The 1st Regional Command under the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) is an independent naval warfare command that manages and protects the waters from Quảng Ninh to Hà Tĩnh and the islands in the Gulf of Tonkin, including the Quảng Ninh provinces, Haiphong, Thái Bình, Nam Định, Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh.
History
On October 26, 1975, 1st Coastal Region (Vùng Duyên hải 1) was established under the Naval Command. In 1978, Coastal Region 1 changed its name to 1st Naval Region Command of the Navy (Bộ Chỉ huy Vùng 1 Hải quân). On 14 January 2011, the 1st Naval Region Command was upgraded to the 1st Regional Command (Bộ Tư lệnh Vùng 1 Hải quân).
Current leadership
Commander: Rear Admiral Nguyễn Viết Khánh (former Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff of 1st Regional Command). Political Commissar: Colonel Hồ Thanh Hoàn (former Deputy Political Commissar of 1st Regional Command). Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff: Colonel Lê Đình Cường. Deputy Commander: Colonel Vũ Đình Duẩn (former Deputy Chief of Staff of 1st Regional Command). Deputy Commander: Colonel Phan Tiến Bảo. Deputy Political Commissar: Colonel Trần Xuân Văn.
Organisation
Advisory Department
Political Department
Logistics Department
Technical Department
Financial Committee
170th Warship Brigade
679th Shore Missile Brigade
147th Naval Infantry Brigade
137th Squadron
4th Squadron
151st Shore Radar Battalion
158th Battalion
703rd Warehouse
Bonus
Third-class Fatherland Defense Order (2010)
Commander through the ages
1985, Phạm Minh, Rear Admiral (1991) 1991, Quách Văn Nấu, Colonel (2010) Trần Đình Xuyên, Colonel (2008) 2010-2015, Phạm Văn Điển, Rear Admiral (2011) 2015-2016, Nguyễn Trọng Bình, Rear Admiral 2016-2019, Trần Ngọc Quyết, Rear Admiral 2019-present, Nguyễn Viết Khánh, Colonel
Politics through the ages
1977-1980 Colonel Cao Xuân Ấn (Hà Tĩnh) 1980-1983 Colonel Lê Nguyên Tham (Hà Nam) 2009-2014, Phạm Văn Sơn, Rear Admiral 2014-2016, Phạm Văn Vững, Rear Admiral 2016-2019, Phạm Văn Quang, Rear Admiral 2019-present, Hồ Thanh Hoàn, Colonel
See also
2nd Regional Command. 3rd Regional Command. 4th Regional Command. 5th Regional Command.