Nghe An promotes propaganda and education on people's air defense work

Members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Commander of the Provincial Military Command co-chaired the conference.

Attending the conference were Colonel Le Tat Thang - Deputy Chief of Staff of Military Region 4; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Military Command Party Committee and 107 delegates who are members of the People's Air Defense Steering Committee at the provincial, district, town and city levels in the whole province.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial People's Air Defense Steering Committee concluded the conference. Photo: Trong Kien

Over the past 5 years,people's air defense workalways receive the attention of leadership and direction from Party committees and authorities at all levels. Departments, branches, and socio-political organizations always pay attention to consolidating and adjusting the document system and improving the combat readiness of air defense forces in the defense area.

Propaganda and education work on people's air defense awareness, force building, training and exercises on people's air defense have been directed and implemented by all levels, sectors and localities.

In 5 years, Nghe An province has organized 8 classes, 46 officers participated in air defense training according to the plan of the province.Military Region 4and the Ministry of National Defense. Training for nearly 400 provincial and district steering committee officials and training for nearly 5,000militiaair defense

12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun platoon practices fighting airborne enemies. Photo: Trong Kien

Based on the assessment of advantages, disadvantages and forecast of the situation. Concluding the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh emphasized a number of contents that need to be focused on for people's air defense work in the area in the period of 2020 - 2025.

In particular, strictly implement the resolutions and directives of the Party and the State on the tasks of National Defense - Security, regularly improve the steering committees at all levels. Strengthen propaganda and education for the entire population on people's air defense work. Continue to bring the content of people's air defense education into schools.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial People's Air Defense Steering Committee presented Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to individuals with outstanding achievements in the People's Air Defense work in the period 2015-2020. Photo: Trong Kien

Organize the building of reserve people's air defense professional forces according to the lawreserve mobilization.The construction of the provincial militia air defense force has reached 2.2% of the total number of militia in the province. Investing in air defense works in combat bases at the provincial, district and commune levels. Identifying positions of key target protection positions... Researching and developing a project to improve people's air defense work in the period 2021 - 2025, with a vision to 2030.

On this occasion, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 collectives and 6 individuals with outstanding achievements in people's air defense work in the period 2015-2020.