[Explanation] A few days ago, the Hong Kong Garrison organized joint patrols in the fourth quarter of 2021. Relying on the patrol missions, the army, navy and air forces carried out a number of actual combat exercises such as land and air patrols, sea and air patrols, joint search and rescue, interception verification, etc., to comprehensively inspect the Hong Kong troops. Perform defense capabilities.

　　[Explanation] At 8:40 in the morning, the command post issued an emergency dispatch order, the army mobile echelon completed the emergency dispatch, the air force helicopter took off quickly, and the navy ship completed the patrol force preparation and battle position deployment, and departed from Stonecutters Island Naval Base.

This is a joint patrol operation organized by the Hong Kong Garrison. The three armed forces rely on patrol missions to carry out actual combat exercises.

　　[Explanation] On the same day, the maritime joint command post commanded the rescue of simulated wrecked persons in Hong Kong waters. The search and rescue of large-scale waters required close coordination between the navy and air force.

Under the guidance of the helicopter, the navy ship rushed to the sea area where the incident occurred, found and rescued the people who fell into the water.

　　[Concurrent] Shen Tianci, a pilot of an aviation regiment of the Hong Kong Forces

　　When searching and rescuing at sea, the conditions on the sea surface are complicated and the target of the people falling into the water is small. We must use the most scientific and reasonable search method to determine the specific location of the people falling into the water as soon as possible, so as to avoid the people falling into the water because they are immersed in the cold sea water for a long time. Danger to life.

　　[Explanation] After completing the search and rescue mission, the task force received an order to intercept and verify the suspicious vessel. Under the guidance of the helicopter, the suspicious vessel was successfully forced to stop by the navy ship and accepted for inspection.

　　[Concurrent] Lu Yang, Deputy Captain of a Ship Brigade of the Hong Kong Forces Garrison

　　The situation of cargo ships and fishing vessels on the sea is more complicated, the channel is relatively narrow, the suspicious ships have small tonnage and strong maneuverability, which puts forward higher requirements for our (ship) to identify the target.

Through this exercise, we tested the results of our usual training and improved our ship's ability to complete diversified military tasks.

　　[Explanation] The reporter learned that during the exercise, special warfare, air defense, warships, radars, and other arms were carried out in a coherent implementation, red-blue confrontation, etc., in accordance with actual combat requirements.

In this operation, the army, navy, and air forces of the Hong Kong Garrison were dispatched to normalize the emergency combat readiness force exercises through joint patrols, and actively explored and resolved multiple issues of command, communication, coordination, and support in the joint exercise.

　　Zhou, Gao Haolun, Yang Yang, Shen Guangcheng, Pengpeng Tian, ​​reports from Hong Kong

Editor in charge: [Song Fangcan]