Original title: The New Year's flavor of the barracks is different The Spring Festival of soldiers seems to be normal.
Tao Jiameng, commander of a brigade of the Air Force's ground guide, was assembling the team. Photo by Huang Wenlong.
A support detachment of a brigade of the Rocket Force carried out emergency training to maintain combat readiness. Photo by Chen Yujie.
Zhu Qianfeng (middle) introduces his New Year's gift for his parents. Photo by Guo Qiong.
The officers and soldiers of a brigade of the 74th Group Army and the families of the team wrote Spring Festival couplets together. Photo by Hou Xiangkun.
With the footsteps of spring, we are about to usher in the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar.
Reunion, joy, peace, and happiness are the most refreshing flavors in the festival, the best wishes for each other, and the softest watch in people's hearts. For ordinary people, the New Year's flavor is the light of thousands of homes, and the Spring Festival is a family reunion. But for soldiers, there is more to this--
There is perseverance in the New Year's flavor of the barracks. "Three hundred and sixty days a year, most of them go on horseback. "Often, the more holidays come, the more we must not relax our combat readiness duty. Because, in the dictionary of soldiers, there are only two states: "fighting" and "preparing for war". When the family was reunited, the soldiers were busy preparing for war. Holidays and vacations are just a sentence and an episode in the narrative of "preparing for war".
There is a rush in the New Year's flavor of the barracks. Embark on the train back to your hometown, go back to see your parents, and accompany your wife and children. Like countless people who are away all year round, home is also the end of many soldiers' journeys. However, there is a farther goal for the soldiers, that is, the feelings of the family and the country of "fighting to defend the community", the unremitting pursuit of being able to fight and win wars, and the vigorous responsibility of building a world-class army in an all-round way.
So, looking at it this way, the Spring Festival of soldiers is almost no different from usual. High vigilance every day, training troops every day, ready to be dispatched at any time, always in trouble, never "knives and guns into the warehouse, horses in Nanshan", let alone "drunk in front of the flowers, idle listening to the night rain". They have always carried the mission on their shoulders, and they have always guarded the peace and tranquility of the motherland and the people.
Of course, there are also expectations in the New Year's flavor of the barracks. We look forward to the prosperity of the great motherland, to the realization of the goal of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the army as scheduled, to the comprehensive progress of grassroots construction, to the construction of our hometown to be even better, and to the ...... of constantly refining our military strength and making new and greater contributions to enhancing our combat effectiveness
In this issue of "Special Planning", 4 different perspectives are selected to show the different ways of the military to celebrate the New Year and feel the different New Year flavors of the barracks. Let's pay tribute to the "loveliest people" and send our best wishes for the New Year.
Zou Fei) Tao Jiameng, the commander of a brigade of the Air Force, carefully prepared for the Spring Festival combat readiness duty
Watch the sky, do not take responsibility for the mission.
People's Liberation Army Daily reporter Li Qian correspondent Zhang Yufei.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the hinterland of the Central Plains is cold. It was late at night, and the lights were still on in the dormitory of Tao Jiameng, commander of a brigade of the Air Force, and he was sitting on his desk to perfect the company's emergency response plan during the Spring Festival.
At this time, the camp is full of lanterns and colorful lights, full of New Year's flavor. Some officers and soldiers have welcomed their wives and children and are ready to spend a reunion together; Some were running home to visit relatives in the wind and snow, while more officers and soldiers, like Tao Jiameng, chose to stick to their posts.
This is Tao Jiameng's sixth time on duty for the Spring Festival. Looking out the window, he remembered the first Chinese New Year's Eve he spent on duty.
At that time, Tao Jiameng was still a platoon commander who had just graduated from a military academy and had just left the company.
The sound of firecrackers outside the cabin was as usual in the cabin, and there was no movement on the radar screen. Just when Tao Jiameng thought that he was quietly welcoming the New Year, suddenly, a bright spot on the screen jumped into view, and an echo appeared at the edge of the maximum detection range of the radar. He immediately became alert, his fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and after continuing to scan and track and identify suspicious targets, he quickly recorded and reported.
