Opening of the 2022 Nghe An Province Civil Defense - Defense Area Exercise

Panorama of the opening ceremony of the 2022 Nghe An Province Civil Defense - Defense Area Exercise. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Commander of the Military Region, Head of the Military Region's Exercise Steering Committee delivered the opening speech of the exercise. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Immediately after receiving the Military Region 4's Exercise Directive, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee focused on leading and directing the entire political system, agencies, departments, branches, organizations and armed forces to deploy the exercise task with the highest political determination, considering this a key political priority task of 2022 and during the 19th Provincial Party Congress term.

The province promptly and proactively issued directives and plans, established a Steering Committee, an Organizing Committee, sub-committees and support teams headed by provincial leaders; established a drill framework, fully prepared a system of documents, logistics and technical facilities, training grounds, and provincial and 5 district drill headquarters in accordance with regulations.

Nghe An also organized training, refresher courses, exercises, and held two trial exercises to achieve the set goals and requirements, thereby continuing to supplement and perfect the work serving the exercises. Up to now, the preparation work for the two exercises has been going according to plan.

Leaders of Nghe An province at the opening ceremony of the drill. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In his opening speech, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4, Head of the Military Region's Exercise Steering Committee emphasized the important strategic position for national defense and security; the important strategic position in the defense of the whole country and Military Region 4 of Nghe An province.

On that basis, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh requested: The forces participating in the exercise must uphold their sense of responsibility, thoroughly grasp the instructions, plans, and regulations of the exercise; lead, direct, and operate scientifically the content close to reality and the intentions of the Military Region Exercise Steering Committee in accordance with the specific situation of the locality; ensure the exercise is absolutely safe in terms of people, weapons, and equipment, economical and effective.

Coordination between agencies and units participating in the exercise must be tight and specific, especially in the live-fire exercise of the forces as well as the A2 situation. During the exercise, security work must be strictly implemented in accordance with regulations.

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for the drill spoke at the opening ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Speaking at the opening session, on behalf of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Provincial Defense - Civil Defense Exercise Organizing Committee, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy - Head of the Provincial Exercise Steering Committee seriously and comprehensively grasped the task assignment speech of the Commander of Military Region 4, Head of the Military Region Exercise Steering Committee.

At the same time, ensure that the exercise organization process grasps and creatively applies the Party and State's viewpoints, guidelines, and defense-security strategies in the new situation; combines the theory of defense zone operations with the characteristics and actual conditions of the locality, effectively applies and resolves hypothetical situations, closely following the principles and intentions of the Military Region's Exercise Steering Committee and the reality of Nghe An province. The contents of the exercise are carried out in accordance with the approved plan, ensuring safety in all aspects, especially human resources and weapons and equipment.

Leaders of the Lao PDR Ministry of National Defense and Military Region 4 attended the opening ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

After the exercise ends, lessons will be drawn in a timely manner; the system of documents, plans, and defense area positions of the province will be perfected; the staff capacity of departments, branches, and sectors and the combat readiness of the provincial armed forces will be improved to handle all possible situations, maintain political security, social order and safety in the province, and contribute to promoting the rapid and sustainable development of the province's socio-economy.

“Promoting the tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland, the Party Committee, Government, People and armed forces of Nghe An province show high determination, great efforts, solidarity, strict discipline, and strive to excellently complete the 2022 exercise tasks,” affirmed the Provincial Party Secretary and Head of the Steering Committee for the Defense and Civil Defense Exercise of Nghe An province.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy chaired the meeting of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to issue a resolution directing the locality to enter a state of national defense emergency. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The Provincial Party Standing Committee voted to pass a resolution directing the locality to enter a state of national defense emergency. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On behalf of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Steering Committee, and Organizing Committee of the defense zone exercise,On behalf of the provincial civil defense, the Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee sincerely thanked the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security; the Party Committee, the Command of Military Region 4; the Steering Committee, and the Steering Committee agencies of Military Region 4 for their regular attention, guidance, and support to the province during the preparation for the exercise. At the same time, he hoped to continue receiving attention so that Nghe An province could best complete the immediate exercise task and political tasks in the coming time.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the Conference to deploy tasks for Party committees, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations in the state of national defense emergency. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for the exercise and Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for the exercise chaired the conference to deploy the plan to put the locality into a state of national defense emergency. Photo: Thanh Cuong

During the drill program, right after the opening ceremony, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee held an extraordinary conference to issue a resolution to direct the transfer of the locality into a state of national defense emergency. Next, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee held a conference to deploy tasks for Party committees, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations into a state of national defense emergency; the Nghe An Provincial Defense Emergency Command Committee held a conference to deploy the plan to transfer the locality into a state of national defense emergency.

The People's Air Defense Steering Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to deploy the people's air defense plan. Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference. Attending and directing the conference was Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.