Due to heavy rain, the ceremony was conducted in a concise manner while maintaining solemnity. Immediately after landing at Noi Bai International Airport, the unit’s 164 members attended a formal flag-raising ceremony.

Colonel Mac Duc Trong, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre, praised Engineering Unit Rotation 3 for completing its mission in Abyei with outstanding results, leaving a strong impression on the mission, local residents, and international partners.

Deployed to UNISFA on September 25, 2024, Engineering Unit Rotation 3 carried out 110 orders, accomplishing key tasks to ensure the stability of peacekeeping operations and local life in Abyei. Despite harsh climatic conditions and a complex security environment, the company successfully repaired, maintained, and upgraded 62km of main supply routes and more than180km of strategic patrol roads, ensuring smooth transport of goods, food, and fuel, and establishing new connections to remote bases, ending rainy-season isolation.

The unit also undertook site clearance for a smart barracks project for a Nigerian unit, meeting technical requirements. It pioneered the use of K-31 technology for airfield surface treatment in Abyei, effectively controlling dust and water, and eliminating the need for daily watering. Upgrades to helicopter landing sites at the mission headquarters and remote bases including Agok, Rumamier, Diffra, and Noong ,vital hubs for transport, medical evacuation, and mobility, were completed to a high standard, thereby ensuring safety for air operations.

Apart from engineering work, Engineering Unit Rotation 3 carried out civic support and community engagement programs that brought practical benefits to local residents. These included providing daily drinking water at Highway base and schools, organising free medical check-ups, distributing medicines, rice, furniture, school supplies and essential goods, renovating public facilities such as schools, hospitals, radio stations and rural roads, and hosting cultural activities such as children’s film screenings, traditional games, and Vietnamese martial arts performances.

Through dedication, innovation, and professionalism, the Unit affirmed the prestige of the Vietnamese combat engineering force in UN peacekeeping, earning a letter of commendation from UNISFA leadership. According to the mission’s senior command, the company’s performance has set a new benchmark for UN engineering units in peacekeeping missions.

The dedicated and humane contributions of Engineer Unit No. 3 have shaped the image of disciplined, professional Vietnamese sappers who are approachable and sharing. They have become the trusted mainstay of the people of Abyei as well as the entire UNISFA mission.

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 ready to depart for UN peacekeeping mission

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 is ready to depart for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Mission, following a series of activities held in Hanoi on September 16.