GMT+7)
Building upon the achieved results and experiences, cadres and soldiers of the 64th Regiment continue to strive, unite, overcome difficulties, and remain determined to fulfil their training and combat readiness tasks excellently to contribute to enhancing the overall quality and combat strength, together with other units in the military branch, to firmly protect the sacred airspace of the Fatherland.

Highlights of military art in the Battle of Ap Bac in 1963

Monday, January 09, 2023, 08:59 (GMT+7)
The outstanding features of the military art employed in the Battle of Ap Bac and the experience learnt from this engagement still have profound theoretical and practical values today, and they need to be further studied, developed, and applied in the cause of building and defending the Motherland in the present day.

Upholding tradition, J250 Depot improves task performance

Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 07:49 (GMT+7)
Because of the characteristics and tasks of the industry and unit, as well as the requirements for management and use, the difficulties and challenges in preservation, maintenance and repair of the materials, weapons, technical equipment ... the Party committee and commandant of the depot promote political and ideological education to improve political zeal and solidarity of its cadres, staff and soldiers for successfully completing assigned tasks.

December 1972 Air Defence Campaign, a landmark of the Vietnamese people’s art of air defence warfare

Monday, December 27, 2021, 10:05 (GMT+7)
In December 1972, under the leadership of the Party, the Northern military and people defeated the US Operation Linebacker II, making the “Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, compelling the US to sign the Paris Peace Accords and withdraw its troops from Viet Nam. The victory was resulted from many factors, especially the Vietnam people’s art of air defence warfare in Ho Chi Minh era