Attending and directing the exercise were Major General Bui Trong Quynh, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Hanoi Capital Command; Major General Nguyen Dinh Luu, Deputy Commander of the Hanoi Capital Command; Comrade Nguyen Van Phong, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for the Hanoi Defense Area Exercise; Comrade Bui Huyen Mai, Secretary of the Thanh Xuan District Party Committee.

Thoroughly grasping the Party's guidelines and viewpoints on the Strategy for defending the Fatherland, building a solid defense zone in the new situation, along with focusing on leading and directing the effective implementation of socio-economic development tasks, building a strong Party and political system, in recent times, Thanh Xuan district has regularly led and directed the implementation of the task of building a defense zone in accordance with the Party and State's policies. The potential of the defense zone continues to be strengthened, the national defense posture associated with the people's security posture is maintained, meeting the requirements of the task of defending the Fatherland in the new situation.

Delegates attend the opening ceremony of the Thanh Xuan district defense area exercise in 2023.

During the 2020-2025 term, up to now, the district has directed 7/11 wards to conduct ward combat drills in the defense zone with good quality. The district armed forces have proactively and actively advised the Party Committee and the government to direct the implementation of ensuring security and order in the area, proactively preventing and effectively responding to defense and security situations, contributing significantly to maintaining political security, social order and safety, creating favorable conditions for local socio-economic development.

Comrade Vo Dang Dung, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of Thanh Xuan District People's Committee delivered the opening speech of the drill.

Identifying the defense zone drill as a key political task of the Party Committee, government, armed forces and people in the district, the District Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee have fully grasped the guidance and direction documents of the superiors and proactively developed plans, deployed tasks, trained the participants in the drill, and fully prepared forces, vehicles, weapons and facilities to serve the drill task well.

Lieutenant Colonel Luong Hong Truong, Commander of Thanh Xuan District Military Command, reported on the content of the exercise.

Speaking at the opening of the exercise, comrade Vo Dang Dung, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Thanh Xuan District People's Committee, requested the forces participating in the exercise and serving the exercise to fully promote their responsibilities, strictly comply with regulations, ensure absolute safety of people, weapons, equipment, vehicles, and documents, contributing to the successful organization of the exercise.

Practice drill frame.

Thanh Xuan District Defense Area Exercise 2023 with the theme of Moving armed forces into combat readiness states, moving localities into defense states, organizing preparations and practicing defensive operations.

Scale of the exercise: 1 side, 2 levels on the map and in the field, with a part of live troops, mobilizing and receiving reserve soldiers and combat shooting; practice exercises through 4 stages (transferring armed forces into combat readiness states, transferring localities into defense states; organizing defensive combat preparations; practicing defensive operations; live combat shooting) with 8 training issues and 17 contents.

As planned, the exercise will take place over 3 days, from June 7 to 9.

News and photos: NGOC HAN