Deputy Defence Minister, General Phùng Sĩ Tấn, Deputy Commanding General of Homeland Affairs for US Army Pacific (USARPAC) Major General Lance Okamura, and US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc Knapper on Monday presided over the official handover ceremony of the Ba Vì Humanitarian Mine Action Demolition Training Range.
The facility, worth over US$700,000, spanning over 2 hectares, seeks to enhance Việt Nam’s capacity to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO), marking a key milestone in US commitments to war legacy issues and the USARPAC-Việt Nam Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) programme. The ceremony also coincides with the 30th anniversary of US-Việt Nam diplomatic relations (1995-2025).
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Source: Viet Nam News
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