"The strong army has me, please rest assured the party!"
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, pointed out at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China: "The People's Army has established immortal merits for the party and the people. A powerful force for peace with the world."
On July 1, 71 fighter planes from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army flew over Tiananmen Square to send birthday wishes to the party; 100-gun salutes rang through the sky, and the bright five-star red flag was escorted by the national flag escort to the flag-raising area on the north side of the square. ; The United Military Band played the majestic "Volunteer March", the bright and dazzling five-star red flag rose slowly and fluttered in the wind... At the ceremony, officers and soldiers from different units showed the spirit of being dedicated to the party and determined to strengthen the army. Affectionate praise for the centennial birthday.
A strong country must have a strong army, and a strong army can ensure national security.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping’s Thought on Strengthening the Army, the People’s Army implements the military strategy for the new era, upholds the party’s absolute leadership, and adheres to the path of strengthening the army with Chinese characteristics.
Now, with full enthusiasm, firm conviction, and excellent ability, the soldiers of the whole army are making sonorous oaths in their respective positions: "We have me in the strong army, please rest assured!"
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Army Aviation
Hard training and fine flying, creating "milliseconds are not bad"
Our reporter Li Longyi
On July 1, before the official start of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army air echelon flew over Tiananmen Square and performed a flying celebration performance.
The helicopter echelon in the performance is composed of multiple aviation units of the Army.
At the beginning of the performance, an aerial flag guard echelon composed of 7 helicopters hoisted the party flag and four huge slogans, and took the lead to pass over Tiananmen Square.
The four slogans read "Long live the great Communist Party of China", "Long live the great Chinese people", "Long live the great People's Republic of China" and "Long live the unity of the people of all ethnic groups in the country."
Despite some hard work, Wu Jian, commander of an air assault brigade in the Central Theater Army, was still a little nervous before driving a new domestic helicopter through Tiananmen Square.
"The difficulty of flying horizontal teams and hanging huge slogans is recognized." Wu Jian introduced that in the early days of training, maintaining the formation in the air and swinging the slogan and flags were the biggest problems faced by the flag protection echelon, coupled with the mutual influence of the airflow between the formations. , The difficulty goes up to a new level.
The air currents change rapidly, requiring pilots to have excellent technical and psychological qualities.
During a training session, under the influence of strong interference air currents, the slogan and flag of the leader of the echelon piloted by Wu Jian suddenly increased.
Relying on his solid experience, he corrected the position while observing the meter data, and gradually straightened the flag.
After the training, Wu Ziqiang, an instructor from the Army Aviation Academy, who is the leader of the quality assessment team, retrieved video images to interpret information, and had in-depth exchanges with Wu Jian regarding the characteristics of the flight of the lead plane, and searched for solutions.
"In the past few years, we have witnessed the transformation and reshaping of the Army Aviation Forces, and have felt the combat effectiveness of the new combat force." Wu Ziqiang said with emotion: "Now, the magnificent flight eagle flying over Tiananmen Square reflects the moulting of the air assault brigade. A new victory that takes off."
After the flag guard echelon passed Tiananmen Square, 29 Zhi-10 and Zhi-19 planes merged into the "100" and flew over Tiananmen Square, symbolizing the glorious history of the Chinese Communist Party for a century.
The word "100" breaks through the previous two-digit shape and contains 3 digital modules. The number of helicopters is 29, which is 5 more than the previous maximum of "90".
"The 29 planes are well-formed, closely connected, and pass Tiananmen Square within a meter to present the party's birthday, showing the demeanor of the People's Army in the new era!" said Cui Jiabin, a brigade commander of the Army Aviation Brigade of the Army's 82nd Army.
The not-so-bad results of the second meter are due to the unity and hard work of the echelon officers and soldiers.
In this mission, Cui Jiabin served as the captain of the "0" squadron.
In response to complex weather such as strong winds, low visibility, low clouds, and turbulence, he led the squadron crews to conduct in-depth research, fully anticipate, and repeatedly demonstrate. He organized more than 10 squadron meetings to summarize and sort out preventive measures and handling methods under various situations to effectively ensure To maintain the overall formation and air safety.
In addition to the members of the official performance echelon, there are many people who work silently for the success of the flight mission.
"We completed the flight mission where we couldn't see the camera," said Hu Tengfei, the pilot of the backup plane.
During the mission, the backup pilots must drive the aircraft to follow the official performance echelon. The official review echelon is normal, and they will exit the formation at the designated point and return.
You can get on at any time, you can fly left and right, you need the backup pilot to have excellent ability and rich experience.
"This is the most beautiful homecoming of the hero behind the scenes!" Netizens commented on the backup pilot.
"Although I am a backup pilot, it is my duty to take every plane and every session seriously and make the participating comrades feel at ease." The backup pilot Li Xiaoxiong said: "Through hard work, the flight mission was successfully completed. , This is our best gift to the party!"
