Military Region 3 builds strong local military organisations
Friday, January 09, 2026, 10:39 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and implementing the strategic guidelines of the Party, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defence on restructuring local military forces in the “lean, compact, and strong” direction, the Military Region 3 Party Committee and Command have resolutely and synchronously deployed a wide range of measures and achieved encouraging initial results.
On assurance of communications for deception, posture creation, and manoeuvre in the deployment of forces to counter enemy airborne landings in strategic defensive operations
Friday, December 26, 2025, 20:07 (GMT+7)
As the “lifeblood” of the battlefield, communications assurance in operations to counter strategic airborne landings in general, and in deception, posture creation, and manoeuvring deployment of forces in particular, plays a decisive role in all battlefield activities and in determining combat outcomes.
Transforming the artillery-missile strategic defensive posture into a strategic counter-offensive posture in a Fatherland protection war
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 21:33 (GMT+7)
Transforming the artillery-missile posture from strategic defence to strategic counter-offensive in a war of homeland defence is a matter of profound significance. While not entirely new, it belongs to the art of war, which is ever evolving and developing, and therefore requires continuous research, supplementation, and refinement both in theory and in practice.
The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today
Friday, August 15, 2025, 10:51 (GMT+7)
In August 1945, under the leadership of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh, our people conducted a General Uprising to smash the yoke of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and usher our nation into a new era - the era of national independence and socialism. In that great victory, our fledgling revolutionary armed forces played a core role in guiding and assisting the masses in rising up to seize power. Those historical lessons remain valuable in the Military’s building and fighting cause in general, the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army in particular
Several issues regarding chemical defence in strategic defensive operations on Northern theatre
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 19:37 (GMT+7)
Chemical defence in strategic defensive operations on Northern theatre during a war to defend the Fatherland is a critically important aspect of support work. It aims to minimise the destructive impacts of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), maintain the combat capability of the armed forces, and ensure the safety of the population. This is an extremely difficult and complex task that must be thoroughly studied and prepared in peacetime
Operational coordination between the mobile and local forces in decisive battles of counteroffensive campaigns in the war to safeguard the Fatherland
Friday, July 18, 2025, 23:11 (GMT+7)
Operational coordination between mobile and local forces in decisive battles of counteroffensive campaigns is a matter of military art, constantly evolving and developing. Therefore, it is essential to continue researching, supplementing, and refining the theoretical foundation of this coordination to align with requirements of people’s warfare to safeguard the Fatherland in new conditions.
Organisation of artillery firepower to counter strategic airborne landings in strategic defensive operations
Monday, June 30, 2025, 13:41 (GMT+7)
Organising artillery firepower scientifically, rationally, creatively, and effectively plays a decisive role in successfully defeating enemy strategic airborne landings in strategic defensive operations. This is a continuously evolving aspect of operational art that requires further study and refinement in terms of both theory and practice.
Military Region 3 concentrates on enhancing combat training quality
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 08:04 (GMT+7)
To meet the requirements of the new phase, alongside intensifying leadership and directing the implementation of synchronised measures, the Standing Committee of MR3 Party Committee and Command have set the goal of continuing to make breakthroughs in enhancing combat training quality.
3rd Military Region focuses on building an increasingly solid defensive zone
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 07:50 (GMT+7)
To firmly build provincial, municipal, and regional defensive zones that meet the requirements of national defence in the new era, the 3rd Military Region is determined to continue mobilising the comprehensive strength of the entire political system, with the people’s armed forces playing the core role through synchronised and practical solutions.
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