The 4th Regional Command under the

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(VPN) is the naval operations command that independently manages and protects the

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Phú Quý Phú Quý is a small island located about 100 km south-east of the city of Phan Thiết, Vietnam. The island contains three communes, with a population of 30,000 people. The island is home to Phu Quy Lighthouse (Hải đăng Phú Quý) si ...

Island,

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and the

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, 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

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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).

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 Landing Ship Brigade * Regional Training Center * 682nd Shore Missile Brigade * 685th Shore Missile Brigade * 954th Naval Air Brigade (belongs 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

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(2010)

Commanders through the ages

* 1994–1998, Phạm Đức Lĩnh, Colonel. * 1998–2000,

Nguyễn Văn Hiến Nguyễn Văn Hiến (born October 15, 1954) is a Vietnamese retired admiral and former Ministry of Defence (Vietnam), Vice Minister of Defense from 2009 to 2016. Nguyễn was born in Gia Tan, Gia Vien, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam. He joined the C ...

, 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 in January 2011. He ...

, Colonel, Rear Admiral, now Deputy Minister of Defense of Vietnam. * 2014–2018, Phạm Văn Hoành, Rear Admiral. * 2018–2019, Trần Thanh Nghiêm, 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.

References

{{Reflist Regional Command, Vietnam People's Navy