Delegates offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Regiment's traditional room.
Delegates perform the flag salute ceremony at the ceremony.
On the morning of August 1, Air Force Regiment 923 (Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force) held a ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Regiment's Traditional Day (August 4, 1965 - August 4, 2025) and received the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal.
Attending the ceremony were comrades: Major General Bui Thien Thau, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force; Mai Xuan Liem, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee; former leaders of the Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense ; General Staff, General Department of Politics; Command of the Air Defense - Air Force...
Air Force Regiment 923 was established under the name Yen The Air Force Group under Decision No. 137/QD-QP dated August 4, 1965. Affirming its role as the spearhead in the Northeastern sky of the Fatherland, Regiment 923 is a unit tasked with combat training, combat readiness and combat; protecting the airspace on land, at sea, and on islands in the assigned area of responsibility from the 18th parallel to the North Pole of the Fatherland, including the Gulf of Tonkin, Northern Laos, and Northern East Sea; participating in airspace management, flight management and operations, and performing other ad hoc tasks assigned by the Division, Service, and Ministry of National Defense.
Representative of Regiment 923 presented a speech at the ceremony.
Over the years, the Regiment's "Determination to Win" emulation movement has always received the leadership and direction of the Party Committee, the Chief of Division 371, and the guidance and support of the Division's functional agencies. The officers and soldiers have strong political will, good moral qualities, a clean and healthy lifestyle, always have a sense of responsibility, are proactive, united, overcome difficulties, and are ready to receive and complete well all assigned tasks.
Currently, the Regiment is assigned to use Su-30MK2 aircraft, performing combat readiness tasks, flight training, ensuring flight safety, airspace management and other tasks.
Su-30MK2 aircraft of Regiment 923, Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force during a training session. (Photo provided by the unit)
With outstanding achievements in combat and construction, the Regiment was awarded many noble prizes by the Party and the State, and was honored as a "Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces". Many collectives and individuals of the Regiment were honored by the Party and the State as "Heroes of the People's Armed Forces", including 29 pilots who were awarded or posthumously awarded this noble title.
The Regiment was awarded 3 flags "Determination to defeat the American invaders" by Uncle Ho; received a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister in 2015 and 5 Emulation Flags from the Ministry of National Defense, 4 Emulation Flags from the Air Defense - Air Force...
For many years, the Party Committee of the Regiment has achieved clean and strong status, the unit has been comprehensively strong, and has been awarded the Emulation Flag and the title of Determined to Win Unit.
Major General Bui Thien Thau, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force, spoke at the ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Major General Bui Thien Thau, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force, congratulated the achievements of the officers, soldiers, pilots, professional soldiers and defense officials of Regiment 923 over the past years.
Faced with the increasingly high requirements of the task of protecting the Fatherland, he requested the Party Committee and the Regiment Commander to continue to closely follow the characteristics of the task, provide comprehensive leadership and direction, focus on implementing breakthroughs well, successfully completing training tasks, and being ready for combat, contributing to the cause of building the Army and protecting the Fatherland.
Today, officers and soldiers of Regiment 923 must inherit and promote the traditions of previous generations, actively train, successfully complete assigned tasks, and build the glorious tradition of the Vietnam People's Air Force "Infinite loyalty, resolute attack, solidarity and coordination, collective achievements".
At the ceremony, the Commander of Regiment 923 read a letter of commendation from the Minister of National Defense to the unit's officers and soldiers on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its Traditional Day.
On this occasion, authorized by the President, Major General Bui Thien Thau, Deputy Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force, awarded the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal to Regiment 923.
Hoang Lan
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/trung-doan-923-viet-tiep-truyen-thong-doan-khong-quan-yen-the-anh-hung-256663.htm
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