After the end of the shift, the battalion commander praised Tao Jiameng for his quick and accurate handling of the special situation, and saw that his expression showed homesickness, and comforted him earnestly: "Home is the smallest country, and the country is tens of millions." We are celebrating the New Year for the motherland, but also for the New Year of thousands of families, you should be proud, because not everyone can have this glory! ”
The words of the battalion commander made Tao Jiameng understand the significance of the Spring Festival combat readiness duty and better understand the responsibilities he shoulders. Later, Tao Jiameng participated in combat readiness duty many times and successfully handled many air situations. With the accumulation of experience, he has become more mature, taking on more and more jobs, and it is difficult to go back during long holidays such as National Day and Spring Festival. When communicating with family members, just one sentence of "I have a task ahead of me" has won their understanding and support.
Just before working overtime at night, Tao Jiameng called his wife, who was 7 months pregnant, while telling about the uncomfortable experience in the late pregnancy, while smiling and encouraging him: "Work hard, I will tell the baby, Dad is standing guard for us!" ”
The closer to the Spring Festival, the busier Tao Jiameng becomes. Some time ago, he led the cadres and backbones to overhaul the equipment of the whole company to ensure that all performance indicators met the requirements of actual combat. Not only that, due to the recent large-scale cooling of the station, Tao Jiameng made targeted modifications to the company's emergency response plan.
Prepare for war, prepare for war. To keep an eye on the motherland's skies, we must always keep our eyes open and remain vigilant. On this day, Tao Jiameng gathered the officers and soldiers of the whole company to carry out pre-holiday education. Talking about the upcoming combat readiness duty, he said to everyone emotionally, "Although we welcome the New Year of the Dragon in the cabin and can't see the fireworks in the sky, every echo representing 'safety' on the radar screen is our different youth fireworks." ”
The wife of Shen Baike, a cadre of a brigade of the 74th Group Army, came to visit relatives
Thoughtful service, to create the warmth of home.
People's Liberation Army Daily reporter Chen Dianhong correspondent Xu Haojie.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and in the family room of a brigade of the 74th Group Army, the hearty laughter of Li Li, the military wife, is heard from time to time.
On this day, she and her husband Shen Baike cooked together and cooked a large table full of dishes, and the two of them chatted while eating, with happiness written on their faces.
A few days ago, from the moment she received her husband's **, Li Li has been in happiness.
During the Spring Festival, family members can come to the team normally! Hearing the good news, Li Li was pleasantly surprised and surprised: "Didn't you say that the family building is still being renovated?" ”
It turned out that some time ago, the camp where Shenbaike was located carried out environmental remediation and barracks renovation. Looking at the family building surrounded by construction barricades, Shen Baike felt a little regretful: it seems that it is impossible for family members to visit relatives during the Spring Festival. Subsequently, he told his wife the news.
In this brigade, like Shen Baike, there are not a few officers and men who cannot go home for the New Year due to the needs of their tasks during the Spring Festival. The family members of some of these officers and men can only choose to visit their relatives and spend a reunion with their loved ones.
The expectations of officers and men are the direction of the organs' efforts. The issue of housing was already considered by the brigade's human resources section when it conducted a thorough survey of the number of family members visiting the team. In view of the fact that some of the family buildings are still being renovated, they plan to vacate some of the rooms in the dormitory and guest house for the families of the visiting teams.
No matter what the conditions are, as long as I can go over to accompany you for the New Year, I will be satisfied. When she heard about this from her husband, Li Li's heart warmed. What Li Li didn't expect was that when the human resources department was carefully planning, the quartermaster barracks department of the brigade also stepped up and made every effort to promote the renovation of the family building.
During this period, the brigade leaders held many on-site office meetings to coordinate and resolve contradictions and difficulties. The cadres of the leading and responsible organs issued a military order: to ensure that the construction is completed before the Spring Festival, and all kinds of living facilities are complete.
Not long ago, the renovation of the family building was completed as scheduled. Li Li moved into the new house with a number of family members who came to visit the team. Clean walls, brand new furniture, and a well-equipped TV, refrigerator, microwave oven, gas stove, and washing machine made the military wives sigh: "The conditions here are even better than their own homes." ”
The details are warm. The reporter noticed that each room in the family building is posted with a ** table, and at any time, as long as there is a need, the agency service team can come to the door at any time; A lot of children's products have been added to the barracks supermarket, and some places that are easy to bump have also been specially protected; Additional special car protection is provided to facilitate family members to go out shopping and ......
