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in the waters of two provinces,

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(the southwestern sea of Vietnam Cà Mau) and Kiên Giang.

History

* On October 26, 1975, 5th Coastal Region (''Vùng Duyên hải 5'') was established under the Naval Command. * In 1978, the 5th Coastal Region changed its name to the 5th Naval Region Command (''Bộ Chỉ huy Vùng 5 Hải quân'') of the Navy. * On January 14, 2011, the 5th Naval Region Command was upgraded to the 5th Regional Command.

Current leadership

* Commander: Rear Admiral Nguyễn Duy Tỷ (former Deputy Commander-Chief of Staff of 5th Regional Command) * Political Commissar: Rear Admiral Nguyễn Đăng Tiến (former Deputy Political Commissar of 5th Regional Command) * Deputy Commander-Chief of Staff: Colonel Tạ Quảng Nam * Deputy Commander: Colonel Nguyễn Quốc Doanh (former Brigade Commander of the 147th Naval Infantry Brigade – 1st Regional Command) * Deputy Commander: Colonel Võ Đức Tiên * Deputy Political Commissar: Colonel Nguyễn Hữu Thoan

Organisation

* Advisory Department * Political Department * Logistics Department * Technical Department * 127th Surface Ship Brigade * 556th Engineer Battalion * 563rd Naval Infantry Battalion * 551st Radar Battalion * 565th Infantry Battalion * 553rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

Commanders – Commanders of the Region through the ages

* 1975–1977: Colonel Nguyễn Thế Trinh, Commander * 1977–1981: Colonel Nguyễn Dưỡng, Commander * 1981–1984: Colonel Bùi Lê Tuấn, Commander * 1984–1988: Colonel Nguyễn Huy Lý, Commander of the Region * 1988–1991: Colonel Trịnh Khắc Thuyết, Commander of the Region * 1991–2001: Colonel Phạm Xuân Nựu, Commander of the Region * 2001–2002: Colonel Hoàng Thế Sự, Commander of the Region * 2002–2012: Rear Admiral Doãn Văn Sở, Commander of the Region * 2012–2016: Rear Admiral Doãn Văn Sở, Commander of the Region * 2016–2018: Colonel

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, Commander of the Region * 2018–present, Rear Admiral Nguyễn Duy Tỷ, Commander of the Region

Political Commissars – Deputy political commanders over the periods

* 1975–1981: Colonel Nguyễn Văn Lắm, Political Commissar * 1981–1985: Colonel Phạm Xuân Trường, deputy political commander * 1985–1987: Colonel Trần Khoái, deputy political commander * 1987–1988: Colonel Phạm Reng, Deputy Chief Political Officer * 1988–1991: Colonel Nguyễn Huy Thăng, Deputy Chief Political Officer * 1991–1997: Colonel Đỗ Xuân Thành, deputy political commander * 1997–2005: Colonel Nguyễn Xuân Hợi, Deputy Chief Political Officer * 2005–2008, Ngô Văn Phát, Rear Admiral (2011), Deputy Political Commander * 2008–2014: Ngô Văn Phát, Rear Admiral (2011), Political Commissar of the Region * 2014–2017: Colonel Đoàn Văn Chiều, Colonel, Political Commissar of the Region * 2017–2019: Rear Admiral Ngô Văn Thuân, Political Commissar of the Region * 2019 – present, Rear Admiral Nguyễn Đăng Tiến, Political Commissar of the Region

References