National Defence Journal

Tuesday, August 04, 2026, 07:53 (GMT+7)

The art of battlefield shaping in Dak To I Campaign

Monday, June 15, 2026, 16:01 (GMT+7)
Dak To I Campaign was one of the quintessential campaigns conducted by our Military and people on the Central Highlands battlefield; it inflicted heavy attrition on enemy manpower and destroyed numerous enemy war machines. The victory of the Campaign marked a developmental stride in operational art for offensive combat against the enemy outside fortifications on mountainous and forested terrain, most notably the art of shaping the battlefield

On the deployment of mobile forces to counter enemy ground advances in a strategic defensive operation in the Southern theatre

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 16:12 (GMT+7)
Strategic defence is one of the crucial types of strategic military operations, conducted through the coordination of extensive combat actions by onsite forces, units manning the defensive lines, etc., with the concentrated efforts of mobile forces to counter enemy advances. Its aim is to defeat enemy offensives, defend key objectives and strategic territories, and create favourable conditions and timing for subsequent strategic military operations.

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VPA promotes core role in the “500-Day Campaign to accelerate the search, recovery, and identification of martyrs’ remains”

To accomplish the Campaign’s assigned tasks, objectives, and targets, ministries, sectors, local authorities, and particularly military agencies and units serving as the core force, must continue to coordinate closely in implementing comprehensive and synchronised measures. This requires mobilising all available resources and harnessing the combined strength of the entire political system and society to successfully fulfil this exceptionally important mission of profound national gratitude.