Air Force pilot--
The war eagle soars, drawing the magnificent track
Our reporter Liu Botong
10 J-10 aircraft formed "71" across the sky, 15 J-20 aircraft formed three echelons and whizzed past, and 10 J-8 aircraft pulled out brilliant color smoke... On July 1, the air force had many The fighter plane flew over Tiananmen Square to pay tribute to the centennial of the Communist Party of China.
In the flight celebration performance, 10 J-10 aircraft of the Air Force Bayi Aerobatic Team formed the word "71", using this special number to offer blessings to the party.
How to maintain a "perfect formation" for high-speed aircraft?
How should "7" and "1" be tilted to look more mighty and spectacular?
These have brought great challenges to the Bayi Air Demonstration Team, which has participated in many military parades and air shows.
"The distance and separation between each aircraft needs to be precisely controlled. There are more aircrafts, and the deviation conductivity of the formation and the difficulty of correction are relatively large." said Jing Fei, deputy captain of the performance team.
In order to achieve the best viewing effect, the pilots carried out repeated test flights and adjustments, and finally formed the best performance plan.
Fifteen J-20 aircraft were divided into three squadrons of five aircraft and roared in, pushing the flight performance to a climax.
The J-20 aircraft is a new generation of stealth fighters independently developed by my country. It is the first time that such a large-scale J-20 formation has flew over Tiananmen Square.
"The distance between all aircraft is 20 meters, and the interval is 15 meters; the interval between the squadron and the squadron is 8 seconds, and the interval distance is 1 km." Hou Jie, a pilot of an Air Force F-20 pilot, said: "This Under these conditions, it is very difficult to reach the formation standard that is not bad in meters per second."
The F-20 pilots gave their own plan: "We fixed the plane on the ground, and then calibrated the plane's position in the air according to the interval and standards in the air. We took a small bench and sat on that spot and stared at the plane. It takes one or two hours at a glance." said Cao Bin, the J-20 pilot.
"In the new era, pilots must continue their red blood. Under the guidance of the party flag, fly the maximum performance of our fighters, develop superb technology that can defeat the enemy, beat the brave and fearless spirit of fighting, and fulfill our vows to the party and the people! "J-20 pilot Chen Liu said.
As the 10 Jiao-8 planes flew in a tight formation, a straight red, yellow, and blue smoke strip was left over Tiananmen Square. The gorgeous sky and the magnificent mountains and rivers complemented each other.
Performing this task is the color smoke echelon composed of flight instructors of the Air Force Aviation University.
As the last team in this flying celebration show, they must not only maintain a perfect formation, but also turn on and off the smoke puller at the same time to ensure that the length of the smoke belt is the same.
"In order to present the perfect effect, we continue to rigorously train, and strive to find and solve problems every time we fly." Teacher-8 pilot Zhang Li said.
"Red is the main color of the party flag, yellow is the main color of the party emblem, and blue represents dream and tranquility, which means that the People's Army will win the sky and protect peace and tranquility under the strong leadership of the party." said Chen Jiefang, the leader of the team and chief of staff of the Air Force Aviation University. : "On the centenary of the party's birthday, we express our deepest blessings to the party and the people with splendid trajectories."
The Honor Guard Brigade of the People's Liberation Army——
Uniformity, striding forward to a strong army
Our reporter Liu Botong
The centennial of the founding of the party, the mountains and rivers celebrate together.
On July 1, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, 56 salutes lined up on both sides of the square on the north side of Zhengyangmen.
"Salute!" The 28 salutes of the artillery array on the west side of Zhengyangmen blasted loudly. Then, the artillery array on the east side roared in unison, and the artillery arrays on both sides fired 100 times alternately within 370 seconds, and the artillery roared and resounded across the sky.
As the "opening in the opening, the overture in the overture" of the whole celebration, the Chinese People's Liberation Army's honor guard team successfully completed the tasks assigned by the party and the state, and dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
In order to achieve the uniform movement of more than a hundred people and the effect of the sound of a hundred cannons, the officers and soldiers have made hard work: the 5-meter gun position runs back and forth to an average of 5 kilometers per day, and the kneeling training cumulatively lasts for 10 hours per day. At least a thousand strokes of the latch...During high-intensity training, the skin on the knees of many officers and soldiers was repeatedly worn.
"Scars are the testimony of our glorious experience. In order to always adhere to the first-class standards to complete this glorious task, we often continue training after disinfection." Team member Zhang Yongfeng said that although the training was very hard, he was fortunate to participate in this mission. He and his comrades We all feel extremely honored.
“The roar is a commitment to the party’s loyalty and an affectionate gift to the party.” Zhu Weiming, political committee member of the honor guard, said with deep feeling: “The heroic and loyal salutes adhere to first-class standards in training and guarantee that their appearance is wonderful. , The appearance is shocking."
The roar of cannons, the red flag hunting.
At 8 o'clock, on the platform on the north side of the pedestal of the Monument to the People's Heroes, 222 members of the national flag guard stood upright in formal wear and courtesy guns.
