Nghe An: Live drill on handling riots, terrorism, and fire prevention in 2022
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of August 29, the Steering Committee for the 2022 Defense Area - Civil Defense Exercise of Nghe An province organized a military exercise to prevent and combat mass gatherings, disturbances of security and order, riots, capture terrorists, rescue hostages and prevent fires and explosions.
Attending and directing the live-fire exercise were representatives of the Ministry of National Defense, Border Guard Command, Ministry of Public Security; leaders of Military Region 4 Command; leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province.
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Delegates attending the rehearsal. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Also attending and watching the live-fire exercise were representatives of the Provincial Police, Provincial Military Command, and Border Guard Commands of the localities: Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue...
Organizing a live-fire drill to handle situations of preventing and combating mass gatherings that cause public disorder, riots, capturing terrorists, rescuing hostages, and fighting fires and explosions in 2022 is a drill with many new features, on the largest scale ever.
This is a particularly important content in the Defense Zone - Civil Defense exercise, aiming to improve the effectiveness of staff work for local Party committees and authorities; coordination and combat cooperation between police, military, border guards, with departments, branches, sectors and organizations in handling complex security and order situations.
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Mobile police perform martial arts. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
At the same time, through live-fire exercises, we aim to demonstrate our forces and means, proactively warn and deter hostile and reactionary forces that are plotting to sabotage and destabilize security and order; contribute to ensuring political security and social order and safety in all situations; and create a favorable environment for local socio-economic development.
Although the training period was not long, the training facilities and equipment were still difficult, and the weather conditions were harsh, the participating forces showed a high sense of responsibility, made efforts, tried to overcome all difficulties, participated in the training with high determination, "overcame the sun, overcame the rain, practiced enthusiastically", and excellently completed the set contents and requirements.
Previously, comrades: Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Commander of Military Region 4, Head of the Military Region's Exercise Steering Committee; Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Party Committee Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region 4, Deputy Head of the Military Region's Exercise Steering Committee; Major General Le Van Phuc - Deputy Commander, Border Guard Command; Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Defense Zone and Civil Defense Exercise Steering Committee of Nghe An province, together with the leaders of the province and Military Region 4 attended and monitored the rehearsal of the city-level mechanism operation conferences and the field exercise to deploy the martial law plan organized by the Vinh City Defense Zone Exercise Steering Committee.
Here are some pictures of the rehearsal:
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Mobile Police force performs martial arts moves. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Female traffic police perform one-vs-three martial arts act. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Mobile Police force demonstrates the lying down and shooting position. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Mobile Police force participates in a live-fire exercise with police dogs. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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First aid drill for injured people. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Drill situation, Special Police force rescues hostages. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Special Police approaching the target on a high-rise building. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Special Police Force roped, landed, and approached the target by helicopter. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Special Police Force uses rope to approach the target. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Fire Police force sprays water hoses to put out the fire during a drill. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Rescue victims of fire using elevator. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Major General Pham The Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Director of Nghe An Provincial Police Department delivered the closing speech of the drill. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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The Steering Committee of the Exercise presented gifts to encourage the participating forces. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Vinh city military forces practice martial law situation. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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A mock martial law exercise was carried out by Vinh city authorities. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Emergency situation of victims during the drill. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Leaders of Military Region 4, Nghe An province, and Vinh city presented gifts to encourage the forces participating in the exercise. Photo: Thanh Cuong |