We arrived at Battalion 1 (Brigade 573) when the unit was practicing how to handle situations where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) entered the military area. The battlefield was bustling with commands and the clanking of soldiers using weapons. Observing the soldiers practicing, Colonel Vuong Duc Vu, Brigade Commander of Brigade 573, shared: “The characteristics of air defense troops are coordinated combat, large-space operations, and fast time. Therefore, destroying the target right from the first round of bullets is of special importance, and is a measure of the level and combat readiness capability of the unit.”

Commander of Brigade 573 checks the coordination work of the 37mm anti-aircraft artillery battery. Photo: TRUONG LINH

To improve the quality of training, the SSCĐ, the Party Committee and the command of Brigade 573 have proposed many policies and measures, focusing on the cadre team with "3 reinforcements" (strengthening the battlefield; strengthening the transfer of experience; strengthening competitions and sports) and implementing the viewpoint of "training cadres before training soldiers, training oneself before training soldiers". From there, cadres at all levels in the Brigade have built appropriate training methods, styles, organizations, management and operations; cadres stay on the training ground to guide and train their subordinates. Commanders at all levels have changed the time of training inspection, from inspection according to plan to focusing on inspection in the late morning and early afternoon, overcoming the problem of weather, cutting down on content and time.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Dinh Phuc, Political Commissar of Brigade 573, the unit's technical equipment has been loose and inaccurate over many years of use, so the Party Committee and Brigade commanders have promoted the Movement "Promoting initiatives and technical improvements". From 2020 to now, the entire Brigade has had 46 initiatives and technical improvements to effectively serve training and combat readiness work, typically: The initiative "Gunner training equipment set 4" by Lieutenant Colonel Le Tien Dung, Political Commissar of Battalion 1 (in 2022 won first prize at the Military Region level, third prize at the Ministry of National Defense level); the initiative "System for checking and monitoring gunner training 1, 2" by Major Le Van An, information officer, General Staff Department (in 2023 won third prize at the Creative Youth Award in the Army)...

It is known that, in order for the unit to be constantly on high alert, determined not to be surprised or miss opportunities, the Brigade strictly maintains discipline and the alert regime and synchronously carries out many measures to improve the level and ability of alertness, such as: Officers and soldiers must firmly grasp and correctly implement instructions, orders, rules from above and the unit's alertness tasks before performing their duties. Conduct inspections and assessments of monthly combat duty squads according to the targets of the Army Air Defense Department, combined with inspections of squad commanders preparing to receive the next month's combat duty. Build a situation bank, issue announcements and alarms to test the ability to receive, grasp, manage and handle situations in the air and on the ground; organize the "Decisive Victory Battlefield" model for alertness duty...

Thanks to the synchronous implementation of solutions, 100% of the Brigade's annual training completion tests met the requirements or better, of which 81.2% were good and excellent, with the air defense specialized training content achieving excellent results; For 5 consecutive years (2020-2024), Brigade 573 was awarded the Flag of Excellent Training Unit by the Ministry of National Defense.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/xay-dung-quan-doi/3-tang-cuong-nang-chat-luong-huan-luyen-o-lu-doan-573-1010228