"Turn left and right--" With the order of the army detachment commander Dong Shiwei, the teams on both sides merged and walked down the steps from the base of the monument, and marched toward the national flag area in an orderly manner.
From the Monument to the People’s Heroes to the flag pole, the national flag guards will be completed by 100 steps each stepping, stepping, and stepping at a distance of 220 meters.
The national flag escort strode towards the national flag pedestal.
During the march, the pace and pace are precisely matched with the firing of the 100-gun salute.
For the perfect presentation of this day, during the three-month training camp, the players train for more than 11 hours a day, with the same number of seconds, steps, and meters.
Dark complexion, black-and-white sun marks, white-tanned epaulettes... These are all "Medal of Honor" for the officers and soldiers of the National Flag Guard.
"The organization entrusts this glorious task to me, and I must do my best to complete it!" Flag-raiser Zhang Zixuan has been in the army for 11 years and has successfully performed more than 7,000 national flag raising and lowering tasks, but even so, he still feels excited and nervous.
After accepting the task, Zhang Zixuan was immersed in the sweat of hard work every day, insisting on using dumbbells for throwing, practicing against the wind to display the flag, practicing with the wind to collect the flag, and practicing salute to the sun.
Under the flag pole, the flag-raiser Zhang Zixuan strenuously waved.
With the majestic "March of Volunteers", the national flag was slowly raised.
The audience sang in unison, and strong and passionate patriotic sentiments agitated throughout the square.
"As a guard of honor in the new era, we must always uphold the spirit of'dedicating ourselves to the guard of honor and winning glory for the country', stride forward in the new journey of strengthening the country and strengthening the army, and show the party and the people the heroic demeanor of the world-class guard of honor." Said Han Jie, captain of the brigade.
United Military Band——
The military music is invigorated, playing the strong tone of the times
Our reporter Li Longyi
On July 1, with the commander-in-chief of the Joint Military Band with a wave of his arms, 1,300 players from 10 major units of the army, including land, sea, and air, played a vigorous and majestic melody at the same time, serving as a celebration for the party and the people. Holiday gifts.
The military music is invigorated, and the singing and singing of a century-old party style is prosperous.
Since the founding ceremony of the country in 1949, the United Military Band performed its performance in Tiananmen Square for the first time. The officers and soldiers of the United Military Band played triumphant songs and witnessed the grand picture of the Chinese Communist Party's grand revival.
"Sing a folk song for the party", "Socialism is good", "We are the successors of communism", "Without the Communist Party, there would be no new China"... Following the command of the conductor, a series of wonderful music praising the party and the party was staged in turn .
"In order to fully express our infinite love for the party, we have adopted symphonic creation techniques and meticulously created and recorded 7 warm-up music and 5 ceremonial music." said Zhang Zhiwu, political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Army Band.
"To present the party's birthday, both the content and the form must be integrated into our sincere emotions." Huang Yanhui, head of the People's Liberation Army Military Band said: "This year, the joint military band's performance formation and voice arrangement have undergone new changes. Each and every one. There are 100 people in the row, which means the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China; 100 trumpeters in the first row, which means to pay tribute to the centenary of the Communist Party of China; the proportion of wood pipe parts is increased in the performance, which makes the sound of the team fuller and full of appeal ."
Hundreds of ceremonial trumpeters slowly raised the flag and sounded the song "Leading China".
"Leading China" is a new piece created for this conference. It takes the Chinese five-tone melody as the main body, fully demonstrating self-confidence, tolerance and openness." said Nora, director of the creative office of the People's Liberation Army Army Band.
"Every time I play, I am always moved by this piece!" Huang Chao, a large player from Hubei, said: "Last year, during the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the folks were most grateful for the strong leadership of the Chinese people by the Party Central Committee. Contained the spread of the epidemic."
The frontier warriors guarding the plateau, the officers and soldiers of the Liaoning ship fighting in the open sea, the airborne female soldiers fighting the blue sky, the missile trumpeters smashing the Gobi... More than a thousand members of the Joint Military Band come from different units of the army. They interpret the same loyalty with their instruments. True colors.
This performance is the fourth time for Yang Zhihu, the captain of the first team of the United Military Orchestra, to perform the task of the United Military Orchestra.
"The training time of the joint military band is short, and it is very difficult to reach a high level in a short time. The officers and soldiers set their goals: standing for 2 hours without falling down, sitting for 2 hours without moving, and playing for 2 hours. It is good to work overtime. After training hard, I finally succeeded in playing the magnificent and strong sound of "one thousand people in one"." Yang Zhihu said.
Wang Ye, a female saxophonist from the Naval Military Music Team, suffered both knees and meniscus injuries. Every time she returned to the dormitory after training, her knees were so painful that she could not bend normally, but she never missed training.
"Military music embodies the spirit of a great country and the spirit of soldiers. I am extremely proud to be able to play the beautiful melody and the strong tone of the times with the instrument in my hand!" Wang Ye said.
Layout design: Shen Yiling
(Qiu Jing, Xu Junqiang, and Liu Kui participated in the drafting and writing of this edition)