In the past few days since she came to the army, her sister-in-law Xu Liwen has been moved by the heart-warming measures. She said excitedly to her husband Zhou Yuhang: "I didn't expect the organization to be so comprehensive and the service so thoughtful, you must work hard in the army, I fully support you!" After listening to his wife's words, Zhou Yuhang became more motivated.
Colorful lanterns welcome spring and share reunion. In the blink of an eye, the camp was already a festive scene, and the flavor of the New Year was getting stronger and stronger. In recent days, the family members have received another piece of good news: during the Spring Festival, the brigade not only carefully prepared the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but also invited family members to participate in activities such as "New Year Garden Party" and "Parent-Child Spring Festival Writing Couplet", and arranged special people to take photos and videos to freeze the beautiful moment for everyone.
Hu Xingming, a senior soldier of a brigade of the Rocket Army, will spend the first Spring Festival since enlisting on the battlefield
Deep in the rock formation, anchoring the coordinates of youth.
Jiao Mengmeng. The order of the year is updated, and the New Year is approaching. Deep in the rock formations, the missile test mission of a certain brigade of the Rocket Force is still being carried out intensively. Senior Private Hu Xingming and his comrades-in-arms kept a close eye on the changes in instrument data, repeated the password over and over again, and operated in an orderly manner, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
This year, Hu Xingming will spend his first Spring Festival since joining the army on the battlefield. Over the past few days, the heavy workload has diluted his homesickness. However, when he stepped down from the battle position and heard the sound of firecrackers coming from time to time at the foot of the mountain, his mind once again resurfaced the warm picture of the Chinese New Year's Eve two years ago, when the whole family made dumplings, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and ate Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together.
We are soldiers, and when we wear this uniform, our lives are given a different meaning. Seeing Hu Xingming's thoughts, squad leader Zhu Hongjun gently patted him on the shoulder.
Zhu Hongjun is a first-class sergeant major, known as a "master" in the missile specialty, who has accurately "diagnosed" and treated" "intractable and miscellaneous diseases" in missile launch missions on many occasions, and has been awarded the titles of "National Youth Post Expert," "Pacesetter of the Whole Army's Patriotic Army," and "Double Material" Sergeant of the Rocket Force's craftsman and expert. In the 24 years he has been in the army, he has only spent 5 Spring Festivals with his family.
Before the Spring Festival of that year, in order to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors, Zhu Hongjun and his comrades-in-arms fought for more than 30 hours in a row to conduct tests and inspections, and were busy until the evening of the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. During the whole process, no one shouted that they were tired.
At the beginning of this year, when he learned that he could not go home for the New Year because he was on a mission, Zhu Hongjun's heart was as calm as water. In his opinion, as a soldier who "fights to defend the community", it is normal for him to stick to his position during the Spring Festival.
I can't go home for the New Year, so you and your children take care of ......Dialing his wife's **, Zhu Hongjun's simple explanation and advice happened to be heard by Hu Xingming. "If a family is not round, the heart is at peace. At that moment, he suddenly understood the perseverance and dedication of the person in charge of the "Great Power Long Sword".
With all his thoughts flying, Hu Xingming remembered the scene of the day in Xialian. When the car went farther and farther away from the bustling city through one bend after another to the uninhabited mountains, his heart also cooled. "Does it make sense to stay here? Along the way, Hu Xingming kept asking himself.
As soon as the car stopped, a group of people immediately surrounded them, and when they looked at the military ranks, they were all veterans who had been in the army for more than 10 years. They talked and laughed, and their faces were full of perseverance like a mountain. In a conversation with the veterans, Hu Xingming was relieved, and he wrote in his diary: "Perseverance - a unique way for soldiers, I want to find my own youth coordinates here." ”
Since joining the army for more than a year, Hu Xingming has followed the veterans to "check the pulse" of the missiles again and again, feeling the shock brought by the heavy weapons of a great country again and again, and becoming clearer about the mission he shoulders.
