Division 5 (Military Region 7) organizes river crossing drills

Soldiers practice crossing rivers by swimming in packs and by armed swimming.

During the drill, the unit carefully surveyed the terrain, organized and prepared forces carefully, developed specific plans, and built high determination among the troops.

Officers of Regiment 271 direct the exercise.

Officers and soldiers practice crossing the river.

Officers and soldiers have practiced proficiently the following contents: Preparing for combat deployment, packing equipment, using self-made means of crossing rivers, coordinating the transportation of weapons to ensure secrecy and absolute safety.

To successfully carry out the task of crossing the river, officers and soldiers actively practiced to improve their health and skills, increased swimming training, and practiced skillfully packing and tying weapons and equipment, and forming formations when approaching the crossing and crossing the river according to tactical intentions.

The exercise aims to improve the training, coordination and command capacity of the units in river crossing practice; bringing officers and soldiers closer to the situation, area and actual combat.

News and photos: THE ANH