Attending and directing the opening ceremony were comrades: Major General Pham Van Hoat, Deputy Director of the Department of Operations, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Major General Nguyen Minh Long, Deputy Director of the Department of Organization, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Duong Duc Tuan, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee; Major General Dao Van Nhan, Commander of the Hanoi Capital Command, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the City's Exercise Steering Committee; Major General Nguyen Dinh Thao, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Hanoi Capital Command, Deputy Head of the City's Exercise Steering Committee; Major General Nguyen Khac Nhan, Deputy Political Commissar of the Hanoi Capital Command; Major General Nguyen Dinh Luu, Deputy Commander of the Hanoi Capital Command. Also attending the opening ceremony were representatives of a number of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense , Hanoi City Police, leaders of Hanoi's localities...

Comrade Duong Duc Tuan gave a speech directing the opening of the exercise.

The exercise aims to continue to thoroughly grasp the Party and State's policies and guidelines on the construction and operation of defense zones, through the exercise contributing to improving the command capacity, coordination and cooperation in the defense zone; improving the leadership capacity of Party committees at all levels, the management and operation of governments at all levels, the advisory role of departments, branches, the Fatherland Front and socio -political organizations, the core of which is the military and police forces. This is also a step to check and evaluate the determination to defend, the ability to ensure the national economy and the combat readiness of the Defense Command of Zone 2 - Phuc Tho and the armed forces of Thach That commune in building defense operations when implementing the current two-level local government model.

Directing at the opening of the drill, comrade Duong Duc Tuan, member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, requested the Party committees, commanders and authorities of the two drill units to thoroughly grasp the direction of the City and the Steering Committee for the regional defense drill, the guidance of the director, leaders, and direct the implementation of the stages and steps in the scientific and serious practice of the drill, ensuring closeness to reality and safety.

The forces participating in the exercise enhanced their sense of responsibility, strictly followed discipline, ensured security, safety and secrecy; promoted intelligence and creativity in handling situations, closely following the motto "practical, effective, no ostentation or formality".

At the same time, it is necessary to flexibly and creatively apply theoretical contents into practice, especially new contents such as: Functions, tasks, roles and activities of the Regional Emergency Command in a state of national defense emergency and the relationship, command methods, coordination and cooperation between the Regional Defense Command and the commune-level localities; activities of local Party organizations and commune-level military cells in national defense states and combat stages...

The rehearsal framework implements the rehearsal content.

Comrade Duong Duc Tuan suggested that, after the exercise, the Steering Committee should make an objective and comprehensive assessment, draw practical lessons, supplement and complete the determination to defend; plans to ensure national defense and security in defense situations. From there, research and propose to the Ministry of National Defense agencies the contents that need to be adjusted to suit current practices...

The exercise took place from November 6 to 8, with 4 phases. For the Defense Command of Region 2 - Phuc Tho: Change to combat readiness status; organize defensive combat preparations; practice defensive combat; practice combat shooting. For Thach That commune: Move armed forces into combat readiness status, move localities into defense status; organize defensive combat preparations; practice defensive combat (handling situations on the sand table); practice combat shooting.

News and photos: NGOC QUANG - TRUONG HUAN


    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/khai-mac-dien-tap-tac-chien-phong-thu-khu-vuc-2-phuc-tho-va-xa-thach-that-nam-2025-1010727