 Trần Hanh became the Commander of the Air Force in March 1986 and Deputy Chief of the General Staff ("Phó Tổng tham mưu trưởng") of the Vietnam People's Army from April 1989 to October 1996.From November 1996 to December 1999 Trần Hanh was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam before retired in 2000.He was also deputy of the National Assembly of Vietnam and member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.