Vietnam Border Guard

Vietnam Border Guard
Bộ đội Biên phòng Việt Nam
Logo
Logo
Military flag of the Vietnam Border Guard
Military flag of the Vietnam Border Guard
MottoĐồn là nhà, Biên giới là quê hương, Đồng bào các dân tộc là anh em ruột thịt
lit.'The post is our home, the frontier is our motherland, the compatriots are our siblings'
Agency overview
Formed3 March 1959
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionVietnam
Governing bodyMinistry of Defence (Vietnam)
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Overseen byVietnam Border Guard Command
HeadquartersHanoi, Vietnam
Agency executives
Parent agencyVietnam People's Army
CommandsVietnam Border Guard Command
Notables
Significant Border Guard
Anniversary
  • 3 March (date of establishment)
Website
www.bienphongvietnam.gov.vn
Decoration:
Colour:    Forest Green

The Vietnam Border Guard (Vietnamese: Bộ đội Biên phòng Việt Nam) is the border security branch of the Vietnam People's Army.

It is responsible for the management and protection of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, security, order and national boundaries on the mainland, islands, sea and at the gate as shall by law and is force member in provincial areas of defence, border districts of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.[1]

  1. ^ "Khái quát về nhiệm vụ- tổ chức Bộ đội Biên phòng qua các thời kỳ". www.bienphongvietnam.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 13 September 2010.