The confrontation exercise directed by Military Region 2 focused on two phases, including: Organizing combat preparation and practicing combat. The new point in the exercise is that the topic is not known in advance; the Steering Committee and the General Director broadcast the situations, and run the exercise through the director force. Immediately after the situation is broadcast from the director department, the practice frames deploy actions in the correct order of steps.

Commander of Regiment 148, Division 316 handles the situation on the sand table during the exercise.

Following the conferences: Meeting of the extended Party Committee Standing Committee; grasping the tasks, calculating the time, determining the tasks that need to be done immediately, deploying the work for the agency; researching, evaluating, concluding the situation, predicting the combat intention; announcing the guiding ideology, combat intention, predicting the determination and approving the combat determination, issuing resolutions to lead the regiment to carry out combat tasks... we clearly saw the leadership, command, and management capacity of the regimental leaders and commanders and the advisory and recommendation role of the regimental agencies as well as the fighting spirit of the troops. At the conferences, the assessment and assessment of the enemy-us situation were conducted thoroughly, close to reality, especially highlighting the advantages of the regiment with enough troops, the troops were trained in training and had undergone many exercises; Analyze and compare forces carefully, clarify our fighting strength when we are reinforced with forces, weapons, equipment and receive attention and help from local Party committees, authorities and people...

In particular, the results of handling situations during the exercise by the two units ensured the intention. The determination of each spearhead and direction to calculate the use of forces, weapons, equipment, and technical means, especially in the conditions of being coordinated by superiors, supported by firepower from local armed forces, and many other related contents during offensive and defensive operations were also calculated appropriately and closely to reality. Participating in the exercise, local armed forces effectively implemented the motto of actively sticking to the land, defending the village, being ready to carry out small-scale battles to prevent and wear down enemy forces and coordinate with the main force in combat.

Major General Nguyen Son Ha, Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of Military Region 2, Deputy Director of the exercise, acknowledged and commended the forces participating in the exercise for proactively doing well in all preparations. The exercise was initially assessed as quite successful, achieving the set goals and requirements. During the two days of the exercise, although the weather was scorching hot during the day and stormy at night, some items serving the exercise were affected by heavy rain and thunderstorms, causing many difficulties for the forces participating in the exercise, especially in the two exercise frames, but the officers and soldiers of the two units were proactive in overcoming them in a timely manner, ensuring the best for the exercise. The Deputy Chief of Political Affairs of the Military Region also requested the cadres of Division 316 in particular, and cadres in agencies and units in the entire Military Region in general, to actively research, study, and improve their knowledge, especially new contents, including the content of regimental-level confrontation exercises to meet increasingly higher task requirements.

Colonel Nguyen The Hai, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Region, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee, and General Director of the exercise, affirmed: “During the organization of the exercise, all exercise frames strictly followed the Party's leadership principles and implemented democratic centralism well. The combat plan system was fully developed, suitable for the terrain and form, and correctly coded for combat staff work. The regimental commanders (both exercise frames) applied theoretical principles well into practice in organizing combat preparation and combat practice; many cadres had good methods and styles; and conducted the exercise content smoothly.”

Pointing out the limitations that need to be overcome, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Region requested: Cadres at all levels need to actively study and grasp theories and principles to apply them in directing and operating combat exercises in their units; regularly do a good job of training cadres in combat advisory work, focusing on the ability to operate on maps, build combat documents, and report accurately...

It can be affirmed that through confrontational exercises, Military Region 2 can assess the level and capacity of the commander; the advisory ability of the regimental-level agency; the ability to apply theory, principles, and military art of our Army during the exercise; promptly draw experience, direct continued innovation in organization and methods, and improve the quality of exercises throughout the Military Region, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation.

Article and photos: HIEU DUNG TRUNG

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