Fire Blue Blade Forge New Quality Combat Power (National Defense Sight)
The Marine Corps members conduct climbing and downhill training.
Photo by Tang Ruijie
Marine Corps members conduct helicopter downhill training in military exercises.
Photo by Sun Hongtao
Editor’s note: Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, when inspecting the Marine Corps on October 13 The characteristics and laws of combat use, accelerate the transformation and construction, accelerate the improvement of combat capabilities, and strive to forge a strong force that combines versatility, rapid response, and full-field use.
The Marine Corps was formed in 2017 in accordance with the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission on deepening national defense and military reform.
In the past three years, how has the Marine Corps been built and completed?
Recently, our reporter visited this unit.
On September 3, the 36th navy escort formation set sail from a certain military port in Qingdao and rushed to the Gulf of Aden and the waters of Somalia to perform escort missions.
On the ship's deck, dozens of special forces team members lined up neatly and vigorously.
These special forces are selected from members of the Marine Corps, and they are responsible for carrying out actual combat tasks such as rescue of hijacked merchant ships by force during escort, anti-terrorism and anti-piracy tasks.
This is an epitome of the Marine Corps' regular implementation of overseas training and preparations.
The Marine Corps, known as the "flaming blue blade", is known as the army of the army and the steel of steel.
Since the stunning appearance of Zhurihe on the battlefield in 2017, the Marine Corps has gone through an unusual road of transformation and construction. They kept in mind the command of the commander in mind, broke the waves toward the goal of "building a good and strong", opening up new ideas and using new equipment. , Generate new combat power, and devote itself to building a strong force capable of fighting across the land, sea and air.
Fight hard, gallop on the beach
A comprehensive training and assessment of class tactics made Bamu Gubuzi, the squad leader of a light aircraft infantry battalion of a brigade, unforgettable.
At 1 o'clock midnight on May 12 this year, officers and soldiers of a light aircraft infantry battalion of a Marine Corps brigade were awakened by a rapid whistle.
"Your squad is the first squad in this battle. You must occupy the position before 7:00." After the commander gave the combat situation, Bamu Gubuzi received the only information-a topographic map of the mission area.
After leaving the camp, they fought the enemy all the way and dealt with the Blue Army's harassment and poison gas attack. The fierce fighting continued until dusk.
As the tip of a sharp knife, it has strict requirements on the physical skills of the Marines. Such a high "combat" assessment is the norm for the Marines.
In the three years since the adjustment and establishment, the Marine Corps has been stationed in the field for more than six months each year.
The officers and soldiers moved to the north and south to challenge the limits of equipment time and time again in different regions, temper their fighting skills, and constantly refresh the altitude, flight height, and underwater depth of training and preparation.
After the new equipment was installed, Wang Hongfang, the then chief of the navigation business of a brigade, picked up a backpack and plunged into the parking lot. After working overtime late, he made up to sleep in the cabin.
The army organized night training. In order to better observe the technical indicators of each vehicle, Wang Hongfang boarded a boat on a simulation platform floating on the sea.
As he recorded the data with the dim light of the indicator light, the platform suddenly shook sharply in the swell caused by the tank, and Wang Hongfang staggered into the sea.
The officers and soldiers quickly rescued him, but Wang Hongfang plunged into the sea, struggling to retrieve the notebook full of data...
Seize the day and work hard.
Looking at the "memorandum" of the Marine Corps' transformation and construction, we can see that the time nodes are getting denser and the pace of transformation is getting faster and faster: the installation of 4 months, complete the teaching demonstration of all subjects; the installation of 6 months, the new equipment is launched; Deployed for 7 months, organized live ammunition shooting on the water...
"The Marine Corps is unstoppable, and the battle flag of the Marine Corps can only be forward..." Since the formation of the army, new tanks, new aircraft, and new weapons have been installed one after another, from technical gaps, training gaps, and talent gaps to preliminary formation. Combat capabilities, the Marine Corps forge ahead, day and night.
Based on the vision of strategic arms construction and centering on the basic formation of combat capabilities, the Marine Corps insists on preparing for battle with one hand, grasping the foundation with one hand, making great preparations for combat, and gathering strength for actual combat training. The ability of the troops to be on the battlefield at any time and able to fight at any time has been steadily improved. .
Global breakthrough to improve actual combat level
At 115 degrees east longitude, in a certain area of the South China Sea, under the cover of night, Marines Zhao Qianjin led the team to use a rope to descend, quickly launch a cabin search, quickly locate the "pirate" and sniper precisely.
At the same time, at 45 degrees east longitude, in a certain area of the Gulf of Aden, Marine Huang Sheng and his comrades boarded the "hijacked ship" by speedboat, and carried out armed rescue... The actual combat training of the Marine Corps went deep into the open ocean and witnessed the new combat force. Ability evolution.
"The formation of the Marine Corps into an army is not only an expansion in scale, but also an expansion of combat effectiveness and an expansion of combat space. More elite soldiers means more combat tasks and styles, and more skill requirements. "The commander of the Marine Corps Kong Jun told reporters that in recent years, the Navy has taken the construction of new combat forces as a breakthrough and focus, focusing on the construction of new combat forces such as special operations, aviation, electronic countermeasures, and air assaults, and focused on laying foundations and integration. Work hard on training and inspection, and vigorously strengthen the combat capability of the whole territory.
On tropical islands, the surface temperature is as high as 56 degrees Celsius. Marines drove amphibious assault vehicles from the landing dock and landed on the island under the alternate cover of sea fire. In the cold steppe, the night temperature dropped to minus 25 degrees Celsius. Marines carried out covert maneuvers and interspersed infiltration under severe cold conditions, and accumulated a large amount of operational data in alpine regions.
