Provincial Military Command conducts training on Militia and Self-Defense Forces in 2018

Militia and Self-Defense Forces participate in the 2017 provincial defense area exercise. Photo: Trong Kien

During the 4 days, 80 comrades who are officers and employees in charge of militia and self-defense work of 21 districts, cities, towns and units under the Provincial Military Command were trained and equipped with contents such as: Organizing and building the militia and self-defense force; Training and education work; National defense and security education work; How to make budget estimates and some policies and regimes; Statistical work on the quantity and quality of militia and self-defense forces.

The maritime militia platoon of Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Chau district practices shooting training. Photo: Trong Kien

Speaking at the training course and assigning tasks, Lieutenant Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Deputy Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command emphasized: In the face of complicated developments in the world, the region and the country, as well as the requirements from the practical implementation of local military and defense tasks in the province today, the Militia and Self-Defense Force is the largest force of the local armed forces, playing an important role in performing the task of ensuring national defense and security and carrying out civil work, search and rescue work, preventing storms, floods, and forest fires in the locality; especially in the western border areas, special areas, and sea routes...

Therefore, comrades participating in the training course must pay attention to acquiring knowledge, as a basis for effective implementation in their agencies, units and localities; building a militia and self-defense force that ensures quantity and quality; contributing to firmly protecting the defense area of ​​Nghe An province in the new period.

Militia and self-defense force of An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district participates in building new rural areas. Photo: Trong Kien