"People's Daily" (11th edition on July 31, 2020)

  Editor's note: General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we must strengthen mission responsibility, strengthen system integration, strengthen innovation and breakthroughs, strengthen military and local forces, further unify thinking and actions, and focus on implementing the strategy of reforming and strengthening the military, and continuously promoting the cause of strengthening the military in the new era move forward.

  This year, our army will strive to achieve the party's goal of strengthening the army in the new era, strive to basically realize mechanization, make significant progress in information construction, and greatly improve its strategic capabilities.

  The new era spawns new ideas, and new ideas lead a new journey. The officers and soldiers of the entire army must race against time and keep pace with history, consciously shoulder the historical responsibilities of revolutionary soldiers, resolutely fulfill the mission and tasks entrusted by the party and the people, keep in mind the mission and work hard to win.

  To be a fighter in the new era, use struggle to realize personal dreams, and use struggle to support the dream of a strong army. As the August 1st Army Day is approaching, this edition focuses on the vivid deeds of military officers and soldiers keeping their mission in mind and forging ahead to showcase the new situation in the cause of strengthening the army in the new era.

He Long, company commander of a brigade special operations company of the Marine Corps

"Fight, for the glory of the motherland!"

  Our reporter Li Longyi

  This summer, the field shooting training ground of the security base in Djibouti. As soon as the target appeared from a distance of 25 meters, only a few "bangs" shots were heard. He Long, the commander of a certain brigade special operations company of the Marine Corps, had already shot, and all 10 pistol bullets were hit.

  Open He Long's resume: second-class merit, "Hunter" medal, "Commando" title and other honors are impressive. Pursuing victory and cherishing honor are the motto of this pioneer of special warfare.

  That year, the superiors selected the backbone of special warfare to go to a certain country for military study. After several levels of assessment, He Long stood out with the first overall score and went to a certain country's "Hunter School" for training as the only representative of the Navy.

  A series of trainings with practical characteristics allow the trainees to face elimination at any time. He had peeled off his skin and flesh. His right foot was so swollen that he couldn't take off his army boots. The socks were soaked in blood and they were torn off with the skin.

  During the mid-term assessment, He Long and his team dodged the "enemy" fire attack while crawling toward the destination. Suddenly, a cannonball fell from the sky, several pieces of shrapnel plunged into his arm, and his ears were also buzzed. He settled and continued to climb to the end...

  During a deep dive training, He Long's gun suddenly fell and sank to the bottom of the sea. In order to successfully complete the task, he dived to a depth of 45 meters. As he dived too fast, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood after landing. The instructor gave him a thumbs up: "You are not afraid of death!"

  In fact, He Long is not afraid of death. In his heart, what is more worth defending than life is the honor of Chinese soldiers! When the training was the most painful and the psychological pressure reached the limit, he kept saying: "China! China!"

  63 people participated in the training camp, and only 8 people passed. He Long completed the training of 153 subjects in five major courses including diving, sniper, and aircraft landing with excellent results, and broke the school record in the all-around sniper assessment.

  "Being in a foreign country, the sense of honor has become more and more clear and profound." Looking back on the scenes back then, He Long was still very excited. "At that time there was only one idea in my heart-fight it, for the glory of the motherland!"

Mao Qing, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Military Medical University

"If you put on a military uniform, you have to dare to charge into battle"

  Our reporter Ni Guanghui

  56 years old, 36 years in the party, 39 years in the military, participated in the fight against SARS and bird flu. He also went to Africa to perform medical missions to assist Liberia in the fight against Ebola. He has dealt with high-risk pollutants and virulent viruses for more than 30 years. This is the "biography" of Mao Qing, a member of the army's support for the Hubei Medical Team and the director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Military Medical University. It is also the reason why he stays in every ward in the contaminated area of ​​Huoshenshan Hospital.

  "You have to be worthy of every word written in your resume." Mao Qing said. When the epidemic hit, he had made preparations early, and the general was dressed up.

  This person, whom the patient and his comrades called "can entrust life", went retrograde again on New Year's Eve and rushed to the front line of the epidemic. On New Year's Eve, at 4 am, Mao Qing received a call for the expedition. On the early morning of the New Year’s Day, Mao Qing and his team members completed the on-site understanding of the diagnosis and treatment environment, ward reformation, formulation of work norms and procedures, clarified the grouping of medical staff within 48 hours, and took over the two wards of Jinyintan Hospital’s general ward as a whole. Started to treat confirmed patients.

