Ship 20 of Navy Region 3 concludes multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2024 and friendship visit to Malaysia

On the afternoon of March 14, Ship 20 of Squadron 132, Brigade 172, Naval Region 3 docked at Da Nang military port, ending its journey to participate in the 2024 MILAN Multilateral Naval Exercise in India and pay a friendly visit to Malaysia.

Tàu 20 Vùng 3 Hải quân kết thúc hành trình diễn tập Hải quân đa phương MILAN 2024 và thăm hữu nghị Malaysia

Ship 20 is preparing to dock at Da Nang military port to successfully complete its mission of participating in the 2024 MILAN Multilateral Naval Exercise in India and a friendship visit to Malaysia.

The working delegation was led by Colonel Doan Bao Anh, Deputy Commander of Region 3. With the theme "Friendship - Connection - Cooperation", the 2024 MILAN Multilateral Naval Exercise has the participation of navies from 47 countries.

Rear Admiral Pham Manh Hung, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Navy and the working delegation on Ship 20 representing the Vietnam Navy attended the opening ceremony of the exercise.

The exercise was divided into two phases, taking place at locations onshore and in the sea area east of Visakhapatnam city. In the phase at the port, Vietnam's Ship 20 participated in activities such as professional exchanges, sea planning, maritime seminars, young officer exchanges, street parades, sports and cultural exchanges...

Head of the working group greets the port.

During the sea exercise phase, Ship 20 belonged to Tactical Group 3 and participated in formation maneuvers, communications, rescuing people who fell into the water, docking and inspecting suspicious ships, mobilizing supplies at sea, and taking photos of the formation from the air.

The MILAN 2024 Multilateral Naval Exercise was a great success. Carrying out activities within the framework of the exercise, the Vietnamese Navy delegation closely coordinated and cooperated with other forces to well implement the proposed plans, ensuring absolute safety.

3. Thủ trưởng Bộ Tư lệnh Vùng 3 trao tặng chỉ huy Tàu 20 Huy hiệu thủy thủ viễn dương

The Chief of Command of Region 3 awarded the commander of Ship 20 the Ocean Sailor Badge.

Previously, Ship 20 and the Vietnamese Navy delegation docked at Lumut port, Malaysia to visit and exchange with the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Participation in the MILAN multilateral naval exercise in India and exchange activities and courtesy visits with the Royal Malaysian Navy aim to continue to improve coordination and cooperation in responding to common challenges in maritime security while strengthening relations, cooperation, understanding and mutual trust between the armies and navies of the countries for peace and stability in the region and the world.