On the training ground of Regiment 974, the training atmosphere is very urgent and exciting. At Battalion 460, the unit is training second-year soldiers to prepare for the comprehensive round of exercises.

Leaders of Khanh Hoa Provincial Military Command inspected the training work of Regiment 974.

Talking to us, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Trung Duc, Battalion Commander of Battalion 460, shared: "To improve the mobility of officers and soldiers in carrying heavy loads and conducting military camps and picnics, the unit has recently thoroughly grasped and synchronously implemented many measures, focusing on training soldiers systematically, from low to high, from simple to complex."

Training in firing 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns at Battalion 460 (Regiment 974).

Not only Battalion 460 but also in all agencies and units of Regiment 974, officers and soldiers are striving to compete to achieve achievements to welcome the 14th Party Congress of Regiment 974, term 2025-2030.

Talking to us, Lieutenant Colonel Ha Ngoc Anh, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Regiment 974, said: “During the past term, the Party Committee of Regiment 974 has thoroughly grasped and strictly implemented the resolutions, directives and plans of the superiors. The basic tasks and targets set out in the Resolution of the 13th Regiment Party Congress have been completed quite well. Notably, the strict maintenance of the combat readiness regime has been maintained; training, drills, competitions, sports, flood and storm prevention, natural disasters, rescue and relief have achieved good results. Party work and political work have been comprehensively and effectively implemented. The overall quality and combat readiness level of the unit have been improved, and the political and ideological battlefield in the entire Regiment has been maintained firmly.”

Regiment 974 organized live-fire AK submachine gun lesson 1 for new soldiers in 2025.

Deeply aware of the task of combat readiness, training, building discipline, and managing discipline as the top political tasks, in recent years, the Party Committee and the command of Regiment 974 have regularly disseminated and strictly implemented directives and orders from all levels on combat readiness tasks; regularly organized drills on combat readiness plans, protected the safety of agencies and units, improved the ability to handle situations; proactively coordinated with functional forces to patrol and protect the safety of the area during holidays, Tet, and important political events of the country, the Army and the locality...

Regiment 974 organizes 3-explosion test for new soldiers in 2025.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Dang Van Xuan, Commander of Regiment 974, in order to make training effective and practical, the Regiment has promoted breakthroughs in innovation and improved training quality. Accordingly, every year, the Party Committee and the Regiment Command determine policies and measures and proactively develop realistic training plans; do a good job of political and ideologicaleducation , building will and determination for troops; consolidate shooting ranges, training grounds, and training tool models to meet mission requirements... Thanks to that, the quality of training and coaching of the Regiment has been improved, with 100% of annual training results meeting requirements, 75% or more achieving good or excellent results; organize command-agency drills, tactical drills at company and battalion levels close to reality and participate in drills organized by the Provincial Military Command, superiors and localities to successfully complete tasks. Through drills, the level of leadership and command ability; Coordination and combat cooperation between the Regiment and other units, forces and localities have been improved.

In fact, we learned that, along with successfully completing political tasks, Regiment 974 also effectively implemented emulation movements: "Skilled mass mobilization", building "Good mass mobilization units"; effectively implementing the policy of "Rice jars for the poor", "The army joins hands for the poor"; the movement "Repaying gratitude", "Sustainable poverty reduction"; helping people overcome the consequences of natural disasters, floods and storms, preventing and fighting epidemics...

Over the past 5 years, Regiment 974, together with other units in the emulation bloc, has actively carried out mass mobilization work in Khanh Hiep commune (Khanh Vinh district); helped 3 households in Dien Xuan and Dien Tho communes (Dien Khanh district) escape poverty with a budget of over 35 million VND, mobilized 353 sets of old clothes and blankets to donate to poor households in Khanh Son district and mobilized 1,850 working days of officers and soldiers to help twinned localities build roads, overcome natural disasters, storms and floods; organized visits and gave gifts to policy families, families of officers and soldiers in especially difficult circumstances on holidays and Tet with a total budget of 465 million VND.

In addition, the Regiment surveyed and proposed the Khanh Hoa Provincial Military Command to build 3 comrade houses, 12 gratitude houses, and great solidarity houses (total amount of more than 1 billion VND) for families with meritorious services to the revolution, and families of soldiers in difficult circumstances. Thereby, the image of "Uncle Ho's soldiers" continues to shine in the hearts of the people in the stationed area.

Article and photos: BUI NGOC ANH - HA VAN NAM

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