  Whether it is transporting supplies, decontamination and protection, or supervising prevention and control, and treating patients, Mao Qing is always ahead. When he saw an 89-year-old patient lying on the stretcher of the ambulance and had no strength to get out of the car, Mao Qing hugged the old man. That day, Mao Qing wore three layers of protective clothing and stood at the entrance of the patient passage for 5 hours.

  At that time, Huoshenshan Hospital wanted to expand its collection capacity and set up a new comprehensive department. He, who was also the deputy leader of the hospital's expert group and sensory control group, took the initiative to ask Ying to become the head of the department. "The most stressful experience in the past was the fight against Ebola," Mao Qing recalled. In Monrovia, the capital of Liberia with high temperature and humidity, he and three other colleagues wore protective clothing and worked continuously for nearly 5 hours. "At that time, sweat blocked the vent and was about to be choked to death."

  "If you put on a military uniform, you must dare to charge and get into battle!" Talking about the scene, Mao Qing said: "A military doctor, if he can't go to the battlefield, what a pity!"

Yao Kai, Deputy Chief of Staff of a Brigade of Air Force Aviation in the Northern Theater

"Even if it is a tiger, knock out its two teeth"

  Our reporter Su Yincheng

  As a "golden helmet" pilot from the "Strong Army Flying Brigade", Yao Kai, the deputy chief of staff of a certain brigade of the Air Force Aviation in the Northern Theater, has a stubborn stubbornness that insists that the green hills will not relax, and the tenacity that will not stop until the goal is reached. , Daring to face up to the toughness.

  "From the moment I drove a fighter jet to fly solo, I felt joy and pride at the same time, but also felt the heavy mission and responsibility on my shoulders." Yao Kai has never forgotten his heart.

  In 2019, Yao Kai was ordered to participate in the National Day military parade, from stationing in the military parade village and working overtime with maintenance officers and soldiers to draw the line, to leading the agency staff to study special measures and formulating measures. He led the brigade pilots to drive the fighter plane through Tiananmen Square "within a second". Was named "Advanced Unit for Military Parade."

  The Air Force of the Northern Theater, where Yao Kai is located, is the takeoff place of the People’s Air Force. "If you don't come up with the first standard and get first-class results, you won't be worthy of this first-class hero unit." Yao Kai often said.

  Preparing to fight against the air combat, Yao Kai led his comrades to cancel the height difference training. He kept hitting from the mid-range to the short-range. The load was pulled to eighty or nine Gs. The body pulled bleeding spots, and his clothes were soaked without even noticing it. In 2017, Yao Kai participated in 8 sorties in the air combat against the Air Force. His opponents launched 32 missiles at him, and he was only hit once. In the end, he won the first overall score with his partner Gaozhong Qiang. Golden helmet".

  As a fighter pilot, he could face the test of life and death at any time, but he never took a step back.

  In 2014, Yao Kai performed the maritime rights protection mission with his comrades for the first time and confronted foreign military aircraft. 60 kilometers, 50 kilometers, 40 kilometers... In the mission area, he and the enemy plane quickly approached. The warning signal in the cockpit continued and eventually entered the enemy air-to-air missile's inescapable zone. This means that as long as the enemy launches missiles, Yao Kai will never escape.

  "Even if it's a tiger, you have to knock out its two teeth!" At the critical moment of life and death, Yao Kai did not show weakness, always occupying an advantageous position, warning, external force, warning, and then driving away, and finally the enemy plane was forced to turn around and evacuate.

Zhou Wenfang, First-Class Sergeant Major of a Brigade of the Rocket Army

"If you can't keep up with the times, you will be eliminated"

  Our reporter Su Yincheng

  Zhou Wenfang, the first-level sergeant commander of a certain brigade of the Rocket Army, has been a soldier for 29 years and has driven a guided missile chariot for 29 years. Over the past few decades, Zhou Wenfang has driven the long sword of the tall car, went up the plateau, drove into the Gobi, and drilled in the dense forest. He traveled many difficult roads and created many extraordinary glory.

  "The most impressive thing is that I participated in the military parade 4 times." Looking back at the military time, Zhou Wenfang's memory stayed in 1999-that year, Zhou Wenfang, who had driven a guided missile tank for 8 years, was fortunate to step into the "Military Parade of the Century." Ranks. The corner of Zhou Wenfang's mouth raised slightly, "On the day of the military parade, we let the guided missile tanks pass through Tiananmen Square with zero error standards, which attracted worldwide attention."

  In the following 10 years, Zhou Wenfang's heart was tightly tied to the two "old men" of "missiles" and "chariots"-he drove his car and fought the north and south with swords all the year round, setting a total of 300,000 kilometers of zero accident launches. Vehicle driving record; he has participated in the launch of more than 40 new missiles, more than 20 emergency troubleshooting, and wrote a paragraph of legendary stories under the launcher.

