The 4th Regional Command under the
Vietnam People's Navy
The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; vi, Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), or the Naval Service (), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (), is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsi ...
(VPN) is the naval operations command that independently manages and protects the
Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands ( fil, Kapuluan ng Kalayaan; zh, c=南沙群島/南沙群岛, s=, t=, p=Nánshā Qúndǎo; Malay, id, Kepulauan Spratly; vi, Quần đảo Trường Sa) are a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea. Composed ...
,
Phú Quý Island,
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Ph ...
and the
South Central Coast, from
Phú Yên to the North
Bình Thuận including the provinces: Phú Yên,
Khánh Hòa,
Ninh Thuận and the North of
Bình Thuận.
Its headquarter is in the
Cam Ranh Bay Navy Base.
History
* On October 26, 1975, 4th Coastal Region (''Vùng Duyên hải 4'') was established under the Naval Command.
* In 1978, 4th Coastal Region changed its name to Naval Region 4 Command (''Bộ Chỉ huy Vùng 4 Hải quân'') of the Navy.
* On January 14, 2011, the Naval Region 4 Command was upgraded to the 4th Regional Command.''(Bộ Tư lệnh vùng 4 Hải Quân)''
Current leadership
* Commander: Colonel Nguyễn Đình Hùng (former Deputy Commander – Chief of Staff of 4th Regional Command).
* Political Commissar: Rear Admiral
Ngô Văn Thuân (former Vice Chairman of Political Affairs of the Navy).
* Deputy Commander – Chief of Staff: Colonel Nguyễn Thiên Quân (former commander of 162nd Brigade – 4th Regional Command).
* Deputy Commander: Colonel Hoàng Lương Ngọc (former Brigade Commander of 189th Brigade – Naval Service).
* Deputy Commander: Colonel Vi Đức Thanh (former Brigade Commander of 957th Brigade – 4th Regional Command).
* Deputy Political Commissar: Colonel Lã Văn Hùng (former Political Commissar of 170th Brigade –
1st Regional Command
The 1st Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is an independent naval warfare command that manages and protects the waters from Quảng Ninh Province, Quảng Ninh to Hà Tĩnh Province, Hà Tĩnh and the islands in the Gulf of ...
).
Organisation
* Advisory Department.
* Political Department.
* Logistics Department.
* Technical Department.
* Financial Committee.
* Command Office.
* 957th Defensive Brigade.
* 101st Naval Infantry Brigade.
* 162nd Warship Brigade.
* 146th Spratly Defensive Brigade.
* 719th Technical Guarantee Center.
* 955th Transport Amphibious Ship Brigade.
* Regional Training Center.
* 682nd Shore Missile Brigade.
* 685th Shore Missile Brigade.
* 954th Naval Air Brigade (belonging to VPN Command).
* 451st Radar Regiment.
* 455th Information Battalion.
* 458th Guards Battalion.
* 1st Engineer Battalion.
* 872nd Air Defense Battalion.
* 189th Submarine Brigade.
Bonus
* Second Class
Fatherland Defense Order
The Fatherland Defense Order ( vi, Huân chương bảo vệ tổ quốc) is an award conferred by the government of Vietnam. It is awarded to individuals and organizations for achievements in training and building forces and in strengthening na ...
(2010)
Commanders through the ages
* 1994–1998,
Phạm Đức Lĩnh, Colonel.
* 1998–2000,
Nguyễn Văn Hiến, Colonel.
* 2000–2002,
Phạm Đức Lĩnh, Colonel.
* 2002–2009,
Nguyễn Viết Nhiên, Colonel.
* 2009–2012,
Ngô Quang Tiến, Rear Admiral.
* 2012–2014,
Phạm Hoài Nam
Pham Hoai Nam (born February 21, 1967) is a Vietnamese general, and Vice Minister of Defense.
Pham Hoai Nam was born on February 21, 1967, at Hoai Hao, Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam. He joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on January, 2011. ...
, Colonel, Rear Admiral, now
Deputy Minister of Defense of Vietnam.
* 2014–2018,
Phạm Văn Hoành, Rear Admiral.
* 2018–2019,
Trần Thanh Nghiêm
Trần (陳) or Tran is a common Vietnamese surname. More than 10% of all Vietnamese people share this surname. It is derived from the common Chinese surname Chen.
History
The Tran ruled the Trần dynasty, a golden era in Vietnam, and succe ...
, Rear Admiral (2019), now Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Navy.
* 2019 – June 2020,
Phan Tuấn Hùng, Rear Admiral (2019), former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy, former Deputy Commander – Chief of Staff of the 4th Regional Command.
* June 21, 2020–present: Nguyễn Đình Hùng, Colonel, former Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of 4th Regional Command.
Political Commissars through the ages
* 2009–2012:
Đặng Minh Hải, Rear Admiral.
* 2012–2017:
Phạm Thanh Hóa, Rear Admiral.
* 2017 – February 2020,
Nguyễn Đức Vượng, Rear Admiral.
* February 25, 2020–present:
huân, Rear Admiral.
See also
*
1st Regional Command
The 1st Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is an independent naval warfare command that manages and protects the waters from Quảng Ninh Province, Quảng Ninh to Hà Tĩnh Province, Hà Tĩnh and the islands in the Gulf of ...
.
*
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 ...
.
*
3rd Regional Command
The 3rd Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is an independent naval warfare command that manages and protects the waters between the Central region, from Quảng Bình to Bình Định, including the provinces of Quảng Bình, ...
.
* 5th Regional Command.
Notes
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