Military Region 4: Providing national defense and security knowledge to more than 70,000 people

(Baonghean.vn) - This afternoon (December 8), the Defense and Security Education Council of Military Region 4 held a conference to review defense and security education work in 2016 and deploy tasks for 2017.

Major General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 4, Chairman of the Military Region 4 National Defense and Security Education Council chaired the conference. Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the conference.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Le Thang

In 2016, the work of national defense and security education in Military Region 4 was thoroughly grasped and implemented by all levels and sectors in a synchronous, unified and orderly manner, achieving relatively comprehensive results, completing the set goals, targets and tasks. The entire Military Region opened 839 classes to foster national defense and security knowledge for more than 70,000 people.

In the 2015-2016 school year, nearly 458,000 students were provided with national defense and security education; of which, training in national defense and security knowledge for subjects 4 achieved and exceeded the set target. 547 specialized pages, columns, reports and more than 7,000 news, articles and propaganda photos were created on mass media.

Cadres and young intellectual volunteers of Economic-Defense Group 4 are teaching the villagers. Photo: Phong Quang.

Through education and training in national defense and security knowledge, we have created a strong change in awareness, responsibility and equipped some military knowledge and skills for cadres, party members and people, contributing to political stability, economic, cultural and social development at the local and grassroots levels.

The provincial Air Defense Reserve Battalion trains in the 37mm Air Defense Artillery Battery. Photo: Phong Quang

In 2017, Military Region 4 organized 6 national defense knowledge training courses for target 2 at the Military Region Military School for 350 comrades (including 2 courses for military officers and 4 courses for local cadres); directed localities and units to train 50% of those who have not been trained; closely coordinated between national defense and security education centers and colleges and universities to effectively implement the linkage of national defense and security education for students according to Joint Circular No. 123/2015/TTLT of the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs; innovated propaganda methods with rich, diverse and flexible content, focusing on propaganda to protect seas and islands, focusing on remote areas, areas with religious people...

Le Thang