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State leader examines combat readiness at Special-task Arm

President Vo Van Thuong examined the training and combat readiness at the Special-task Arm in Hanoi on December 18, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’s National Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2023).
State leader examines combat readiness at Special-task Arm ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong (R) visits special-task soldiers on the training field in Hanoi on December 18. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President VoVan Thuong examined the training and combat readiness at the Special-task Arm inHanoi on December 18, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversaryof the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’sNational Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2023).

The State leader highly valued the soldiers and officers’ training and combatreadiness.

He expressed his pride in the 56-yearhistory of the arm, which brought into play its particular wisdom,bravery, solidarity, creativity, and unique military art and weathered everyhardship to make brilliant feats of arms to join the entire country inliberating and reunifying the nation.

In the period of national constructionand defence, the arm has shown good performance in advising the CentralMilitary Commission and the Ministry of National Defence about the developmentof the force, fulfilled its function as the army’s leading counter-terrorismunit, paid due attention to the Party building, increasingly improved the trainingquality and combat readiness, and properly carried out defence diplomacy, hesaid.

Pointing out higher national safeguarding requirements and complex developmentsin the world, President Thuong emphasised the request that the arm stay readyto respond to any circumstances with the best possible results.

State leader examines combat readiness at Special-task Arm ảnh 2Special-task soldiers perform training techniques on December 18. (Photo: VNA)
He ordered the building of the force with particularly firm political mettle and particularly high will thatis particularly trusted, absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and thepeople, and ready to take and fulfill tasks in every circumstance.

Aside from training, the arm also needs to step up the building of a clean andstrong Party organisation, enhance coordination with the border guards, coastguards, and police, along with related agencies and units to guaranteethe combat readiness to fight “peace evolution”, terrorism and subversiveriots, deal with complicated situations in a timely and effective manner, andactively respond to all circumstances, he continued.

ThePresident also demanded the arm boost the solidarity with the people,coordinate with authorities to encourage people to comply with the Party’sguidelines and the State’s policies and laws, and assist people in povertyelimination, economic, cultural and social development, as well as natural disasterresponse.

He expressed his belief that the arm will make even greater feats of arms and become comprehensivelystrong to deserve its status as a particularly elite and faithful combatant forceof the Party, State, army, and people./.
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