JPRS ID: 10510 VIETNAM REPORT

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JPRS L/10510
12 May 1982 ~
VIETNAM REPORT
(~'OUO ?/82~
CONTENTS
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
Information on Vietnamese Military Units 1
Information on Military Recruiting 4
Information on Vietnameae Military Units 5
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
INFORMATION ON VI~TNAMESE MILITARY UNITS
[The following information on Vietnamese military units has been extracted
from Vietnamese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise indicated.
Unit designators and subordination are as they appear in the original sourca.
The remarks include a brief sunrmary of the s~alient information available in
the news item.]
Unit Re~arks
B.34 Gp Commander: Colonel Phan Cong RhanB [PHAN
lst Gp COONG KHANG]. Deputy Co~mmander for Technical
8th Gp Matters: Le Ngoc Ai [LEE NGOCJ AIS]. Con-
structed Route H.79 acr4ss Rhau Co Hill in
the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.
{NHAN DAN 14 1~1ar 82 p 1)
H.63 Gp, Ho Chi Minh City Photo of unit dipole antenna in process of
Air Defense Forces erection. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 14 Mar 82 P 1)
B.38 Gp, lst MR Instills discipline in new recruits.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 14 Mar 82 p 1)
4th Corps [QUAN DOAN] Unit driver commended. [Note: This infor-
mation is contained in the caption of a
' photo accampanying an article in which
"Binh Doan" Corps are mentioned but no men-
tion is made of "Quan Doan" Corps
(NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 4)
Song Thao Corp~ [Binh Doan] Self-support farming activities reported.
A.16 Infantry Gp (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 1)
BN.45 Infantry Gp
98th Infantry Gp
BM.74 Infantry Gp
BH. 54 Inf antry Gp
CM.92 Infantry Gp
BT.06 Tank Gp
HS.56 AAA Gp
BS,55 Gp
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17th Bn, B.38 Cp Co~nander: Nguyen Minh I,ong [NGUYEENX P'IINH
LONG]. Recruit training described. .
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 3)
B.56 Gp, Tay Bac Forces Co~ended for efficiency in self-support
farming. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 1)
B.67 Gp, Air Defense Forces
12th Bn, 84th Artillery Regt, Holds sandtable exercis~.
Mien Tay Corps [Western Corps] (QUAN DOY NHAN DAK 15 Mar 82 p 3)
48th Artillery Regt, Does poorly on firing range with individual
- Quang Ninh Province weapons. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 3)
Ha Long AAA Gp Conducts training for company and platoon
level cadres.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 3)
Sao Do P.ir Force Gp Training activities noted.
lst Flight ~QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 g 3)
5th Flight
7th Flight ~
14th Co
Missile Co
05 Armored G, an Ninh Forces t~
P R~~ g
B.9 Engineer Regt , Unit member inducted into VCP.
~ ~QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 3)
603d Border Defense Post Located in Try Ky [highlander] village,
- Quang I3am-Danang Province.
~QUAN DOI 1JIiAN DAN 15 Mar 82 p 3)
Quyet Thang Corps jBinh Doan] Traiming activities reported.
B.OS Gp (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar $2 p 1)
B.9J Gp
B.12 Gp
05 Armored Gp, Quang Ninh Forces Subordinate units include battalions.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 1)
lOth Bn, B.11 Gp Photo of recruit training.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 1)
Long Knot Production Gp, Commander: Captain Trinh Van Tham
B.77 Gp, 7th MR [TRINHJ VAWN THAAM]; Deputy commander:
Duong Thanh Q~.iang [ZUWOWNG THANH QUANG].
Raising rice on 87 he~tares in Thai Binh
Trung Village, Vinh Hung District, Long
An Province
- (QUAN DOI 2'HAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 2)
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4th M[t Entertai.rnnent activities reported.
Le Loi Div (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 2)
B.42 Div
' Song Lam piv
Dong Loc Div
, 23d Corps [Binh Doan~ Organized a talent fair at Phuoc Long,
7th Gp [Song Be Province?J.
Construction~2~laterial Gp (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 2)
815th Gp
16th Gp
17th Bn, B.38 Gp Commiander: Nguyen Minh Long [NGUYEEr~C MINH
LONG] . Trsining recn~its.
- (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 3)
_ Military Administration Training activitxes reported.
. School, 7th MR (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 16 Mar 82 p 3)
21st Co
23d Co
35th Co
4th Corps jQuan Doan] Corps volleyball team visits units serving
in Kampuchea.
(THE DUC THE THAO 6 Mar 82 p 2)
llth Gp, Than Vu Artillery Serving in Lang Son Province.
