The use of water commandos in maritime and island defence operations

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

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.

The global political and security landscape viewed from the 2025 Munich Security Conference

The global political and security landscape viewed from the 2025 Munich Security Conference

Friday, April 11, 2025, 21:50 (GMT+7)
The 2025 Munich Security Conference took place against a backdrop of rapid and unpredictable changes in the global political and security landscape. The conference addressed numerous topics and issues related to current global security, indicating that the world is accelerating its transition from a unipolar to a multipolar order

The Army and People of the Mekong Delta in the General Offensive and Uprising in  Spring 1975

The Army and People of the Mekong Delta in the General Offensive and Uprising in  Spring 1975

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 13:41 (GMT+7)
During the General Offensive and Uprising in Spring 1975, with the combined strength of the people’s war and a spirit of initiative and creativity, from 26 April 1975, most provinces in the Mekong Delta simultaneously launched offensives and uprisings against the enemy across all fronts, completely liberating their localities on 30 April 30 and 1 May 1975.

The role of the Commandos in the Great Spring Victory 1975 and the imperative of building the special forces in the new context

The role of the Commandos in the Great Spring Victory 1975 and the imperative of building the special forces in the new context

Tuesday, April 08, 2025, 20:20 (GMT+7)
By upholding the heroic tradition and building upon the resounding victories achieved during the Great Spring Offensive 1975, the Special Forces must continue to strive for ever-greater accomplishments. They must remain worthy of the title: an exceptionally elite, extraordinarily brave, astutely daring force that executes deep-strike operations and secures decisive victories.

Countering the enemy’s shift of offensive direction in a defensive operation - key considerations

Countering the enemy’s shift of offensive direction in a defensive operation - key considerations

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 08:42 (GMT+7)
Shifting the direction of an offensive is a common tactic employed by the enemy in combat to create breakthroughs on the battlefield, disrupt our defensive posture, and achieve operational and strategic objectives. In a (potential) war to defend the Fatherland, countering the enemy’s shift of offensive direction holds significant importance and requires thorough study both in theory and in practice

On the establisment of military posture in military region defence operations

On the establisment of military posture in military region defence operations

Friday, March 21, 2025, 13:32 (GMT+7)
To secure victory in defence operations, military region commanders and headquarters must address multiple challenges regarding force organisation, posture, theoretical and practical aspects of preparation, and execution of combat operations. In particular, mastering the art of creating and establishing military, political, and economic posture is crucial.

Improving the quality of political commissars and political officers in line with Ho Chi Minh’s ideology

Improving the quality of political commissars and political officers in line with Ho Chi Minh’s ideology

Friday, March 21, 2025, 13:27 (GMT+7)
Ho Chi Minh’s ideology on building political commissars and political officers  is not only a distinctive feature but also holds a crucial position within his ideological system, which should be thoroughly studied and applied to improve the quality of this staff, thereby contributing to strengthen the political foundation of each agency, unit, and the entire military.

The art of force utilisation in the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Offensive

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

Continuing to raise the effectiveness of ideological work within the Military, meeting the task requirements in the new period

Continuing to raise the effectiveness of ideological work within the Military, meeting the task requirements in the new period

Thursday, February 13, 2025, 15:56 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of the importance of ideological work, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defence, the General Department of Politics, offices, and units across the VPA have always exercised their close leadership and direction over ideological work via synchronous, creative, effective measures, under the motto: “ideological work will always be one step ahead of every task”

Great Spring Victory and aspirations for national rise
50 years have elapsed, but the epic of the Great 1975 Spring Victory, with the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign as its pinnacle, forever resounds through the nation and every single Vietnamese citizen. Under the Party’s glorious flag, that epic continues to resonate on the front of production, in the fight against hunger, poverty, and backwardness, in the protection of sacred national sovereignty over borders, seas, and islands