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People** December 23, 2023 Edition 06).
The long river of history is rushing forward in the journey of wind and rain;The pulse of the times is beating in the continuous struggle.
Looking back on 2023, from devoting himself to the front line of flood fighting to participating in peacekeeping escorts, from strengthening military training and preparation to ...... the international arenaOn the new journey of strengthening the country and the army, the people's army is anchored in the realization of the goal of the centenary of the founding of the army, effectively fulfills the missions and tasks entrusted by the party and the people in the new era, runs out of the "acceleration" of striving to strengthen the army in the new era, and marches forward bravely towards realizing the party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era and building the people's army into a world-class army in an all-round way
Editor: A brigade of the 81st Group Army of the Central Theater Army
The front line of flood fighting, writing loyalty and responsibility.
Reporter of this newspaper Li Longyi.
Inventory 1: **There are dangers, **the masses are in need, and the people's soldiers are fighting in **. In the face of disasters, floods and other disasters, they always charge ahead, fight on the front line of protecting the safety of people's lives and property, and interpret the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly with practical actions.
At the end of July and the beginning of August, heavy rains swept in North China, Huanghuai, Northeast China and other places under the influence of typhoons, causing floods and geological disasters, threatening the safety of people's lives and property.
People first, wind and rain together!After receiving the order from their superiors, the officers and men of a brigade of the 81st Group Army of the Central Theater Army heard the order and rushed to the aid of the disaster area in the northwest of Hebei under the stars.
When the officers and men came to the foot of a cliff in the mission area, they saw a long and winding road beside the torrent, which extended deep into the mountains. The mountain road was severely damaged, and the roadbed was damaged and collapsed in many places, making it difficult for rescue vehicles to enter.
At this moment, nearly 2,000 villagers in the eight villages in the mountains without water and electricity have not been transferred in time. On one side is the raging flood, and on the other side is the homes of the masses. "In order to protect the safety of people's lives and property, we must rush to repair the roads as soon as possible!The commander of the mission company said.
There is a bend at the foot of the mountain, and the torrent upstream hits the roadbed directly. He Jian, a corporal who rushed to repair the damaged road at the front, found that in order to ensure that the soil and rocks that filled the roadbed were not washed away, it was necessary to renovate the river channel and build a simple embankment on the outside of the roadbed to divert the flash flood to other places. As a crawler excavator operator, He Jian took the initiative to ask the company commander: "My skills are good, let me go." ”
After getting the consent, He Jian immediately got into the cab and prepared to go upriver and carry out the river diversion operation. The engine roared, the track turned, the excavator pressed the gravel on the river bank, rolled up the shallow silt, and slowly drove towards the river.
When He Jian was digging a boulder, the deep silt stone lifted the excavator slightly, coupled with the impact of turbulence, the excavator suddenly turned sideways, and it was about to overturn. "Be careful!The company commander urgently reminded.
In the cab, He Jian gritted his teeth, kept adjusting all kinds of operating levers with both hands, controlled the pedal back and forth with a loose step, controlled the mechanical arm to flip the bucket and touch the ground, balanced the accelerator brake to force the tracks on both sides, and finally the equipment slowly stabilized, and a crisis was finally resolved.
After several hours of fighting, a retaining dam more than 100 meters long was built on the outside of the mountain road, and the turbulent torrent was diverted by the embankment. Bulldozers, loaders and other engineering equipment quickly began to operate, filling the roadbed, grabbing the access road, and a life path was gradually extended to the depths of the mountain.
After the road was repaired, the soldiers braved the wind and rain, braved falling rocks, waded through dangerous shoals and climbed over mountains, and continued to participate in the rescue mission. "In times of crisis, the people's soldiers are always at ease. "The camouflage color of the military uniform is the most heartwarming color of this summer!In the relevant news comment area, netizens expressed their love for the soldiers.
The army loves the people and the people support the army, which is the most moving "two-way rush" in this battle against floods and floods. On August 7, all the trapped villagers in the local area were transferred. The originally damaged and blocked county roads have gradually returned to the busy traffic of the past. When the troops withdrew, the crowds on both sides of the road saw off them handwritten four large red characters on the cardboard shells: "Farewell to loved ones." This scene, He Jian remembered it deeply.