Beyond the mountains, the flavor of the year is strong; Beneath the rock formations, wait for you.
Zhu Qianfeng, a corporal of a duty detachment of the Qinghai Armed Police Corps, went home on leave to reunite with his parents
After three years away from home, he has returned as an excellent soldier.
People's Liberation Army Daily reporter Peng Bingjie.
I've been away from home for 3 years, how will my parents react when they see me? Sitting on the train bound for his hometown of Zunyi, Guizhou, Zhu Qianfeng, a corporal of a duty detachment of the Qinghai Armed Police Corps, looked very excited. This is the first time he has returned home for the Chinese New Year since he joined the army.
When the train started, Zhu Qianfeng checked his heavy backpack, which contained the gifts he had prepared for his family.
In September 2021, Zhu Qianfeng graduated from university and joined the army with a yearning for the military camp. When filling in the direction of his wishes, he did not hesitate to write: difficult remote areas.
The recruit went down to the company, and he walked on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as he wished. On that day, a bus took him to the Kunlun Mountain Tunnel Checkpoint at an altitude of 4,868 meters. This is the highest fixed duty post of the armed police force, the oxygen content of the air in the station is less than half of that of the plain, and the average annual temperature is minus 10 degrees Celsius. As soon as he got off the car, Zhu Qianfeng's curiosity was "frustrated" by the violent altitude sickness, and the first thing he did after entering the shift was to lie down and inhale oxygen.
In addition to the cold and lack of oxygen, the boring life day after day also constantly consumes Zhu Qianfeng's enthusiasm. At that time, he often stood at the outpost and looked into the distance, and in addition to the endless railway, there were boundless craggy rocks and Gobi deserts. During countless sleepless nights, he told himself over and over again: "After two years of service, I must go home." ”
The change originated from the first Spring Festival after his next company. The company specially arranged for Zhu Qianfeng and several other recruits to spend the New Year in the main camp area. Singing, playing games, writing calligraphy, playing competitions, ......The rich and colorful cultural and sports activities made Zhu Qianfeng truly feel the warmth of the big family of the army, and also made him understand the meaning of sticking to the "cloud sentry post".
Since then, Zhu Qianfeng's depressed mood has gradually subsided, and he has regained his passion and motivation at the beginning of his enlistment: no matter the wind, frost, rain or snow, he is often seen on the training ground; On duty, even if his mask was covered with frost and his hands and feet were red and swollen from freezing, he did not complain ......
In the Spring Festival of 2023, Zhu Qianfeng and several comrades-in-arms were ordered to be on duty at the sentry post. Knowing that the first day of the first lunar month was his birthday, everyone made a birthday cake for him and prepared a large table of sumptuous meals. "The outpost is my 'second home', and I want to stay and guard the Heavenly Path. That night, Zhu Qianfeng made a decision: to participate in the selection and promotion of sergeant assessment.
Seeing Zhu Qianfeng's transformation, the cadres and backbones of the company were very pleased, and specially tailored a "growth acceleration plan" for him. After more than half a year of intensive training, he passed the assessment with the third place, was successfully promoted to corporal, and was rated as an outstanding soldier of the "four haves" at the end of that year.
As the train slowly drove into the platform, Zhu Qianfeng began to get excited. The moment he stepped off the train and saw his parents, he rushed straight up and hugged them tightly.
After three years away from home, he has returned as an excellent soldier. At this time, Zhu Qianfeng has faded away from his former immaturity, and his face is full of perseverance and confidence. Holding her son's hand, Zhu's mother stroked the layers of calluses distressedly, and her eyes kept looking. "It's darker, it's thinner, but it's more energetic. Mother Zhu said as she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
When he got home, Zhu Qianfeng opened his backpack and took out a gift - a bottle of Kunlun Qingquan, a Kunlun stone, and a medal for outstanding soldiers of the "Four Haves".
Kunlun Mountain is far away in the sky, so I want to show you the mountains and water there. Zhu Qianfeng said to his parents with a smile, "There is also a transcript of my 3 years in the army." ”
Drafting: Zhou Zhou.
*: People's Liberation Army Daily.