  “If you can’t sharpen your technology or keep up with the times, you will be eliminated.” In order to compile a special vehicle training textbook, Zhou Wenfang locked himself in the room and worked with several “technical experts” to compile it in 20 days. A set of 30,000-word textbooks. Over the years, Zhou Wenfang has been advancing on the road to a strong army, and has won a series of honors: a "soldier expert" for training on the front line, and a "gold medal instructor" for special driving. In his 29 years in the army, Zhou Wenfang brought out more than 500 missile vehicle drivers and won the championship in military skills competition over 10 times.

  On the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, Zhou Wenfang once again participated in the military parade and served as the "chief coach" of a new missile team. He took the drivers to get up at 4 a.m. every day and return to camp at 12 p.m., he just turned the team into a "sword team."

Chunjing, a senior engineer of a strategic support force

"There is no runner-up on the battlefield, we must aim at the world's top class"

  Our reporter Li Longyi

  In midsummer, the scorching sun seems to be baking the cement floor. On the unobstructed concrete floor, a large school with white temples and high myopia glasses topped his head with a scorching sun, leading the research team to conduct field demonstrations. He is Chunjing, a senior engineer of a certain unit of the Strategic Support Force.

  This is a quiet battlefield. There is no gold and iron horse, but there is no shortage of gun smoke. In 1994, Chunjing graduated from the National University of Defense Technology and came to this mysterious place.

  In the command hall, the actual combat performance assessment of a certain weapon system is underway. The analysis of the characteristic events of the initial stage of the weapon system is recognized as a difficult problem. Chunjing led the research team, a group of data comparisons, one index study, tens of thousands of simulations and countless data deductions were completed. Also nothing.

  Many people suggested that Chunjing abandon this project, but Chunjing said: "There is no runner-up in the battlefield, and we must aim for the world's top class." After countless failures, the research team finally found the key to solving the problem, mastered the method of accurate judgment, and achieved significant breakthrough.

  A certain defense system has always posed a huge threat to my country's strategic deterrence capabilities. Chunjing led the research team to almost all relevant research institutions across the country, and the information that may be obtained is still very small. Starting from scratch, for a piece of data, the research team often stays up for days and nights, reasoning, calculating, and simulating, over and over again.

  A year later, the research team proposed an overall plan for penetration measurement and evaluation, and wrote a research report, which filled a number of technical theoretical gaps. Chunjing said, "In the competition for the strategic commanding heights, we must go to war, earnestly explore, and eagerly entrust'targeting the world's first-class, courage to innovate and surpass', and engrave it on the military emblem cast by loyalty."

Chen Yuhao, Acting Captain of the Special Operations Training Brigade of the Armed Police Snow Leopard Commando

"Scar is the medal of a special fighter"

  Our reporter Jin Xin

  "Concealed approach-rapid assault-decisively killed." At the 2016 Sino-Russian joint counter-terrorism exercise, the entire audience was focused on Chen Yuhao, who performed the bus anti-hijacking course.

  Chen Yuhao is the acting captain of the Special Operations Training Brigade of the Armed Police Snow Leopard Commando. He was able to move smoothly from intruding to rescue. He not only completed the task quickly, but also set the record for the shortest time for bus anti-hijacking "broken windows".

  Due to excessive concentration, when Chen Yuhao broke the car window and flew in, his leg was cut with a deep hole in the glass. "We have a popular saying: Scars are the medals of special forces." Chen Yuhao's tone was somewhat proud.

  In 2018, as the captain, Chen Yuhao went to the Jordanian "Warrior Competition" international special forces competition. At the time, he was 32 years old and was the oldest player in that competition. The final event, "The King's Challenge", requires contestants to travel 10 kilometers with a weight of 15 kg and operate various weapons to complete 9 effective shots. Chen Yuhao, who has completed many projects, has already reached the limit of his physical fitness. When he rushed to the fifth shooting point, his physical strength was severely overdrawn and he almost couldn't hold on.

  "No, you must not fall down, you will have no face to return to your country if you fall down." After pouring a bottle of mineral water on his head, he gritted his teeth and rushed out...In the end, Chen Yuhao's team won the first place in the subject with an absolute lead. After the match, the referee gave him a thumbs up.

  For 16 years in the military, Chen Yuhao has won first-class merit three times and won the titles of "Senior Anti-terrorist Talent" and "Chinese Youth May 4th Medal". Facing the honor, Chen Yuhao calmly said: "Every time I get a result is more like me Re-drawing a'starting line' to train more and more outstanding special forces for the army is the direction of my next sprint!"