(Hanoi, 25th) According to the Vietnamese Minister of Defense's directive on organizing the armed forces and militia forces to participate in the parade marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945) and the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2, 1945), referred to as the "A80 Task," on the morning of June 25, the General Staff's Department of Military Training and Schools of the Vietnam People's Army simultaneously launched joint training and rehearsal inspections at three locations: the Fourth National Military Training Center, Vietnam National University in Hanoi, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
This parade is on a larger scale than previous parades celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory and the 50th anniversary of southern liberation, featuring 11 static formations and 27 marching formations, with a total of 7,413 participating officers and soldiers. Each marching formation consists of 10 rows of 160 people, presenting a grand spectacle.
Major General Vu Viet Hung, Director of the Department of Military Training and Schools and Deputy Head of the Parade Preparation Group, stated that this was the first centralized joint training of Ministry of Defense directly affiliated formations after nearly 20 days of distributed training, aiming to optimize coordination processes and enhance collaborative and execution capabilities. During training, each participating unit flexibly adjusted the rehearsal plans according to phase-specific tasks and weather conditions to ensure the quality and efficiency of training.
Although this rehearsal was not conducted entirely according to the official ceremony process, it focused on the key aspects of parade marching, formation movements, and procedural drills, laying a solid foundation for the upcoming formal parade.
The joint forces at the three locations included: Fourth National Military Training Center (1,296 people): featuring female military bands, female peacekeepers, female signalers, female military doctors, female special operations units, female militia from various ethnic groups, and female guerrillas from the south.
Vietnam National University, Hanoi (2,917 people): including party and national flag formations, the tri-service honor guard, army officers, logistics and defense industry technical officers, military cadets, artillery, armored troops, engineers, and red flag formations.
Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (3,200 people): comprising the navy, air defense and air force, border guards, coast guard, electronic warfare units, cyber operations units, chemical troops, parachute special forces, and male militia and self-defense units, among other combat and technical branches.
This centralized joint training marks a new stage in the preparations for the "A80 Task" parade, and several more rounds of comprehensive rehearsals are expected to be conducted in the coming months to ensure the parade ceremony is held on schedule, solemnly, and smoothly.