Establishment of Artillery - Missile Command

On August 20, General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), Deputy Minister of National Defense chaired the ceremony announcing the decision to establish the Artillery - Missile Command.

Speaking at the ceremony, General Nguyen Tan Cuong affirmed that the establishment of the Artillery - Missile Command demonstrates the new thinking and new vision of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission on adjusting the organization of the army's forces, increasingly better meeting the requirements of the cause of building, strengthening national defense and protecting the Fatherland in the current period.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong presented the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the Artillery - Missile Command.

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The Artillery and Missile Command is organized and built in a streamlined, strong, and modern direction; the scale, force organization, functions, and tasks are supplemented and heavier; it is equipped with many types of modern weapons and vehicles, with a wider strategic deployment.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong requested the Artillery - Missile Command to continue to thoroughly grasp the resolutions and conclusions of superiors on military and defense tasks; educate and raise awareness and responsibility for all officers and soldiers about the task of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation.

Besides, continue to do a good job of strategic consulting with the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense on the strategic deployment of artillery and missile units in the entire army, especially newly established units, and build strong, comprehensive agencies and units that are "exemplary and typical".

Quickly stabilize the organization and staffing, assign and delegate specific tasks in the Party Committee and command; perfect the Party Committee, Party organization, command organization, and mass organizations in newly established units, deploy activities in accordance with the functions and tasks of building strong organizations, and excellently complete all assigned tasks...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thanh-lap-bo-tu-lenh-phao-binh-ten-lua-185250820185505705.htm