The 3rd Regional Command under the
Vietnam People's Navy
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(VPN) is an independent naval warfare command that manages and protects the waters between the
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Quảng Bình to
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, Bình Định including
Cồn Cỏ District,
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History
* On
October 26
Events Pre-1600
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1975
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January
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, 3rd Coastal Region (''Vùng Duyên hải 3'') was established under the Naval Command.
* In
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
, Coastal Region 3 changed its name to Naval Region 3 Command (''Bộ Chỉ huy Vùng 3 Hải quân'') of the Navy.
* On
14 January
Events Pre-1600
* 1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.
*1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.
1601–1900
*1639 – The "Fundamental Orders", the first written const ...
2011
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, the 1st Naval Region Command (''Bộ Chỉ huy Vùng Hải quân 1'') was upgraded to the 3rd Regional Command (''Bộ Tư lệnh Vùng 3 Hải quân'').
Current leadership
* Commander: Rear Admiral
Phạm Văn Hùng (former Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff).
* Political Commissar: Rear Admiral
Mai Trọng Định.
* Deputy Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Vũ Đình Hiển (former Brigade Commander of 172nd Brigade - 3rd Regional Command).
* Deputy Commander: Colonel Đoàn Bảo Anh (former Brigade Commander of the 161st Brigade - 3rd Regional Command).
* Deputy Commander: Colonel Nguyễn Quốc Quảng.
* Deputy political commissar: Colonel Nguyễn Hữu Minh (former political director of
4th Regional Command
The 4th Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is the naval operations command that independently manages and protects the Spratly Islands, Phú Quý Island, South China Sea and the South Central Coast, from Phú Yên to the No ...
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Organisation
* Advisory Department.
* Political Department.
* Logistics Department.
* Technical Department.
* Financial Committee.
* 172nd Ship Brigade.
* 680th Coastal Missile Brigade.
* 161st Ship Brigade.
* 351st Radar Regiment.
* Technical Assurance Center.
* Technical Training Center.
* Training Battalion 355.
* 353rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.
Commanders through the ages
* 2008 - May 2015,
Ngô Sĩ Quyết, Rear Admiral (2012), now Deputy Commander of the Navy (May 2015-present).
* May 2015 - April 2020, Rear Admiral
Đỗ Quốc Việt.
* April 2020 - present, Rear Admiral
Phạm Văn Hùng.
Political Commissars through the ages
* 2009-2016,
Nguyễn Tiến Dũng, Rear Admiral (2014)
* 2016-present,
Mai Trọng Định, Rear Admiral (2017)
See also
*
1st Regional Command.
*
2nd Regional Command
The 2nd Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is the Naval Operations Command that independently manages and protects the seas from South Bình Thuận to Bạc Liêu and the southern continental shelf, including the important ...
.
*
4th Regional Command
The 4th Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is the naval operations command that independently manages and protects the Spratly Islands, Phú Quý Island, South China Sea and the South Central Coast, from Phú Yên to the No ...
.
*
5th Regional Command.
References
Regional Command, Vietnam People's Navy
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