Military Region 5 prepares for commune-level combat exercises

Quang Hùng |

On the afternoon of March 19, at the Military Region 5 Command Headquarters, a conference was held to deploy the tasks of combat exercises at commune, ward, and special zone levels in the defense area in 2026.

Lieutenant General Le Ngoc Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 5 chaired the conference. Attending were comrades in the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, the Military Region Command and representatives of relevant agencies and units.

At the conference, Colonel Vo Van Ba, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Region, presented a proposal to organize exercises in 2026. The content closely follows the direction of the General Staff and the military and defense work orders of the Military Region. The focus is on perfecting the organization method, operating mechanism and document system in the new conditions.

The discussion opinions focused on the characteristics of the area, types of communes, wards, and special zones. The content discussed in depth about the organization of forces, composition of the steering committee, operating agency, director and sub-committees serving the exercise. Party work, political work, and logistics - technical assurance were required to be closely linked to reality.

The highlight is the operation of the mechanism after organizing a two-level local government. The requirement is to ensure flexibility and efficiency in handling situations. The content of civil defense is specifically oriented according to Decree 200 with 14 groups of situations. Scenarios include natural disasters, incidents, and non-traditional security.

Many new contents are included in the exercise. Including UAV prevention, response to high tides, sea level rise, landslides, evacuation of people when storms and floods occur, firefighting, and rescue of collapsed structures. At the same time, handling situations of enemy fire attacks. The training requirements for militia and self-defense forces and reserve mobilization are emphasized.

Concluding the conference, Lieutenant General Le Ngoc Hai requested to organize strict training. Ensure full funding, training grounds, and training grounds. Units need to advise localities to issue a synchronous guiding document system. Organize drills associated with professional tasks, both doing and completing documents.

The exercise aims to comprehensively inspect the operating capacity of the political system and grassroots-level armed forces. Thereby, improving the quality of the defense area, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation.

Pháo binh Quân khu 5 thực binh trong diễn tập. Ảnh: Quang Hùng
Artillery of Military Region 5 practices in the exercise. Photo: Quang Hung

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