Gp, Chi Lang Corps jBian D~an] (THE DUC THE THAO 6 Mar 82 p 2)
Navy Physical fitness activities reported.
26th Gp (THE DUC THE THAO 6 Mar 82 p 3)
47th Gp
71st Gp
72d Gp
3d Bn, M.4 Gp Does well in sporting events.
(THE DUC THE THAO 13 Mar 82 p 3)
781st Gp Unit member writes abnut sporting.events
in 3d Bn, M.4 Gp.
(TIiE DUC THE THAO 13 Mar 82 p 3)
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
INFORMATION ON MILITARY RECRUITING
[The following information on military recruiting activities has been ex-
tracted from Vie+:namese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise
indicated. The remarks include a brief suimnary of the salient iriformation
available in the news item.]
Location Re~marks
Phung Hiep District, Photo of youths in bus.leaning for military
Hau Guang Province service. (NHAN DAN 3 Mar 82 p 1)
Hong Bang District, Haiphong Achieved 108 percent of lst Phase 1982
induction quota.
(QUAN DOT NHAN DAN 4 Mar 82 p 3)
Vu Thu District, Thai Photo of youths leaving for military
Binh Province service. (NHAN DAN 5 Mar 82 P 2)
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SECURITY
INFORMATION ON VIETNAMESE MILITARY UNITS
[The following information on Vietnamese military units has been extracted
~ from Vietn~nese press sources published in Hanoi, unless otherwise indicated.
Unit designators and subordination are as they appear in the original source.
The remarks include a brief suomary of the salient information acvailable in
the news item.]
Unit Remarks
Special Operations Forces Inspects combat readiness of subordiriate
M.12 Gp units. (NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 1)
M.13 Gp
T.20 Gp
lst Gp
Z.9 Gp
Z.27 Gp
Z.50 Gp
National Defense Factory 033 Completion of optics section with Soviet
aid reported.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 ifar F32 p 1)
~.33 Engineer Gp Construc:ted fortifications on northern
border. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Mar 82 1)
13order Defense Post 31 Located in r.he vicinity of San Kha Hamlet
inhabited by H'mong tribesmen in "S" Dis-
trict, Son La Province.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Mar 82 p 3)
B.6? ~~p, Air Defense Forces Self-support farming in subordinate unit
reported. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Mar 82 p 3)
Eluong Ciang Corps [Binh Doan] Hog raising, pisciculture in subordinate
Vinh Quang Gp ur.its reported.
573d AAA Gp (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Mar 82 p 3)
B.19 Gp Working at the Pha Lai Thermoelectric
Power Work Site.
(QUAN DOI NHAiJ DAN 17 Mar 8~ p 3)
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M.1 Gp Working at tre Pha Lai Thermoelectric
Power Work Site.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 17 Mar $2 p 3)
2d Signal Co, 09 Gp, During past year hahdled nearly 500,000
Quang Ninh Forces messages.
Switchboard O1 (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Mar 82 p 3) ~
Switchboard 03
250th General Depot Efforts t.o curb illegal, undisciplined
activities noted.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Mar 82 p 3)
9th rIIt Cu~.tural activities of subordinate units
96.T Gp reported.
8th Gp (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 18 Mar 82 p 4)
M~.8 Gp. Special Operations Photo of personnel with r.ecoilless rifle.
Forces (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 1)
9th Co, 3d Bn, Military Training activitLes reported.
Admiaistration School, 4th MR (QUAN DOT NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 1)
Song Lo Engineer Gp Cadre receive training in bridge building,
ferry assembly.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 1)
Song Thao Engineer Gp
T.20 Gp, Special Operations Branch Coimnended for party building activities.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 3)
Unit ZB.07, Special ~perations Coffinended for self-support farming results. ~
Branch, 5th MR (QUAN DOI NHAbT DAN 19 Mar 82 p 3)
Special Operations Officers School Constructs training facility.
lst Bn (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 3)
2d Bn
3d Bn
M.14 Gp, Special Operations Training activities reported.
Branch, (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 3)
1stMR
781st Gp, Capital MR Photo of unit entertainment troupe.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 19 Mar 82 p 4)
M.98 Gp [Regt?] Self-support farming results in mountain
location given.
(THANH NIEN r'eb 82 p 24)
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;1.22 Gp [Regt?] A front line unit.
(THANH NIEN Feb 82 p 24)
Song Thao Corps [Binh Doan] More than 30,000 cadre and youth union
mewbers in units and Youth Union Chapters
have attended training.
- (THANH NIIIJ Feb 82 p 24)
76th Bn, Public Seecurity Service Colmaended for performance of duties.
