“Three Breakthroughs” to enhance the combat strength of the Commando Corps
Thursday, April 09, 2026, 10:20 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping the Party’s military and defence lines and the requirements of building the Military and defending the Fatherland in the new situation, the Commando Corps has been resolutely, synchronously implementing measures to realise its “Three Breakthroughs” for building a “particularly elite and modern” Corps capable of undertaking and successfully accomplishing all assigned tasks
Building Coast Guard Region 4 all-strong, “exemplary and typical”
Saturday, March 28, 2026, 05:20 (GMT+7)
Deeply aware of its assigned mission, Coast Guard Region 4 has focused its leadership and direction on implementing a range of solutions synchronously to enhance the building of an all-strong, “exemplary and typical” unit, meeting the requirements of law enforcement, management, and firmly protecting national security, order, and safety in the southwestern sea region of the country.
Brigade 972 improves its synergy to meet the requirements of strategic transport tasks
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 16:15 (GMT+7)
To meet the requirements of building the Military in the new period, the Brigade has been equipped with many modern transport vehicles with large payloads and high mobility. Its staff members have undergone systematic training and possessed broad experience in transport under complex operational environments. These are fundamental advantages for the Brigade to successfully fulfil its tasks in all situations
Enhancing the leadership capacity and combativeness of Naval Region 2’s Party Organisation
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 14:56 (GMT+7)
These realities necessitate the Region’s Party Committee and Command adopting sound guidelines and solutions, and exercising their comprehensive leadership and direction over all aspects of work, with Party building identified as a central focus. In practice, results from self-criticism and criticism under the Resolution of the 4th Plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee on the building and rectification of the Party and political system have shown that, alongside notable achievements, the work of Party organisation building still reveals certain shortcomings
Upholding the virtues of “Uncle Ho’s Soldiers”, Brigade 146 is determined to firmly safeguard the Fatherland’s sacred seas and islands
Friday, January 23, 2026, 08:28 (GMT+7)
The task of managing and firmly safeguarding national sacred sovereignty over Truong Sa Archipelago is a great honour and pride of every officer and soldier of Brigade 146 under Naval Region 4. Fully aware of that special political responsibility, the Brigade’s Party Committee and Command are determined to excellently fulfil all assigned tasks, contributing to fostering and spreading the noble virtues of “Uncle Ho’s Soldiers” - Naval Soldiers in the new period
Reconnaissance Unit No.1 steps up the fight against crime and violation of law at sea
Monday, January 19, 2026, 14:52 (GMT+7)
Countering crime and violation of law at sea is one of the key missions of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG). Hence, Reconnaissance Unit No.1 has been adopting comprehensive and resolute measures to improve the performance of this task, thereby contributing to maintaining security, order, and safety in the country’s seas and islands
Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
Thursday, January 08, 2026, 20:54 (GMT+7)
In 2025, the world continued to witness intense strategic competition among major powers, an increasing tendency to address issues through escalation and the use of force, along with prolonged and expanding military conflicts in many regions. Nevertheless, peace, cooperation, and development remain the major trends and shared goals. To provide a comprehensive overview, the National Defence Journal compiles and presents ten major military and defence events worldwide in 2025
Solutions to raise the effectiveness of permanent militia flotillas in safeguarding sea and island sovereignty
Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 10:31 (GMT+7)
In recent years, under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence, relevant agencies and units and coastal localities have actively implemented Phase 1 of the Project on “building permanent militia flotillas to safeguard sea and island sovereignty in the new situation”
189th Brigade focuses on enhancing combat power
Monday, November 17, 2025, 16:06 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of the mission requirements and the great responsibility entrusted to them, the Party Committee and Command of the Brigade have been focusing on leading and directing the vigorous and comprehensive implementation of multiple measures to improve its overall quality and combat power, identifying this as a key and continuous objective, both for the immediate term and for the long run.
Coast Guard Squadron 21 improves its training and combat readiness quality
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 14:54 (GMT+7)
Over the years, Squadron 21, under Coast Guard Region 2’s Command, has always regarded training and combat readiness as a central, consistent political task that has directly contributed to building “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong affiliates, raising its synergy and combat strength, and meeting its task requirements.