Joy and pride shine on the faces and smiles of every officer and soldier; present in every competition news and daily internal radio news.

Talking to us, Colonel Nguyen Manh Huan, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Brigade 971, said: "It has become a tradition that every time May comes, the unit is filled with new vitality and new motivation in the process of carrying out its tasks. Everyone clearly identifies the mindset: One person works as much as two, as much as three; finish the work, not finish the hours. The spirit of readiness to receive and complete tasks well is always present in every officer and soldier."

Commander of Brigade 971 shares work experience with officers and soldiers of the unit.

Colonel Nguyen Manh Huan's sharing is evidenced by the amount of work that officers and soldiers have been doing in recent years. As a strategic transport unit of the Ministry of National Defense , the Brigade is assigned to transport from 30,000 to 35,000 tons of various goods and transport from 20,000 to 26,000 troops each year; the nature of the goods is diverse, complex, flammable, and unsafe; the main means of transport have been degraded after many years of use; operating in conditions where the transport infrastructure is still inadequate, the area of ​​operation is large, and the terrain is complex...

However, Brigade 971 has done a good job of thoroughly grasping the transportation orders, developing plans, assigning specific tasks; organizing command and operation closely, proactively coordinating with other agencies and units; the regularity in transportation has always been strictly and seriously maintained. Over the years, the unit has always excellently completed its tasks, notably: Transportation to serve the APEC Conference; ASEAN Defense Ministers' Conference; participating in the task of serving the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi ; performing the transportation task to serve the 60th anniversary of the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory; celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification; celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...

In particular, in the past two years (2021, 2022), officers and soldiers of Brigade 971 actively participated in and successfully completed the task of transporting medical equipment, vaccines, and medical staff to participate in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. Eight groups and 30 individuals were awarded; the unit was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Minister of National Defense and the Prime Minister for its outstanding achievements in the implementation of the task of preventing and controlling the Covid-19 epidemic.

Explaining the achievements of the unit in recent times, Colonel Dinh Ngoc Chinh, Brigade Commander of Brigade 971 shared: “One of the experiences learned is that along with taking practical care of the material and spiritual life of the troops, the unit has well implemented policies and solutions to improve the quality of training, combat readiness and handling important political plans and tasks. This is an important factor, directly deciding the combat strength and ability to complete the unit's tasks”.

Organizing the transportation of goods for relief forces in Turkey (February 12, 2023).

With that spirit, every year, the Party Committee and the Brigade Command identify key training contents; implement "four innovations" (innovation in training thinking; innovation in training direction and management; innovation in training content, organization and methods; innovation in training assurance) and 3 viewpoints, 8 principles, 6 combinations in training suitable to the functions, tasks and characteristics of each unit. The Brigade's training contents always meet 100% of requirements, over 85% are good and excellent, and the Ministry of National Defense has awarded the Flag of Excellent Training Unit for many consecutive years.

Article and photos: HAI BINH