Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, requested the Tank-Armored Corps of the Ministry of National Defence to continue enhancing its quality and combat strength toward the goal of building an elite, streamlined and strong unit, truly becoming a strong attack force of the Vietnam People’s Army.
At a working session with officers of the corps on April 22 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025), the Party leader highlighted the important role played by the unit in implementing the tasks, while praising its efforts to obtain significant achievements in recent years.
He directed the force to remain steadfast in pursuing its goals and missions, in line with the current trends of the times, in order to firmly safeguard the nation.
The Party chief emphasised that the task of protecting the nation as the current context presents new challenges. Therefore, the military must be built to make it streamlined, strong, revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and modern, with sufficient strength to become the cornerstone in the effort to strengthen national defence and protect the country.
He requested the Tank-Armored Corps to work closely with the entire military, maintain continuous combat readiness, and truly embody revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and modern qualities, in order to ensure the excellent completion of all assigned tasks, both regular and unforeseen.
Lam emphasised the requirement to focus on improving the quality of training, overall strength, and combat readiness; prioritising systematic and in-depth modern training, with a focus on practical exercises. He also called for enhanced field training, night training, and training in new terrains, in accordance with missions, objectives, areas, and operational plans.
He urged the research and application of information technology and digital transformation in training, combat operations, and military management; the establishment of databases for managing and directing training and combat operations; and the streamlining of the organisational structure to make it truly lean, efficient, and strong, in line with the military strategy and equipment.
Attention must be paid to building and enhancing the comprehensive leadership capacity and combat effectiveness of the Party organisations within the Tank-Armored Corps Party Organisation; and at the same time, effectively implementing the study and following of President Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality and style, he stressed.
Earlier, the General Secretary visited and inspected the training and combat readiness work of Tank Brigade 201 in Hanoi; toured the exhibition area showcasing traditional artifacts and photos of the notable activities of the Tank-Armored Corps; and planted a tree in the brigade’s premises./.
