A welcome performance
On February 22, 1964, the Navy Commander decided to merge the 6th and 8th Marine Survey Teams into the 6th Marine Survey Company, the predecessor unit of the Marine Surveying, Charting and Research Group, today's Navy General Staff.
Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh speaks
After 60 years of construction, fighting and growing, the Marine Surveying and Research Unit has been producing many types of products such as: paper nautical charts, digital maps, electronic nautical charts, specialized military maps with high quality, ensuring accuracy, reliability and practical use. The unit's marine map products have met the technical standards issued by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and have been highly appreciated by international experts.
Delegates attending the ceremony
The delegation conducted surveys and measurements to determine the territorial sea base points to serve the State in declaring the baseline, territorial waters and delimiting the Gulf of Tonkin; participated with the Vietnam International Commission IOC to edit the bathymetric map of the Western Pacific Ocean. All tasks, works, projects and proposals at the State and Ministry levels assigned to the unit were completed very well.
Currently, the unit has a team of highly qualified technical staff and employees with hundreds of engineers trained from schools inside and outside the Army, many of whom have been trained in France, England, and the United States. The infrastructure system, facilities, and technical equipment are invested synchronously and modernly such as: Multi-beam depth measuring equipment for shallow and deep water; Side scan sonar sea scanning equipment; marine geophysical measuring equipment, meteorological - oceanographic measuring equipment...
Authorized by the President, Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh awarded the Third Class Military Exploit Medal to the Surveying, Charting and Marine Research Delegation.
Speaking at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Binh acknowledged and commended the outstanding achievements of the Surveying and Marine Charting and Research Team over the past 60 years.
The Deputy Chief of the General Staff requested that in the coming time, the unit needs to do a good job of political and ideological education so that officers and soldiers always have the right awareness, are ready to receive and complete assigned tasks well; focus on leading the successful implementation of political tasks, effectively carry out breakthroughs; create strong changes in building discipline and discipline; closely coordinate with schools inside and outside the army to train, foster and improve the professional qualifications of the team of officers and employees; actively participate in major programs and campaigns of the Party, State, Army and local movements...
News and photos: Hoang Viet, Duc Tuan
NOBLE AWARDS
The Delegation was awarded by the State 1 Third Class Military Exploit Medal; 3 Fatherland Protection Medals (2 First Class, 1 Third Class); 3 Military Exploit Medals (2 Second Class, 1 Third Class); 2 ships were awarded the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal; Squadron 695 was awarded the Second Class Fatherland Protection Medal. Ship HQ 931 (now Ship 886) was awarded the title of Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces by the President...
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