On July 23, Binh Giang commune (An Giang) held the opening ceremony of combat exercises in the defense area in 2026.
The combat exercise in the Binh Giang Commune defense area was organized with the topic: "Transferring armed forces to combat readiness states; transferring localities to defense states; organizing preparation and defense combat practice".
The exercise content includes three stages: transferring armed forces to combat readiness states, transferring localities to defense states; organizing defensive combat preparation; practicing defensive combat associated with live-fire A2 situations.
This is an important exercise to inspect and evaluate the leadership and direction capacity of Party committees and local authorities; the level of advice of military and police agencies and departments, branches, and mass organizations in organizing the implementation of local defense and military tasks according to the two-level local government model.
Speaking to direct at the opening ceremony, Colonel Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command, Deputy Head of the Provincial Exercise Steering Committee, requested the exercise framework and participating forces to thoroughly grasp the purpose and requirements of the exercise; operate the mechanism in accordance with principles and procedures, promote the leadership role of the Party Committee, the administration of the government and the advisory capacity of military and police agencies and departments, branches, and mass organizations.
The comrade emphasized that the participating components need to closely follow simulated situations, handle flexibly and realistically, ensure close coordination and coordination between forces; strictly comply with regulations on security, ensure absolute safety of people, weapons, equipment, and vehicles throughout the exercise process. Through the exercise, continue to supplement and improve the system of combat documents, improve the quality of training, combat readiness level and the ability to handle defense and security situations at the grassroots level.
Immediately after the opening ceremony, the exercise framework entered the mechanism operation section according to the topic, focusing on transferring the armed forces to combat readiness states, transferring localities to defense states; leading and directing departments, branches, and mass organizations to deploy tasks of combat and defense preparation, creating a basis for practicing the next exercise contents.
Through the exercise, it contributes to improving the leadership and administration capacity of Party committees and authorities; the ability to coordinate and cooperate between forces in handling situations related to national defense and security, building increasingly solid local defense areas, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation.
