The Mobile Police Command (internally codenamed K02; ), also recognized as the Mobile Police ( - CSCĐ) or the Mobile Police Force (), is the tactical unit (

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-type) and virtually the

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) arm under the Vietnam People's Public Security Force that implements armed measures to protect national security, preserve social order and safety, and perform other tasks according to regulations provisions of law.

History

*The predecessor of the Mobile Police Force was the Armed Police Force established on April 15, 1974. * On December 11, 2009, the Minister of Public Security signed the Decision No. 4058/QD-BCA establishing the Command of Mobile Police under the Ministry of Public Security. * On December 9, 2013, the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee (XI term) issued Regulation No. 216-QD/TW on the implementation of the regime of political commissars and politicians at the Mobile Police Command, Ministry of Public Security. *In June 2020, Mobile Police Command and the

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launched a mobile mounted combat unit called the Mobile Mounted Police Regiment to tackle increasingly complex crimes and protect national security. It can also engage in rescues in mountainous areas as well as transport weapons and food to remote areas.

Mission

1. Advise the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security on the work of armed forces to protect national security, maintain social order and safety, and build a mobile police force. 2. Implement combat plans against activities sabotaging security, armed

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hostages; suppressing criminals using weapons; disbanding illegal disturbances and demonstrations. 3. Organize patrols, control and handle violations of the law on social security, order and safety; conduct a number of investigative activities in accordance with the law. 4. Organize the protection of important political, economic, diplomatic,

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, cultural, special shipments,

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and important events according to the list prescribed by the

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. 5. Participating in the protection of court sessions, escorting the accused and defendants, and assisting in the protection of prisons and detention camps, and executing criminal judgments according to the regulations of the Minister of Public Security. 6. Organizing political, legal and professional training and retraining; formulating and rehearsing combat plans, patrolling and target protection plans according to the functions and tasks of the Mobile Police. 7. Organization of management, training and use of service animals. 8. Performing rituals in the People's Police. 9. Participating in search,

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, prevention,

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and overcoming of

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. 10. Participating in and coordinating with forces, units and localities where they are stationed to build a movement of all people to protect national security. 11. In an urgent situation to handle the situations specified in Clause 2 of this Article, or to chase down people and means that violate the law, or to give first aid to victims, they may mobilize people and vehicles of individuals and organizations. 12. Requisition of property in service of the Mobile Police's operations shall comply with the law on property requisition and requisition. 13. To have the right to request agencies, organizations and individuals to provide diagrams, designs and drawings of works and to enter personal residences, offices of agencies and organizations to rescue hostages and suppress acts of violence, terrorism and crime with weapons. The entry to the headquarters of diplomatic missions, foreign consular missions, representative offices of international organizations and the accommodation of members of these agencies in Vietnam must comply with the provisions of Vietnamese law and

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to which the

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is a signatory. 14. Manage

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, combat gears and technical means in service of the Mobile Police's operations according to the regulations of the Minister of Public Security. 15.

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in accordance with the law. 16. Perform other tasks and exercise other powers as prescribed by law.

Today's leaders

* Commander: Lieutenant-General Nguyễn Ngọc Vân * Standing Deputy Commander: Brigadier Vũ Ngọc Riềm * Deputy Commander: Brigadier Nguyễn Thanh Bảnh * Deputy Commander: Brigadier Phạm Văn Bảng * Deputy Commander: Brigadier Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh * Deputy Commander: Brigadier Lê Văn Sao * Deputy Commander: Colonel Trần Đình Đức * Deputy Commander: Colonel Phùng Văn Chiến * Deputy Commander: Colonel Phạm Hữu Thinh Mobile Police includes: * Special force * Special Operations Forces * Target Protection Force * Training and use of service animals * Special cargo transport force * Air force, water force

Component

* Department of Staff – Operations * Political Bureau * Department of Logistics – Engineering * Department of Management, Training and Use of Service Animals * Financial Committee * Inspector of Command * People's Police Ceremonial Delegation – Team Leader: Colonel Đỗ Ngọc Anh * Professional Training and Retraining Center – Manager: Colonel Phan Công Côn * National Training Center for Counter-Terrorism * Northern Standing Office (Cluster A) (Hanoi) * Central Standing Office (Cluster C) (

Da Nang Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one of Vietnam's most important p ...

) * Standing Agency for the South (Cluster B) ( HCMC) * Mobile Police Department of Provincial Public Security * Central Highlands Mobile Police Regiment (E20): *# 1st Battalion ( Gia Lai) *# 2nd Battalion ( Đắk Lắk) *# 3rd Battalion ( Lâm Đồng) * Southwestern Mobile Police Regiment (E21): *# 1st Battalion (

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) *# 2nd Battalion (

Trà Vinh Trà Vinh City ( ) is the capital city of Trà Vinh province in Southern Vietnam. Etymology Trà Vang was an old name used for this area, a hinterland with a sparse population. In 1825, the area of Trà Vinh was established by King Minh Mạng ...

) *# 3rd Battalion (

An Giang An Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the country's southwestern part. Geography An Giang is located in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hậu Giang and Tiền Giang branches of the Mekong River ...

) *# 4th Battalion (

Bạc Liêu Bạc Liêu () is a provincial city and capital of the Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of 156,110 in 2019. The former name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi. History The ...

