General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, stated that, implementing the resolution of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission on adjusting the organization and staffing of the Army for the 2025-2030 period and the following years, the Ministry decided to merge the General Department of Logistics and the General Department of Engineering and reorganize them into the General Department of Logistics and Engineering.

This is a very important event, demonstrating new thinking and vision in adjusting the force organization of the Logistics and Engineering sector during 80 years of building, fighting and growing of the Army, increasingly better meeting the requirements of the cause of building, consolidating national defense and protecting the Fatherland.

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General Phan Van Giang presents the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the General Department of Logistics and Engineering. Photo: Nguyen Bang/Ministry of National Defense Portal

General Phan Van Giang requested the General Department to deeply, fully and correctly understand the position and significance of the merger and reorganization of the two General Departments, the functions, requirements and tasks, thereby determining determination, making strong breakthroughs, overcoming difficulties, and successfully completing political tasks.

Continue to do a good job of strategic consulting with the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense on logistics and technical support for the entire army, build strong and comprehensive agencies and units that are "exemplary and typical", maintain and promote the achievements of the Logistics - Technical sector in recent times.

Minister Phan Van Giang requested the General Department to quickly stabilize the organization and staffing, assign and assign specific tasks; perfect the Party organization, command organization, mass organizations, deploy activities in accordance with functions and tasks; build strong organizations, and excellently complete all assigned tasks.

Party committees and commanders at all levels must do a good job of ideological and policy work for cadres, soldiers and employees, and be ready to receive and strictly implement the organization's assignments and mobilizations. They must proactively grasp the thoughts and aspirations, promptly advise and propose to the Central Military Commission Standing Committee and the head of the Ministry of National Defense to properly resolve policy and rear work for cadres, soldiers and employees.

Quickly develop and promulgate regulations and rules on each aspect of work; promptly supplement and perfect combat plans; strictly maintain regular order, discipline, regimes and regulations of the unit, and high combat readiness. Perform well the logistics and technical work, strictly manage equipment and materials, ensure savings and efficiency.

In recent times, the Army has adjusted the organization, dissolved, newly established, merged, transferred, reorganized and issued the organizational and staffing tables of over 1,100 organizations in a streamlined, compact and strong direction. In particular, the 3rd and 4th Corps were dissolved, the 34th Corps was established and issued the organizational and staffing table; the Logistics and Technical agencies were merged into Logistics and Technical agencies of campaign units throughout the Army.

In 2025, the Army will continue to implement the Prime Minister's decision approving the Enterprise Restructuring Project for the 2021-2025 period.

In addition, continue to review and adjust the organization and staffing of a number of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense; review and rearrange the system of warehouses and facilities for repairing weapons and technical equipment throughout the army, ensuring that they are suitable for mission requirements in the new situation.

Arrange and adjust the Army force with a roadmap, learn from experience while doing

Arrange and adjust the Army force with a roadmap, learn from experience while doing

By doing a good job in ideology, organization, personnel work and policy, the Army has always maintained stability throughout the process of adjusting forces, ensuring uninterrupted training and combat.
Strictly implement the proposal to supplement the Central Military personnel planning for the 14th term.

Strictly implement the proposal to supplement the Central Military personnel planning for the 14th term.

In 2024, the proposal to supplement military personnel for the 14th Central Executive Committee was closely implemented by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense.
The more streamlined the army, the stronger it must be.

The more streamlined the army, the stronger it must be.

Only by being "refined, compact, and strong" can the Vietnam People's Army become "regular, elite, and modern". This is a major policy, demonstrating vision and strategic thinking for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.