Vinh City Military Command: Striving to soon achieve the title of 'Hero of the People's Armed Forces in the renovation period'

(Baonghean) - After 70 years of construction, fighting and growing up, under the leadership of the city's Party Committee and government, Vinh city's armed forces have always stood side by side with political and social forces, promoting revolutionary traditions, maintaining political stability, ensuring good social order and safety, creating a premise for the comprehensive and solid development of the city.

Over the years, the City Military Party Committee has proactively coordinated with the police and other forces, regularly grasped the characteristics of the locality, the situation of the people and the armed forces; analyzed and promptly forecasted emerging issues, performed well the advisory function for the city Party Committee and government to have policies and measures to lead and direct the effective implementation of local defense and military tasks, and directly implemented the annual local defense and military plans in a timely and effective manner.

Faced with the new requirements of the task of building and defending the Fatherland, the city's armed forces deeply understand and closely combine the two tasks of socio-economic development and strengthening national defense and security. The city's military agency advises the City Party Committee and the City People's Committee to develop and implement the Resolution on national defense and security, and implement the Resolution of the 8th Central Committee (11th tenure) on the strategy of defending the Fatherland in the new situation. Regularly maintain and improve the combat readiness level of the armed forces, advise and organize exercises in the city's defense area according to plan.

Annually direct the "Defensive Combat" drill for the base, organize drills and practice flood and storm prevention of the city and base with good results. Closely coordinate with sectors and forces to detect, prevent and combat peaceful evolution, riots and overthrow by hostile forces and all types of crimes, contributing to maintaining political stability and social order and safety at all times. Effectively implement the militia and self-defense ordinance (now the Militia and Self-Defense Law) (DQTV).

37mm artillery training for self-defense forces at Vinh City Military Command.

In recent years, 26 new self-defense units have been established in agencies, organizations, companies, and enterprises in the area, including 1 self-defense unit belonging to a foreign-invested company; military and defense training has been organized for more than 3,500 cadres at all levels, sectors, and militia and self-defense officers, training for 22,500 militia and self-defense officers and 1,550 soldiers.

From 2011 to now, training has been organized for 27,200 people each year, and national defense and security education has been provided to 16,300 students. The military and police forces are regularly strengthened in terms of organization and staffing. Every year, they are trained, fostered and coached to improve their staff capacity and level of task organization, capable of being the core to promptly and effectively handle situations that occur in the area. In addition, the city's military also actively cooperates in participating in the emulation movement to join hands to build new rural areas, advising the City Party Committee and the City People's Committee to effectively implement military rear policies...

The city's armed forces coordinate with branches, unions, wards and communes to build defense zones, build a national defense posture associated with people's security, build a posture of people's hearts to strengthen the belief in the cause of innovation and economic integration of the homeland and country. With great achievements in the process of fighting, building and maturing, the city's armed forces have been awarded many noble prizes by the Party and the State...

In 70 years of fighting, building and growing, Vinh City's Armed Forces have overcome all difficulties and hardships, from the Red Self-Defense Force members to now having grown strong with a team of cadres, soldiers and militia and self-defense forces - mobilized reserves that are tightly organized, well-trained and fully equipped. In the coming time, the City's Armed Forces will strive to complete all assigned tasks excellently to soon achieve the title of "Hero of the People's Armed Forces in the Renewal Period".

Lieutenant ColonelNGUYEN CANH THAO

(Member of the City Party Committee, Commander of the Vinh City Military Command)