Major General Tran Van Luong holds the position of Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision to appoint leadership positions at the Ministry of National Defense.
In Decision No. 2279/QD-TTg, the Prime Minister appointed Major General Tran Van Luong - Commander of Coast Guard Region 4, Vietnam Coast Guard to hold the position of Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of Vietnam Coast Guard. The term of appointment is 5 years. This decision takes effect from October 17, 2025.
Handover of the position of Division Commander of Division 309
On October 21, Major General Le Xuan The - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Commander of Military Region 7 - chaired a conference to hand over the position of Division Commander of Division 309.
According to the Decision of the Minister of National Defense, Colonel Phung The Hung - Division Commander of Division 309 - was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Region.

Colonel Huynh Viet Tam - Chief of the Military Region Office - was appointed to the position of Division Commander of Division 309.
At the conference, Colonel Phung The Hung approved the minutes of the handover of duties and responsibilities of the Division Commander as well as the organization of the payroll; Party organizations, Party members; mass organizations; technical equipment, facilities... to Colonel Huynh Viet Tam.

Tay Ninh Provincial Military Party Committee announces and awards decision to promote officers
On October 24, the Standing Committee of the Tay Ninh Provincial Military Party Committee announced and awarded the decision to promote the officer rank to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Xuan - Deputy Commander of the Defense Command of Region 4 - Tan Thanh.
Speaking at the conference, Colonel Nguyen Minh Tan - Member of the Standing Committee of the Military Party Committee, Deputy Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command - congratulated Mr. Tran Thanh Xuan on being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. At the same time, he acknowledged and commended his sense of responsibility, will to strive and his positive contributions in performing tasks and working at the unit.
The Political Department of Military Region 5 announced and awarded decisions on promotion of military ranks and salary increases for officers
On the afternoon of October 23, in Da Nang, the Political Department organized the announcement and awarding of decisions on promotion of military ranks and salary increases for officers and professional soldiers.
According to the decisions of the Ministry of National Defense, the Military Region on this occasion has 9 comrades receiving decisions to promote military ranks, raise salary levels, and reward salary conservation coefficients for officers and professional soldiers under the Political Department, Military Region 5.