In the surging flood, the soldiers wrote their loyalty to the party and the people with their actions, and the friendship between the army and the people continued in this way. He Jian sighed.
The 44th Escort Formation of the Navy ——
Journey thousands of miles to protect peace and tranquility.
Reporter Kim Jong-bo.
Inventory 2: For the sake of peace and going global, the Chinese Navy has taken actions to maintain the security of international sea lanes and regional peace and stability. On the morning of December 18, the 44th batch of escort squadrons of the Chinese Navy sailed for 235 days and more than 100,000 nautical miles.
At the end of September, the sea in the Gulf of Aden was blue and the waves were surging.
After being safely escorted to a sea area north of Socotra Island by the Zibo and Qiandao Lake ships of the 44th batch of escort formations of the Chinese Navy, a Liberian-flagged merchant ship said, "Thank you to the Chinese Navy for providing escort!"”
Since May 27, the 44th batch of escort formations Zibo, Jingzhou, and Qiandao Lake ships have adopted escort, regional escort, relay escort, etc., for different merchant ships, to efficiently complete the escort tasks of various ships at home and abroad, which effectively demonstrates the responsibility of the squadron.
After passing safely through the Gulf of Aden with the Chinese sea boats, the escorted merchant ships expressed their gratitude by honking horns, lights, and letters of thanks, and some even organized crews to line up to salute the Chinese escort ships. This thank you is the best recognition of the Chinese Navy's escort formation.
At about 22 o'clock local time on July 25, the merchant ship "Hailan Zhiyun" was about to arrive at the east exit of the Gulf of Aden”
Remembering the voyage in the Gulf of Aden more than 10 years ago, Lu Wenshan, the captain of the "Hailan Zhiyun", was full of emotion: "At that time, pirates were rampant here, and looting often occurred. The arrival of the Chinese Navy has brought peace and tranquility to this sea area. ”
In the next three days, the formation of Zibo and Jingzhou ships relayed escorts and escorted the merchant ship to the south entrance of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. On the occasion of separation, the crew held a five-star red flag on the deck and hung a banner reading "Thank you to the Chinese Navy for escorting".
Whenever I see a ship with a huge slogan 'Long live the motherland' and 'Thanks to the Chinese Navy', I will burst into tears!Tsering Deji, the helmsman of the Jingzhou ship, said excitedly. This Tibetan girl did not expect that she would be able to walk all the way from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the open sea, shoulder the mission of peace, and become a "Gesang flower" blooming on the Gulf of Aden.
Like Tsering Deji, through the escort platform, a large number of outstanding young officers and men have grown up rapidly through the quenching experience on the cusp of the Gulf of Aden. Groups of captains and political commissars have increased their ability to command the far seas, carrier-based captains have sharpened their "wings" for flying high, and marines have also left training coordinates around the world along with the ship's tracks.
After completing the escort mission on October 2, the 44th escort group visited Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar on the way back to China, and carried out joint maritime exercises with the visiting countries to continuously strengthen international cooperation and deepen military exchanges.
On November 14, local time, in a certain area of the northern Arabian Sea, the China-Pakistan "Ocean Guardian-3" maritime joint exercise had just entered the stage of joint maritime exercise, and the two sides launched a joint inspection and arrest exercise. The special combat crew of the Jingzhou ship quickly approached the Pakistani frigate "Zulfikar" in a small boat, and after climbing and boarding the ship, they closely cooperated and searched each compartment alternately.
The commander of the Chinese Marine Corps said, "Through the competition on the same stage and the mixed group training, friendship and mutual trust have been enhanced, and the confidence and calmness of showing their demeanor on the international stage have also been enhanced." ”
At this time, the 45th escort group was continuing to write the movement of peace in the Gulf of Aden. It is understood that since 2008, the Chinese Navy has dispatched 45 escort formations and more than 100 ships, successfully completed more than 1,600 batches of 7,200 Chinese and foreign ships, and rescued and escorted nearly 100 ships of various types.
