Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected the preparation for the Hoang Mai Town Defense Area exercise
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of May 7, the delegation of the Nghe An Provincial Exercise Steering Committee led by Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, inspected the preparation work and disseminated the intention to conduct the exercise in the defense area of Hoang Mai town.
Joining the delegation were Colonel Dinh Bat Van - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command; Colonel Pham Dinh Trung - Deputy Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command; Colonel Ho Quyet Thang - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Border Guard Command; Comrade Le Truong Giang - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the Town Party Committee, Chairman of the Town People's Council and comrades in the Provincial Exercise Steering Committee.

The Hoang Mai town defense area exercise is expected to take place in August 2024 with the theme: Moving armed forces into combat readiness states, moving localities into defense states; organizing preparations and practicing combat operations, firmly protecting the district defense area.
The exercise is divided into 3 phases: Phase 1: Putting armed forces into combat readiness, putting localities into defense status; Phase 2: Organizing preparations for defensive operations; Phase 3: Practicing operations.
Field exercises to check the readiness to mobilize 1 infantry company and practice mobilizing reserve soldiers through the district's muster station; Mobilizing human resources on ships and boats according to Decree 30 and 130 of the Government; Field exercises A2; Border Guard Stations coordinate with mobile militia forces to fight against enemy infiltration into the coast...

Immediately after the Directive of the Provincial Defense Area Exercise Steering Committee, the Hoang Mai Town Exercise Steering Committee issued Directives, specialized Resolutions, Decisions to establish the Steering Committee, Subcommittees to assist, assign roles in the exercise; Conduct field surveys, exercise plans; Prepare sufficient forces, means and facilities; Conduct surveys and construct basic construction items of the Exercise Command Center, items and works of district-level departments; Determine the area for the live exercise...
In his concluding remarks at the task assignment session, comrade Le Hong Vinh affirmed: Organizing defense zone drills is an extremely necessary task to continuously improve and enhance the leadership and command capacity of Party committees and local authorities; the level of staff work, coordination and cooperation of departments, branches, organizations with the armed forces to promptly and effectively respond to situations when war breaks out.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity to evaluate the overall quality and comprehensive combat strength of the armed forces; as well as to inspect and evaluate the operational capacity of the local Party Committee and government in the defense area. This is one of the key political tasks that determines the success of the Resolution of the Hoang Mai Town Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term.
In order for the Hoang Mai town defense area exercise to take place as planned, ensuring quality, effectiveness, and closeness to reality, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Hoang Mai town exercise steering committee to thoroughly disseminate to all levels, sectors, organizations, and people to clearly understand the purpose, requirements, and importance of the exercise; promote the combined strength of the entire political system to ensure the most effective exercise; do well all preparations, especially building the items of the exercise command center, plans, contents, and exercise roles.