) *# 5th Battalion (

Phú Quốc Phú Quốc () is the largest island in Vietnam. Phú Quốc and nearby islands, along with the distant Thổ Chu Islands, are part of Kiên Giang Province as Phú Quốc City; Vietnam's first island municipality. The island has a total area o ...

– Kiên Giang) * Capital Mobile Police Regiment (E22), (

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): *# 1st Battalion (Hanoi) *# 2nd Battalion (Hanoi) *# 3rd Battalion (

Hưng Yên Hưng Yên () is a city in the Red River Delta of the Northern Vietnam. It is the old capital of Hưng Yên Province and is a third-graded city according to Vietnam's urban classification table. History Hưng Yên city was originally the expansion ...

) *# 4th Battalion (

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) * South Central Mobile Police Regiment (E23): *# 1st Battalion ( Bình Định) *# 2nd Battalion ( Khánh Hoà) *# 3rd Battalion (

Quảng Ngãi Quảng Ngãi () is a city in central Vietnam. It serves as the capital city of Quảng Ngãi Province. Quảng Ngãi City borders Tư Nghĩa District to the South and West, Sơn Tịnh District to the Northwest and Bình Sơn District to the ...

) * Northwestern Mobile Police Regiment (E24): *# 1st Battalion ( Điện Biên) *# 2nd Battalion (

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) *# 3rd Battalion (

Yên Bái Yên Bái () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Yên Bái Province, in the north-east region of Vietnam. The city borders Yên Bình District and Trấn Yên District. The city is a settlement along the banks of the Red River, approxi ...

) *# 4th Battalion (

Lào Cai Lào Cai () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders Bảo Thắng District, Bát Xát District, Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Yunnan province of southwe ...

) * South East Mobile Police Regiment (E25): *# 1st Battalion ( Đồng Nai) *# 2nd Battalion ( Bình Dương) *# 3rd Battalion ( Bình Thuận) * North Central Mobile Police Regiment (E26): *# 1st Battalion ( Nghệ An) *# 4th Battalion (

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) *# 2nd Battalion (

Hà Tĩnh Hà Tĩnh () is a city in Vietnam.Atlas of the World', Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 236. It is the capital of Hà Tĩnh Province, and lies in the North Central Coast region. It is located on National Highway 1A. The Vietnamese capital Han ...

) *# 3rd Battalion ( Quảng Bình) * Northeastern Mobile Police Regiment (E27), ( Quảng Ninh): # 1st Battalion (Quảng Ninh) # 2nd Battalion (

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) # 3rd Battalion ( Thái Nguyên) * Central Mobile Police Regiment (E28), (

): *# 1st Battalion (Đà Nẵng) *# 2nd Battalion (

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) *# 3rd Battalion ( Quảng Nam) * Ho Chi Minh City Southeast Mobile Police Regiment (E29): *# 1st Battalion (

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

) *# 2nd Battalion (Ho Chi Minh City) *# 3rd Battalion ( Long An) *# Battalion for target protection and special cargo protection (Ho Chi Minh City) *# Ceremonial Company (Ho Chi Minh City) * Police Regiment Protecting Targets of Diplomatic Missions (E30) – (Hanoi) * Police Regiment protects political, economic, cultural, social, scientific and technical objectives (E31) – (Hanoi City) * Airborne Special Forces Regiment (E32) - (Hanoi City) * Police Battalion to protect special cargo transport (Hanoi City) * 1st Special Police Battalion (Hanoi) * 3rd Special Police Battalion (Da Nang) * 2nd Special Police Battalion (Ho Chi Minh City) * Special Cavalry Regiment

Aviation component

The Police Aviation Regiment (PSAR; ), also designated as E32, is established as a body under the Mobile Police Command and the first ever

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unit in Vietnam. To be equipped with helicopters which will become the main assets, PSAR is also responsible for the

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missions in Vietnam besides its eventual security and law enforcement functions. The establishment of PSAR is eventually assisted by the

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and its associated personnel.

Awards

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(2014) *

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(twice)

Commanders through the ages

Commanders

Political commissars

* March 2014 – August 2018, Đỗ Đức Kính, Major General, Lieutenant General (2014), former Director of

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Provincial Police

Deputy commanders

* Deputy Commander: Major general Nguyễn Duy Hải * Deputy Commander: Major general Trần Quang Họa * Deputy Commander: Major general Nguyễn Thanh Bảnh * Deputy Commander: Major general Hoàng Thọ Mạnh * Deputy Commander: Major general Phạm Quốc Cương (now

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, Mobile Police Commander) * Deputy Commander: Major general Nguyễn Văn Uy * Deputy Commander: Major general Vũ Ngọc Riềm * Deputy Commander: Major general Ngô Văn Tiếu * Deputy Commander: Major general Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn * Deputy Commander:

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Phạm Văn Lân * Deputy Commander:

Nguyễn Quốc Đoàn (now a member of the 13th Party Central Committee – Standing Deputy Secretary of Thừa Thiên Huế Provincial Party Committee) * Deputy Commander: Major general Bùi Tiến Cam retired * Deputy Commander:

Nguyễn Văn Diện

Deputy political commissars

* March 2014 – June 2018: Colonel Vũ Hồng Văn (now Director of Đồng Nai Provincial Police)

Note

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