China News Service, Hong Kong, December 31. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Garrison in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Garrison) announced on the 31st that the Hong Kong Garrison has recently organized joint naval and air patrols in the fourth quarter of 2020. The army, navy and air forces rely on patrol missions to carry out jungle searches and sea A number of actual combat exercises, such as verification and confrontation, comprehensively test the defense capabilities of the Hong Kong troops.
It is reported that this is a joint naval and air patrol operation organized by the Hong Kong Garrison. The army, navy and air force rely on patrol missions to carry out actual combat exercises, of which jungle hunting is the first exercise.
After the special operations team arrived in the combat area, they quickly carried out jungle clearance and hunting.
Afterwards, four navy ships and two air force helicopters quickly dispatched to guard the waters near Hong Kong to prevent "terrorists" from escaping from the sea by boat.
Lin Youwen, the deputy captain of a naval squadron of the Hong Kong Forces, said that Hong Kong has many islands and is surrounded by sea. The situation of sea and air is relatively complicated. To manage and control the sea area, sea and air must be coordinated to maintain communication at all times.
The reporter learned that this exercise includes seven contents including mountain and jungle hunting, joint maritime area management and control, personnel and material transportation, and joint sea and air patrols. Each task is carried out in a red-blue confrontation manner in accordance with actual combat requirements. The exercise is actively exploring and solving Command, communication, coordination, support and other issues, fully temper the emergency response capabilities of the army commander and the rapid response capability of the army.
In the last part of the exercise, the Hong Kong Forces Air Force helicopters and the fleet of ships joined together and began to conduct joint sea and air patrols along the harbour. The Hong Kong Forces strictly abide by the Hong Kong waterway, port and aviation management laws and regulations and notified Hong Kong in advance. Relevant departments of the SAR government.
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