September 17, 2021 is the 71st anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Airborne Forces.
Remember the 15 warriors of the paratroopers in the Wenchuan earthquake shocked the sky?
On May 14, 2008, 15 paratroopers were ordered in danger. Without ground command and guidance, ground markings, and no meteorological data, they jumped from an altitude of nearly 5,000 meters to the epicenter of the parachute and opened the air rescue channel.
Over the past 71 years, the airborne force has grown from scratch, from small to large, from weak to strong; from the initial single arm of "one man, one parachute, one shot", it has developed into more than 20 specialized arms including artillery, aviation, missile, and scout. The composition of the "synthetic flying army."
With the steady pace of the motherland's development, the paratroopers used umbrella shoes to measure every inch of the motherland's land.
(Producing Zhou Jing)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]