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History

* On October 26, 1975, 3rd Coastal Region (''Vùng Duyên hải 3'') was established under the Naval Command. * In 1978, Coastal Region 3 changed its name to Naval Region 3 Command (''Bộ Chỉ huy Vùng 3 Hải quân'') of the Navy. * On 14 January 2011, 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).

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 * 355th Training Battalion * 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)

References

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