the Ministry of Defence, and the PAVN. He also oversees such agencies as the General Staff and the General Department of Logistics. However, military policy is ultimately directed by the Central Military Commission of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam. Ministry of National Defence: is the lead organisation, highest command and management of the Vietnam People's Army. General Staff: is leading agency all levels of the Vietnam People's Army, command all of the armed forces, which functions to ensure combat readiness of the armed forces and manage all military activities in peace and war. General Political Department: is the agency in charge of Communist Party affairs – political work within PAVN, which operates under the direct leadership of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Central Military Party Committee. General Department of Defence Intelligence: is an intelligence agency of the Vietnamese government and military. General Department of Logistics: is the agency in charge to ensure logistical support to units of the People's Army. General Department of Technology: is the agency in charge to ensure equipped technical means of war for the army and each unit. General Department of Defence Industry (commercially branded as the Vietnam Defence Industry): is the agency responsible for the development of the Vietnamese national defense industry in support of the missions of the PAVN. Service branches The Vietnamese People's Army is subdivided into the following service branches: Vietnam People's Ground Force (Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) Vietnam People's Air Force (Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) Vietnam People's Navy (Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) Vietnam Border Guard (Bộ đội Biên phòng Việt Nam) Vietnam Coast Guard (Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam) Cyberspace Operations (Bộ Tư lệnh Tác chiến không gian mạng, QDNDVN) President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Defence Force (Bộ Tư lệnh Bảo vệ Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh) The People's Army of Vietnam composes of the standing (or regular) forces and the reserve forces. The standing forces include the main forces and the local forces. During peacetime, the standing forces are minimised in number, and kept combat-ready by regular physical and weapons training, and stock maintenance. Vietnam People's Ground Force Within PAVN the Ground Force have not been established as a separate full Service Command, thus all of the ground troops, army corps, military districts and the specialised arms are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence, under