The 35th escort fleet of the Chinese Navy successfully completed the 170-day escort in the Gulf of Aden without a port for rest
On September 23, local time, the 35th escort fleet of the Chinese Navy and the 36th escort fleet held a separation ceremony, marking the successful completion of the 35th escort fleet of the Chinese Navy in the Gulf of Aden mission.
On April 28, the 35th escort fleet of the Chinese Navy set sail from a certain military port in Zhoushan as originally planned for the Gulf of Aden.
Due to the severe epidemic situation in the surrounding countries in the escort area, the momentum of piracy in the Gulf of Aden has not diminished, security threats continue one after another, and the formation has encountered unprecedented challenges.
For the formation, this is a retrograde expedition under the raging epidemic, a continuous struggle under a difficult environment, and a safety test under overlapping risks.
Starting from leaving the dock, the 35th escort formation command post has taken all the way and practiced all the way according to the characteristics of the mission, and continued to carry out training in the context of actual combat, such as command post transfer, live ammunition, ship-aircraft coordination, epidemic prevention and control, and armed rescue. The formation's ability to respond to multiple security threats and complete diversified military tasks has been effectively tested and improved.
During the escort, various security threats such as pirate harassment came one after another.
"The battle will start and go to the battlefield at any time." In the face of a variety of realistic threats, the formation of officers and soldiers acted according to orders, effectively dealt with them, and resolved them one by one.
On May 26, the Hong Kong merchant ship "Winter Tiger" was harassed by a number of pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden. The formation quickly organized the Chaohu ship to go out to support the merchant ship 70 nautical miles away.
The quick and effective measures quickly let the merchant ship escape the pirate pursuit.
Regardless of day and night, high winds and high waves, as long as there is a call for help from Chinese and foreign ships, the Chinese navy escort formation will respond quickly and go to rescue at the fastest speed.
In this mission, the 35th batch of escort fleets achieved an impressive record: 170 days of rest and reconditioning at ports, no epidemic infections throughout the entire process, effective response to multiple security threats throughout the process, and realization of the safety of the fleet itself and the protected ships.
Previously, the record that the formation did not call at the port has been maintained by the first escort formation.
The Gulf of Aden escort is a major military practice that has maintained the national strategic interests overseas, fulfilled the obligations of major powers, and has the longest normal deployment time, the most mobilized forces and the widest range of activities since the establishment of the People’s Navy.
Our formations have undergone all-round training in their ability to use far-sea forces, organize and command, force projection, and perform missions.
More than 4,000 days of fighting the wind and waves, more than 3 million nautical miles coming and going, the relay escort of batches of ship formations, left a long route equivalent to more than 150 times around the earth.
(Main station reporter Ma Peimin Zhong Kuirun)