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Vietnam, India conduct integrated field exercise on peacekeeping

The exercise was successful, helping participating forces master procedures, skills, and coordination mechanisms needed for handling integrated scenarios in a UN peacekeeping mission environment.

VINBAX 2025, the fourth field-based bilateral exercise of its kind between the two armies, is a practical continuation of the successful VINBAX 2024 held in India. (Photo: VNA)
VINBAX 2025, the fourth field-based bilateral exercise of its kind between the two armies, is a practical continuation of the successful VINBAX 2024 held in India. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the Indian side and relevant units, organised an integrated field scenario demonstration in Hanoi on November 27, within the framework of the 2025 Vietnam – India bilateral army exercise on UN peacekeeping operations (VINBAX 2025).

The event saw the presence of Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and deputy head of the Ministry of National Defence's Steering Committee for the participation in UN peacekeeping operations; Maj. Gen. Pham Manh Thang, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations and head of the exercise steering committee; and Maj. Gen. Rajdeep Singh Rawal, Commander of the Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army's Western Command.

The exercise featured three scenarios.

In the first scenario, the engineering team practised explosive ordnance detection and disposal, as well as casualty evacuation. The scenario consisted of two phases: planned mine and explosive ordnance clearance, and response when a peacekeeper is wounded. The simulated explosive ordnance included anti-personnel mines that could not be moved and therefore required on-site detonation.

The second scenario involved the engineering team responding to a crowd accusing UN personnel of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). It consisted of four phases: dispersing a crowd of civilians accusing UN staff of SEA violations, detecting a gathering protest, demonstrators approaching and damaging the main gate, and the engineering team conducting crowd dispersal.

In the third scenario, the engineering team worked with other forces to provide humanitarian assistance for victims of an earthquake and collapsed structures, including medical care and aeromedical evacuation. This scenario required close coordination and high technical proficiency among the participating components.

The exercise was successful, helping participating forces master procedures, skills, and coordination mechanisms needed for handling integrated scenarios in a UN peacekeeping mission environment./.

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