Meeting to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Brigade 170

(QNO) - This morning, January 24, the Party Committee and Command of Brigade 170 (Naval Region 1 Command) held a meeting to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its tradition. Rear Admiral Vu Van Nam - Commander of Naval Region 1, Rear Admiral Tran Xuan Van - Political Commissar of Naval Region 1, Vice Admiral Dinh Gia That, former Political Commissar of the Navy, former Deputy Brigade Commander of Politics of Brigade 170 attended the meeting.

Officers and soldiers of Brigade 170 met to celebrate its 45th anniversary. Photo: Q.VIET

45 years ago, in response to the urgent need to manage and protect the sovereignty of the sea, islands and continental shelf of the Fatherland, on February 12, 1979, the Ministry of National Defense issued a decision to establish Brigade 170 under Naval Region 1 with the initial task of closely coordinating with the forces of Region 1 and related units to manage and firmly protect the sea and support the northern islands of the Fatherland.

The establishment of the 170th Naval Brigade is of great significance in the process of building the Navy in general and Naval Region 1 in particular, marking a new development of the Naval forces.

By August 1979, Brigade 170 had basically stabilized and was operational to meet the requirements of combat missions. The Brigade mobilized more than 400 ships to travel nearly 29,000 nautical miles, carrying more than 2,700 tons of cargo and more than 1,760 people to the islands safely; actively participating in maintaining political security, order and safety at sea and on islands in the north of the Fatherland.

Rear Admiral Vu Van Nam - Commander of Naval Region 1 checks the chart operation skills of maritime officers of Brigade 170. Photo: Q.VIET

The predecessor of Brigade 170 in the resistance war against the US was the ships of Squadron 3, Battalion 135 of torpedo boats and Squadron 7 of artillery boats. With the spirit of daring to fight, knowing how to fight and determined to win, they fought bravely, together with the army and people of the North, defeating all plots and aggressive actions of the enemy...

Colonel Le Tien Hau - Brigade Commander of Brigade 170 said that, promoting the tradition of predecessor units, entering the cause of building and protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland in the new period, officers and soldiers of Brigade 170 Navy are steadfast in the stormy front line, grasp the situation, promptly advise the Party Committee, Command of Region 1 and the Navy on the right policy in the struggle to protect national sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction at sea.

Brigade 170 was honored to receive the First Class Military Exploit Order from the Party and State; 4 Military Exploit Orders; First, Second and Third Class Fatherland Protection Orders; Friendship Medal from the State of Cambodia; 5 Flags of Merit from the Minister of National Defense and 6 Flags of Merit from the Navy Command.
Seven groups were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces and thousands of groups and individuals were awarded other forms of recognition. Ten cadres who had worked at the Brigade were promoted to generals of the Vietnam People's Army.

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