A certain division of the Air Force Aviation of the Central Theater --
Bathing in the wind and snow, escorting the martyrs home.
Reporter Kim Jong-bo.
Inventory 3: Go to the plateau, go abroad, cross continents, participate in "Peace Mission", "Eagle", international military competitions and other Sino-foreign joint exercises and training, and carry out many important ......tasks such as airlifting rescue materialsThe air force aviation units have constantly tempered their skills and sharpened their iron fist to win battles.
I am the captain of the Air Force Y-20 Lu Zhonghua, and our unit was ordered to welcome the loyal martyrs of the volunteers back to China. ”
Welcome the loyal martyrs of the volunteers to go home, the ancestors forgot to die, fight for the safety of the mountains and rivers, the peace of the family and the country, and salute the loyal martyrs!”
This dialogue has touched countless people. On the morning of November 23, at Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, two Jian-20 fighter jets escorted the Shipping-20 transport plane. On the tarmac, more than 50 salute soldiers and gun-wielding guards stood tall and solemn, landed steadily, slowly passed through the "Water Gate," and welcomed back the remains of 25 martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers in South Korea with the highest courtesy.
After the plane came to a standstill, the crew slowly opened the rear hatch. "Your loyalty and sacrifice will always be remembered, your dreams and spirit will be passed on" and "We will take you home" and other banners are particularly eye-catching. Accompanied by the solemn sound of the song, all the crew members stood solemnly and watched the remains of the martyrs of the volunteers being picked up and transported off the plane.
The snowflakes are falling, and the sky is solemn. I miss the pieces and have deep affection.
On that day, the electronic screens in the streets and alleys of Shenyang lit up with slogans: "Mountains and rivers think together, heroes go home" and "Tribute to heroes, monuments will last forever". Citizens waited early on both sides of the road to welcome the martyrs home, waving the five-star red flag in their hands to pay their most sincere respect to the heroes.
Back then, in the face of the enemy, the heroes once said: 'Behind us is the motherland, and for the sake of the peace of the people of the motherland, we cannot take a step back.' 'Today, back home, let the heroes take a good look at our beautiful and peaceful motherland!When the special plane carrying the remains of the martyrs of the volunteers entered China's airspace, the captain Lu Zhonghua said affectionately into the microphone.
As the first transport aviation unit of the People's Air Force, the unit has previously carried out eight consecutive missions to transport the remains of martyrs of the Korean Volunteers.
This pick-up mission is particularly special, as it is the first time that the ministry has organized and implemented pick-up in winter, and the preparation time for the task is also extremely tight. In winter, the airport temperature is low and the weather changes rapidly, and there is a high probability of rain, snow and windy weather, which brings great challenges to the implementation of the mission. The department selects pilots in strict accordance with the principle of "first-class and excellent, mature and responsible, and new and old matching", and there are both backbones and young faces in the crew, which not only ensures the smooth and smooth mission, but also trains young pilots in major tasks.
This is the first time that Lu Zhonghua has carried out the task of transporting the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteers. In order to let the martyrs of the volunteer army return home smoothly and safely, he and his comrades-in-arms repeatedly simulated and deduced the whole process of the flight, and conducted detailed research on the flight and formation under complex meteorological conditions.
On the same day, the temperature in Shenyang plummeted, and snowflakes drifted in the sky. It reminds me of more than 70 years ago, when young volunteer soldiers braved the wind and snow and were ordered to go on an expedition. Lu Zhonghua said that when they set out on the expedition, the heroes shouldered heavy responsibilities to protect their families and defend the country;When he returned, the mountains and rivers of the motherland were splendid, and the country and the people were safe.
Pang Rongqi, the captain of the Y-20 who carried out the task of transporting the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteers in 2022, said: "As a revolutionary soldier, I feel that there is a power flowing in the blood of my soul to be able to take the heroes home. Now we have more steel and more energy, and this spirit is the source of power for us to defeat all enemies!”
