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2 Army Colonels cease to hold positions, 4 Colonel-level officers receive new assignments

PHẠM ĐÔNG (báo lao động) 03/01/2026 09:41 (GMT+7)

2 military colonels were promoted to the rank of Major General; 2 colonels ceased to hold positions; 4 colonel-level officers and 2 lieutenant officers have just been appointed and assigned new tasks.

Colonel Le Xuan Binh and Colonel Nguyen Thanh Trung promoted to the rank of Major General

The Ministry of National Defense has just held a ceremony to announce and hand over decisions on personnel work.

At the ceremony, the Ministry of National Defense announced and presented the President's decisions to promote the rank of general to officers.

Of which, Military Region 7 has two officers promoted from Colonel to Major General: Mr. Le Xuan Binh - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Military Region 7 and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung - Political Commissar of Ho Chi Minh City Command.

Dai tuong Phan Van Giang - Uy vien Bo Chinh tri, Bo truong Bo Quoc phong trao quyet dinh thang quan ham va tang hoa chuc mung Thieu tuong quan doi Nguyen Thanh Trung. Anh: Tan Chi/Quan khu 7
General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Minister of National Defense presented the decision to promote the rank and presented flowers to congratulate Major General Nguyen Thanh Trung. Photo: Tan Chi/Military Region 7

The Party Committee - Border Guard Command announced and presented decisions on personnel work

On December 28, in Cao Bang, the Party Committee - Border Guard Command held a conference to announce and hand over decisions on personnel work and hand over the duties and responsibilities of the Commander and Political Commissar of the Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard Command.

According to the decision of the Minister of National Defense, Colonel Dinh Duc Hung - Deputy Commander of the Cao Bang Provincial Military Command, concurrently Commander of the Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard Command and Colonel Dang Hong Quan - Deputy Political Commissar of the Cao Bang Provincial Military Command, concurrently Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard Command, are allowed to retire according to the regime.

At the same time, according to the decision of the Minister of National Defense, Colonel Luong Tuan Long - Deputy Political Commissar of the Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard Command was appointed to the position of Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard Command.

At the conference, Colonel Dinh Duc Hung handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Commander of the Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard Command to Colonel Nguyen Van Dien - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Border Guard Command.

Colonel Dang Hong Quan handed over the duties and responsibilities of the Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard Command to Colonel Luong Tuan Long.

Trung tuong Vu Trung Kien - Tu lenh BDBP trao quyet dinh nghi cho huu cho Dai ta Dang Hong Quan. Anh: Thanh Luan
Lieutenant General Vu Trung Kien - Border Guard Commander presented the decision to retire to Colonel Dang Hong Quan. Photo: Thanh Luan

Awarding the decision to 4 Army officers to perform United Nations peacekeeping missions

On December 31, in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony to present the President's decision and the Minister of National Defense's decision to 4 officers of the Vietnam People's Army to perform the United Nations peacekeeping mission.

Lieutenant Colonel Vu Thi Lien - Assistant to the Training Department, Vietnam Peacekeeping Department, participated in the application and was admitted to the position of Expert on Security and Defense Policy at the United Nations Consulting Office for Peace and Security in Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium.

Lieutenant Colonel Dang Thu Ha - former editor of the People's Army Newspaper, was appointed to replace Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Huyen Anh, to hold the position of Communications Officer (MPIO) at the MINUSCA mission, Central African Republic.

Captain Nguyen Huy Khai - Foreign Affairs Assistant, Military Hospital 175, was assigned to replace Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huy Tuan, to take on the position of Chief of Staff (COE) at the MINUSCA mission.

Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tram - Vietnam Coast Guard officer, was assigned to replace Lieutenant Colonel Bui Thi Minh Nguyet, to hold the position of Training Staff Officer (SO Training) at MINUSCA mission.

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