(Baonghean.vn) - A working delegation from the Naval Region 5 Command visited and extended New Year greetings to units on Hon Khoai Island (in Ca Mau province).
On the morning of January 17, the working delegation was led by Rear Admiral Nguyen Huu Thoan - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Naval Region 5 Command. Photo: Dinh TuyenGifts of love from the mainland to the island. Photo: Ngan HanhThe New Year flag-raising ceremony at Radar Station 595. Radar Station 595 was established on October 25, 1989, located on Hon Khoai Island in Tan An Commune, Ngoc Hien District, Ca Mau Province, at an altitude of 318m above sea level. The island is 14km from the nearest mainland point, near the international shipping route, and is the eastern gateway to the Gulf of Thailand. Photo: Dinh TuyenRear Admiral Nguyen Huu Thoan - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Naval Region 5 Command presented gifts to units and forces on the island. Currently, the island consists of units on duty, with no residents. Photo: Ngan HanhOfficers and soldiers at Radar Station 595 are preparing to celebrate Tet. Comrade Hoang Kim Thoi - Political Commissar of the station shared: "Officers and soldiers of the station are always confident in their work, have a good understanding of their tasks, have a high determination; strictly comply with military discipline, State laws, and unit regulations. During Tet, the entire station thoroughly grasped and organized the implementation of training tasks and combat readiness." Photo: Ngan HanhSoldiers on Hon Khoai Island read letters sent from the mainland. Photo: Ngan HanhRadar operator Nguyen Thanh Len (born in 2004), who has been on duty on the island for 2 months, shared: "When I read the letters sent from the mainland, I was very moved. This is one of the motivations for me to feel secure in my work and complete my mission well. Photo: Dinh TuyenThe Hon Khoai site is famous for the Hon Khoai uprising led by teacher - People's Armed Forces Hero Phan Ngoc Hien in the resistance war against the French colonialists on December 13, 1940. This day has become the traditional revolutionary day of the Party Committee, army and people of Ca Mau province. In the photo: Delegates in the working group burn incense at the memorial stele on Hon Khoai Island. Photo: Dinh Tuyen Hon Khoai Island has very rich natural conditions with a primeval forest ecosystem and an important position in national defense and security. This place is considered an outpost guarding the airspace and sea of the southwestern gateway of the Fatherland. Hon Khoai Island Cluster includes 5 islands: Hon Khoai (also known as Doc Lap Island, Giang Tien Island), Hon Sao, Hon Tuong, Doi Moi Island and Da Le Island. In which, Da Le Island is point A2 of the baseline used to calculate the width of Vietnam's territorial waters. Photo: Ngan Hanh