Based on generating and improving combat effectiveness, focusing on having full-time, global and special operations capabilities, through training practice, the Marine Corps explored and formed spring and summer mountain and jungle combat training, summer and autumn maritime combat training, autumn and winter high-cold special terrain combat training, and year-end comprehensive assessment The basic path and mode of combat capability.
The expanding training footprint reflects the pace of the navy’s transformation and construction toward the deep blue era——
Guyed National Shooting Range, Djibouti.
Following the commander's order, the Marines drove the new type of combat wheels to conduct in-motion shooting training, and dozens of shells accurately hit the target.
Kaliningrad, Russia.
The Marines climbed up the high wall, passed through the bunkers, and traversed the drainage system. With their excellent quality and tenacious perseverance, they won the first place in the obstacle course of the "International Military Competition-2019" "Sea Landing" event.
Focusing on "going to the sea, going to the world, going to the battlefield", the Marine Corps makes full use of the actual combat training platform of the Sino-foreign joint training league to test the actual combat capabilities of the troops, learn from the experience and practices of foreign troops, improve the training model, and improve the training and preparation of the troops. Level.
It has completed 14 international joint exercises and training leagues successively, testing the actual combat level of the troops in all directions.
Each brand-new record of military training marks an update of ability value and ability domain.
From "amphibious" to "multi-dimensional", this iron and steel force known as "terrestrial tiger, sea dragon, and aerial eagle" is being reborn in the wave of reform: on land, after a long-range three-dimensional maneuver to a certain area on the plateau, After adjustment, a dangerous course drill was launched, and the ability of global mobility and rapid reaction was significantly improved; underwater, a certain "frogman" challenged the psychological and physiological limits, climbed out of the cold, high-pressure torpedo tube, and dived into the "behind enemy" , The fighting spirit was further honed; in the air, a certain pilot flew the commando to reach the scheduled landing point at low altitude.
The three-dimensional assault led by the aviation force made the flame blue blade really plug its wings.
Leading by value, hardening bloody courage
"The father puts on a new military rank for his son, and his wife puts on a military medal for her husband..."
A certain Marine Corps brigade meticulously organizes ceremonial celebrations such as the oath of joining the party, the award of titles, and the mobilization of the oath. Every year, it insists on the selection of advanced figures in the "rooted barracks and meritorious marine warfare". A large number of models such as dedicated posts and strong talents took the stage and posted posters to better motivate officers and soldiers to grow into talents with the power of example.
"Rituals are a carrier of fine traditions. The seemingly simple process can affect countless officers and soldiers." said Wang Hainiao, political commissar of the brigade. Respect stems from our inner value recognition and self-consciousness of action. We adhere to the concept and system , Behavior and other aspects strengthen the officers and soldiers' sense of identity, sense of honor, and mission of the land warfare cause.
In the past two years, the Marine Corps Party Committee has always kept in mind the concept of grassroots supremacy and soldiers first, and innovatively carried out the activities of "Soldiers and officers, family visits, emotional exchanges, and conflict resolution" activities, and organized more than 4,300 on-site home visits at all levels. , Successively solved 246 practical problems for officers and soldiers, and the internal relations of the troops became more harmonious and closer. Talking about officers and soldiers visiting relatives and friends, asking needs to solve problems, and breaking barriers and helping unity became a common practice.
The "Four Major" activities are like a trickle that nourishes the hearts of the soldiers, warms the hearts of the people, and condenses them, injecting new vitality and stimulating new impetus into the overall construction of the army.
"The strength of a sharp sword lies not only in the body, but also in the spirit. The heart wins, and the sword is more profitable!" Marine Corps political commissar Wang Hongbin told reporters that since its establishment, the Marine Corps has always turned "people", the key to victory in war. Factors, focus on fortifying bloody courage, tempering the fighting style, and motivating the Marine Corps officers and soldiers to dare to use their swords when confronted by enemies and to be brave to defeat powerful enemies.
"The spirit of the tiger", "the spirit of the lion" and "the spirit of Yimeng" continue to be given new connotations of the times.
At the site of the "Land Warfare-2019 Zhurihe" inter-regional resident training exercise, there were strong winds of level 9 and the temperature dropped by more than 20 degrees Celsius.
The main offensive battle started. The backbone of the cadres shouted the battle slogans, took the lead, and took the lead as the commander, and when the assaultman was the main offensive, it brought out the image of style and brought out the motivation of morale.
In the field training field of a certain brigade, the 50-kilometer load-bearing training entered the final stage of the raid. Regardless of the bleeding blisters on the soles of the feet, you helped me with a rucksack and I helped you carry the equipment to cross the finish line together.
In a brigade training ground, the officers and soldiers organized a battlefield theme party day, revisited the party oath, formed a party member commando team, a death squad, waded in the quagmire for the first time, attacked the bunker first, and covered the last withdrawal of their comrades.
In the test of blood and fire, they set up their unique fighting will, unique fighting slogans, unique fighting spirit, unique fighting image, and unique fighting realm. Everyone is full of passion, and all are fighters.
"The flame-like call is ignited, and countless assault figures reappear. The firm belief is inspired in the depths of the soul to seize the commanding heights in order to win the future..." In early autumn, from the border desert competition field to the remote mountain exercise field, from the North From the dense forest to the southern islands, the figures of marines surging everywhere, fluttering with the melody of the fiery blue blades, the officers and soldiers sweat and inspire blood, making the strategic knives sharper and the fist troops stronger.
(Niu Tao and Wu Haoyu participated in the collection and writing)
Layout design: Wang Zheping
Our reporter Ni Guanghui