CCTV news:
Miaozihu Island is a small island of only 2.57 square kilometers. It is also the island where the army is stationed in the deepest part of the East China Sea. It has a special geographical location and is known as "the first post in the East China Sea".
During the Spring Festival, officers and soldiers of a coastal defense brigade in the Eastern Theater Command stationed there stick to their positions, remain vigilant, and always guard the eastern gate of the motherland.
As the New Year is approaching, the military wife Wang Yihua drove all the way from her hometown in Henan to Miaozihu Island in Zhoushan City.
Military Wife Wang Yihua:
This year is the first Spring Festival when we get married. Originally, according to our custom, we would go to relatives' houses to pay New Year's greetings. He said that this year the company has more things to do, so he decided to celebrate the New Year in the company.
So, I came to find him.
After nearly two hours of sailing, the ship finally arrived at Miaozihu Island, where Wang Yihua's husband was located. Her husband, Ran Tongtong, was also waiting at the pier early.
Miaozihu Island, where Ran Tongtong is located, is the smallest island where the brigade is stationed, with an area of only 2.57 square kilometers. It is also the island where the army troops are stationed in the deepest part of the East China Sea. It is only 26 nautical miles away from the high seas. here.
Due to its special geographical location, the company is also known as "the first post in the East China Sea".
As the squad leader of the company's infantry squad, Ran Tongtong has served on the island for 6 years and has never returned home for the New Year.
He originally planned to go home this year, but since he was the only cadre in the platoon, it was the first time for the new comrade to celebrate the Chinese New Year in the army, so after discussing with his wife, he decided to stay in the army to celebrate the Chinese New Year this year.
Ran Tongtong, squad leader of a coastal defense brigade in the Eastern Theater Command:
It is the first time for new comrades to leave home to come to our remote island to celebrate the New Year. Education, training, including life, must be followed by someone, so that they can feel the strength of the army here. The warmth of family.
Besides, we were originally the "Second Hometown of Soldiers". After staying here for a long time, this has long since become my second home.
Miaozihu Island has rainy weather for one third of the year, and is covered by thick fog for 4 months, and there are strong winds above 8 in the past 120 days.
In such an environment for a long time, most of the officers and soldiers suffer from arthritis and skin diseases.
Ran Tongtong, squad leader of a coastal defense brigade in the Eastern Theater Command:
We just mopped the clean ground in the morning, and by noon, water was everywhere.
Especially when the clothes are worn on the body and stick to the skin.
At night, the wind was so strong that the windows rattled.
恶劣的自然环境让刚上岛的冉同同非常不适应，直到他第一次参与哨所执勤，当他站在岛上最高点，通过望远镜眺望各国往来的船只，那一刻一股热血涌上心头。
东部战区某海防旅班长 冉同同：
当时就有一种“国门卫士”的感觉，这种感觉特别强烈，守卫的是祖国的“东大门”，为祖国站岗执勤不能讲条件，哪怕再苦都是值得的。
从那以后，冉同同不仅主动适应岛上生活，而且训练积极努力。去年，他还荣立了个人三等功。
节假日期间，部队巡逻也不停歇。作为班长，冉同同一遍遍向新同志叮嘱着巡逻的注意事项，由于海岛特殊的地理环境，官兵们需要徒步七八公里沿着海岸线巡逻。
听说岛上气候潮湿，王乂华这次来岛上过年不仅带了年货，她还细心地为官兵们买来艾草包，看到战士们巡逻回来，便张罗着大家泡泡脚解乏。
东部战区陆军某海防旅庙子湖雷达哨所所长 唐朋：
庙子湖岛虽然说环境比较艰苦，但也是祖国神圣的领土，既然穿上了这身军装，就要履行好肩负的使命。
哨所前的空地上，连队官兵们还用鹅卵石镶嵌出一幅巨大的概略中国地图，以及“祖国在我心中”六个醒目大字，用一腔炽热的报国情怀践行着铮铮誓言，时刻守好祖国的东大门。
东海第一哨全体官兵祝全国人民新春快乐！虎年大吉！敬礼。