The opening ceremony was jointly presided over by Thailand’s Vice Admiral Charoenpol Kumrasee, chief-of-staff of the Royal Thai Fleet, and Rear Admiral Kenneth Whitesell, deputy commander of the US Pacific Fleet.

At the opening ceremony.

In all, AUMX includes eight warships and four aircraft from seven countries, and 1,250 personnel representing all ten ASEAN member states and the US.

Naval ship No. 18 of the Vietnamese Navy headed for the exercise on September 1 and is scheduled to reach the site of exercise on September 3.

Meanwhile, the US has sent the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) to the exercise.

The AUMX is co-led by the US and the Royal Thai Navy and will be preceded with pre-sail activities in Thailand, Singapore and Brunei, followed by sea drills in international waters in the Gulf of Thailand as well as the East Sea. The exercise will conclude in Singapore, according to Bangkok Post.

VAdm Charoenpol said the multilateral drill, the first of its kind, is aimed to improve maritime cooperation and enhance security in the region.

RAdm Whitesell said the collective training reflects a stronger regional military partnership.

AUMX was first proposed at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in 2017 and confirmed during the 12th ADMM in October 2018.

Officer at Division No 306 (Army Corps No 2) bravely saves woman jumping off bridge

(BGO) – On his way crossing Luc Nam town, Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) and detecting a woman jumping off Luc Nam bridge, Captain Tran Xuan Tien (born in 1982) in Giao Yen commune, Giao Thuy district (Nam Dinh province) who works at Division No 306 (Army Corps No 2) bravely plunged to the river to save the victim.

Vietnamese tank crew runner-up at International Army Games

The Vietnamese tank crew finished second after Uzbekistan in the Tank Biathlon finals of the International Army Games in Russia Thursday.

Vietnam shows excellent performance at Army Games 2019

The tank team of the Vietnam People’s Army beat Tajikistan, Myanmar and Uganda, ranking first in the semi-final round of Group 2 of the “Tank biathlon” event on August 11 at the ongoing Army Games 2019 in Russia.

Vietnam attends International Army Games in Russia

A delegation of officers and soldiers from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) are competing at the International Army Games 2019 that opened in Moscow on August 3.

Vietnam attends Army-2019 arms show in Russia

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, is attending the annual International Military-Technical Forum (Army-2019), which runs in Kubinka city in Moscow suburbs from June 25 to 30.

Source: VNA