Thuan Hoa Province (N~iAN DAN 20 Mar 82 p 2)
M.47 Marine Gp Photo of unit making beach landing from
landing craft provided by the M.25 Navy
Group. L'went occurred oa aortheastern
islands. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 20 Mar 82 p 1)
M.25 Navy Gp Provided landing craft for landing exercise
by M.47 Marine Group on northeastern
- islands. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 20 Mar 82 p 1)
Thanh Loa Missile Gp, Hanoi Achieved good discipline, training record.
Air Defense Forces (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Mar 82 p 1)
To Hieu Radar Gp Photo of personnel working on dipole
antenna array.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Mar 82 p 1)
103d Military Hospital Photo of surgical operation.
(QIIAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Mar 82 p 1)
Rear Services General Department Concerned with living conditions of
H.OS Depot personnel.
Enterprise 804 (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 21 Mar 82 p 4)
- H.12 Depot
S . 61 Rebt
M.1 Regt
S.50 Regt ~
26th Bn
110th Military Hospital
Enterprise 20
Enterprise M.43
Enterprise 120
M. OS Depo t
B.43 Depot
- Div
. B. 77 Gp, 7th MR Conducted training for lst Phase 1982
inductees.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 22 Mar 82 p 1)
Tay Bac Forces Conducted training inspection of subor-
B.56 Gp dinate units.
"S" Gp (QUAN DOI NtiAN DAN 22 Mar 82 p 1)
B.11 Gp
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Song Lo Engineer Gp Conducted river bridging egercise.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 22 Mar R2 p 1)
Song Thao Engineer Gp
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Phong Cluang Gp Located on the northern border.
2d Bn (QBAN DOI NHAN DAN 22 Mar 82 p 3)
~ Sth Bn, 671st Gp, POL Forces Operates P~nping Station T.10.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAI~7 22 Mar 82 p 3)
Division [no designator] Co~ander: Senior Colonel Nguyen Minh
Quang jNGUYEErt}C MINH QUANG]. Presently
serving in northwestern Kampuchea. Prior
- to early 1979 served in Tay Ninh Province.
(NHAN DAN 22 Mar 82 p 3)
Quyet Thang Infantry Gp Co~ander: a lieutenant colonel
7th Bn Training activities reported.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 23 Mar 82 p 3)
Quyet Thang Corps [Binh Doan] Conducting 1982 training.
Chien Thang Div (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 23 Mar 82 pp 1, 4)
Dong Bang Div
Quan Tien Phong Div
Tat Thang Artillery Brigade
299th Engineer Brigade
241st AAA Brigade
9th MR Units cited for outstanding training.
3d Regt, 330th Div (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Mar 82 p 1)
3d Regt, 8th Div
20th Regt, 4th Div
B.38 Gp Conducted training for 1074 squad and
higher level cadres.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Mar 82 p 1)
23d Regt, Chi Lang Corps Located on the northern border.
[Binh Doan] (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Mar 82 p 3)
H.69 Engineer Gp Serving in Kampuchea.
- (QUAN DOI NHAN 24 Mar 82 p 3)
OS Signal Gp Unit member writes letter on selection of
military school trainees.
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 24 Mar 82 p 3)
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Engineer Forces ~
-Song Thao Gp -Commended for combat readiness.
-Song Lo Gp - "
-B.g Gp -Road construction work.
- -N.30 Gp -Capital construction work and construc-
tion of nati~nal defense works.
-Thang Tam Gp _ ~r t~
-Song Da Gp . - "
-Bac Son Gp - "
-Hung Vuong Gp - "
-N.37 Gp _
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 25 Mar 82 pp 1, 4)
Z.03 Factory, Technical Repairing antiaircraft guns.
General Department (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 25 Mar 82 p 1)
Unit K.3, 06 Gp, Chemical Conducted trainiag in Ha Bac Province.
Warfare Forces (QUAN DOI NAAN DAN 25 Mar 82 p 3)
Sth MR Cultural activities repo~ted.
2d Div (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 25 Mar 82 p 4)
B.33 Gp ,
B.52 Gp
N.73 Air Defense Gp
Mang Giang Gp
B.56 Gp Co~mnander: Colonel Le Van Nhai
[LEE VAWN NHAIF]. Located on the northern
~ border. (QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 26 Mar 82 p 2)
Cuu Long Air Force Gp Photo of unit mechanic. .
(QUAN DOI NHAN DAN 26 Mar 82 p 3)
M.98 Gp Unit member does well with 82mm morLa*_--
(QUAN DOI NHAAT DAN 26 Mar 82 p 3)
CSO: 4209/308 END
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