The Vietnam People's Armed Forces () are the armed forces of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, directly under the command of the Central Military Commission of the

Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), also known as the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of No ...

(for which it serves as the Party's armed wing). It consists of 3 components: the

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; vi, Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam, QĐNDVN), also recognized as the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) or the Vietnamese Army (), is the military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wi ...

which is the military forces of Vietnam, Vietnam People's Public Security which is the police and law enforcement of Vietnam and Vietnam Self-Defence Militia which is the militia of Vietnam.

People's Army of Vietnam

The

( Vietnamese: ''Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam'') is the

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

of Vietnam. The PAVN includes: the Vietnam People's Ground Force, ( Special Forces of Vietnam), 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 ...

(including

Naval Infantry (Vietnam) The Naval Infantry are an armed branch of the Vietnam People's Navy that have the task of stationing troops to protect islands and rocks, or attacking or landing by sea on the mainland or on the islands occupied by foreign countries, protecting ...

, Vietnam Naval Commando Force and Naval Air Force of Vietnam), the

Vietnam People's Air Force The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF, ), formally refers itself as the Air Defence - Air Force (ADAF, ) or the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF, ), is the aerial warfare service branch of Vietnam. It is the successor of the former North Vietnamese ...

, the Vietnam Border Guard and the

Vietnam Coast Guard Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG, ; formerly Vietnam Marine Police (VMP) prior to October 2013) is the coast guard of Vietnam. Until 2013, it was a branch of Vietnam's military, the Vietnam People's Army, and falls under the management of the Vietname ...

Vietnam People's Public Security

The Vietnam People's Public Security (Vietnamese: ''Công an nhân dân Việt Nam'') is the main

police The police are a Law enforcement organization, constituted body of Law enforcement officer, persons empowered by a State (polity), state, with the aim to law enforcement, enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citize ...

and security force of Vietnam. The People's Public Security Forces is the core force of the people's armed forces in performing the task of protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety, and crime prevention and control. The People's Public Security Forces has the functions, tasks, organization, command, and ensures that the operation, service regimes, and regimes and policies of the People's Police comply with the provisions of th
Law on People's Public Security
and regulations of the People's Public Security other provisions of relevant laws. The

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builds a revolutionary, regular, elite, and step-by-step modernized People's Police; prioritize the modernization of some forces. The People's Public Security Forces shall coordinate with the People's Army and Militia and Self-Defense in performing national defense tasks. The coordination between the People's Public Security and the People's Army and Militia and Self-Defense shall comply with the Government's regulations.

Vietnam Militia and Self-Defense

The

Vietnam Self-Defence Militia Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

( Vietnamese: ''Dân quân tự vệ'') is the

militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

of Vietnam. Militia and Self-Defense forces are mass armed forces that cannot separate from production and work; is the force protecting the

Party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often featu ...

, the government, the people's lives and properties, and the State's property in the locality and grassroots; ready to fight, to serve in combat, to be the core of the fight against the enemy in the locality and grassroots when there is a war; participate in building the all-people national defense, defense sector, civil defense, protect national security and ensure social order and safety, fight against crime. The State builds a strong and widespread Militia and Self-Defense force. The organization, tasks, service regime and regimes and policies of the Vietnam Militia and Self-Defense shall comply with the provisions of th
Law on Militia and Self-Defense
and other relevant laws.

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