The Fourth Special Operations Squadron of a certain detachment of the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps——
Determined to be elite and proud of the international arena.
Reporter Li Zhuoer.
Stocktaking 4: On the new journey of training and preparing for war, all officers and men of the army have actively participated in combat readiness training. Whether it is the desert Gobi or the deep sea and blue sky, the training scene is in full swing, and the smell of gunpowder smoke on the training ground is stronger, the confrontation is stronger, the training elements are more complete, and the battlefield environment is more realistic.
At the foot of the Tien Shan Mountains, the wind rises suddenly, and the rolling peaks are covered with snow. Affected by the wind and snow, the temperature dropped to minus 15 degrees Celsius, the visibility of the shooting range was greatly reduced, and dozens of snipers lay on the ground, squinting their eyes and staring at the distant target, motionless.
Recently, the No. 4 Special Operations Squadron of a certain detachment of the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps organized special combat members to carry out extreme cold-resistant training under severe cold conditions, tempering the willpower and endurance of special operations officers and men, and improving their ability to fight terrorism. During the training, the sniper should snipe at targets at different distances in severe cold conditions and windy weather, and test the sniper's ability to kill the enemy with one shot.
In July this year, in the "Blade-2023" International Sniper Shooting Competition, the officers and soldiers of the squadron won gold and silver in the arena, among which Second Sergeant Sun Bangzhong won 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals in 6 competitions, and won the "individual all-around championship" in this competition.
Sun Bangzhong is participating in an international competition for the first time, and I am not surprised at all to achieve such results. Squadron leader Wang Pengcheng said that compared with Sun Bangzhong's usual efforts, such a reward is not exaggerated.
On the bus back to the camp, Sun Bangzhong and his deputy Xu Heng still used a flashlight to study the impact point of the shooting target paper, racing against time to think about new strategies and new ways of playing. Sometimes, until more than two o'clock in the morning, they were still in the study room to study the shooting methods and coordination methods, and to study the effects of sunlight and air humidity on shooting.
With this research momentum, Sun Bangzhong wrote more than 80 pages of training notes during the training camp, researched and produced 6 auxiliary training props, and was selected as an official contestant.
rushed to the international arena with confidence, but the first game was like a slap in the face: in the melee precision sniper class, Sun Bangzhong and Xu Heng missed the target with two bullets, and their results ranked last.
Under the guidance of the team leader, they quickly adjusted their mentality and devoted themselves to the analysis of the previous game and the study of the next game.
This is the most difficult subject in the whole competition, which tests the comprehensive strength of the contestants. Xu Heng said that in the "comprehensive combat sniper" course, the sniper team should be armed and rushed within 20 minutes3 kilometers, and use sniper rifles and pistols to shoot at various types of targets at multiple locations along the way, restoring a real battle with more than a dozen links.
Running, searching, concealing, and shooting, Sun Bangzhong continued through undulating mountain roads, deep culverts, and intricate laneways to the last item of the course: the target was set in the middle of the mountainside 600 meters away, separated by a transverse valley, and the wind speed and direction were unpredictable.
The wind in the mountains is changing all the time, what should I do?Deputy Xu Heng measured 3 times and got 3 different sets of data. Sun Bangzhong adjusted his breathing while thinking quickly against the data and calculating the best shooting angle.
Ding!"The bullet whistled out and hit the steel target with precision. In the face of the most difficult competition, Sun Bangzhong played the best result of the game, and in the subsequent schedule, he became more and more stable, showing superb sniper skills.
In peacetime, the squadron pays attention to guiding officers and men to constantly sum up and improve in the practice of their posts. Xu Wanjun, the instructor of the squadron, said that whenever new equipment is distributed and new training items are distributed, the officers and men of the squadron will collect information in advance, familiarize themselves with the mechanical principles, master the essentials of action, actively exchange experience after training, share the problems encountered, and think about ways to solve them, so that every bullet and every drop of sweat can be transformed into the actual combat ability to win the war.
Di Bowen, Wang Junjie, Sun Fei, and Zhang Wenlong participated in the writing).
Typography: Zhang Danfeng.