Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Colonel Huynh Van Da, Political Commissar of the Navy Division, stated: Over the past 45 years, the Party Committee and Command of Navy Division 129 have always thoroughly grasped the directives and resolutions from above, and have a firm grasp of the situation and assigned military and defense tasks. The Navy Division has always fulfilled its annual tasks and plans well, many of which have been excellently completed.

Notably, focusing on doing a good job of preparing people and weapons, equipping ships and boats, training soldiers to be proficient in combat plans; building officers and soldiers with determination, successfully completing the tasks of protecting sovereignty over seas and islands, protecting oil and gas exploration activities and repairing marine works, patrolling and reconnaissance... Actively propagating maritime laws to fishermen and participating in rescue and relief, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment in assigned sea areas.

Authorized by the President, Rear Admiral Nguyen Dinh Hung awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to Squadron 129.

The Fleet has implemented many solutions to focus on building a politically strong unit; the focus is on implementing well the "one concentration, three breakthroughs" in Party work and political work. During the period of 2018-2023, the Fleet has completed nearly 500 sea trips to carry out its missions. The ports and fishing villages on the Truong Sa archipelago have successfully completed their missions, becoming a common home and a solid support for thousands of fishing boats and fishermen.

The production and business activities of the Navy always develop in the right direction, in accordance with the law, effectively, achieving and exceeding the set targets; fulfilling the obligation to pay the state budget and contributing to improving the lives of workers. Revenue increases by an average of 11.44%/year, profit by 11.02%/year...

In his congratulatory speech to the 129th Fleet, Rear Admiral Nguyen Dinh Hung praised the achievements of the officers, soldiers and workers of the Fleet in recent years and emphasized: In the coming time, the 129th Fleet needs to continue to improve the quality of staff work, effectively carry out training work, attach importance to synchronous, in-depth training, close to tasks, situations, combat plans and combat objects. Strictly maintain the regime, forces and means on standby to fight according to the plan. Actively coordinate with other forces to grasp the situation in the air and at sea, not to be surprised. Along with performing national defense tasks, the Fleet focuses on performing well the tasks of production and business, developing the marine economy.

The Chief of Naval Command gave a congratulatory speech to Squadron 129.

Well implement public service tasks; effectively manage and operate ports and fishing villages in Truong Sa archipelago; stick to ships, stick to the sea, protect ships, protect fishing logistics service facilities and our oil and gas exploitation and exploration activities at sea, be ready to deploy protection of new projects; pay attention to and take care of improving the material and spiritual life of officers, soldiers and workers; promote the building of a strong and clean Navy Party Committee associated with building a comprehensively strong "exemplary and typical" unit; well implement the Program "Vietnam People's Navy as a fulcrum for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea" and the activity "Navy sponsors fishermen's children"... contributing to beautifying the image of "Uncle Ho's soldiers - Navy soldiers".

News and photos: HOANG THANH