Approaching Guo Hui, Deputy Squadron Commander of the Take-off and Landing Squadron of the Aviation Department of the Navy's Liaoning Ship——
Dream, fly on the deck of the aircraft carrier
Our reporter Sun Weishuai Li Yiye special correspondent Wang Jing
Guo Hui, deputy squadron leader of the take-off and landing squadron of the aviation department of the Liaoning ship, and his comrades released the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet.
Photo by Bai Yang Wang Liangwei
In the evening, the aircraft carrier Liaoning turned its course and left a semicircle track on the sea.
When the bow of the ship was facing the setting sun, a touch of orange-red afterglow just decorated the number "16" on the ski jump deck with a gold edge.
At this moment, Guo Hui, deputy squadron leader of the takeoff and landing squadron of the aviation department of the Liaoning ship, is standing nearly 100 meters away from "16".
There is the take-off position of Liaoning ship C1, and it is also the best position to enjoy this beautiful scenery.
However, just a glance, Guo Hui immediately turned around and made skilled gestures with his comrades.
The night flight is coming, and they are ready to fly the first batch of J-15 carrier-based fighter jets.
Bend the right leg forward in a lunge, bend the left leg at a large angle, keep the calf close to the deck, lower the left arm close to the body, raise the right arm to a horizontal position, clench the fist with the right hand, and point the index and middle fingers together in the direction of the bow... Hui and his comrades in the dashing and handsome "aircraft carrier style", a J-15 carrier-based fighter jet took off with blue-purple tail flames.
Guo Hui can't remember how many times he has done "aircraft carrier style".
But what he can be sure of is that the number of times has increased exponentially in recent years.
10 years ago, Guo Hui, like many people, watched "aircraft carrier style" in the video while screaming and imitating.
The times have given this small town youth unprecedented opportunities and opportunities, giving the ordinary him the opportunity to grow into a real protagonist behind the "aircraft carrier style".
For 10 years, with this "net celebrity" action, how many youthful dreams have been released on the deck of the aircraft carrier again and again.
"The stage is different, but the dream is the same; you are flying, I am flying"
The moment the eyes met, Guo Hui's heartbeat couldn't help speeding up again.
This is not the first time Guo Hui has released the J-15 fighter jet.
But this time, it was Guo Hui's military academy classmate Wang Hang who was about to fly the fighter jet off the Liaoning ship.
The night before, Wang Hang found Guo Hui.
Putting on the yellow vest, Guo Hui took Wang Hang to the flight deck of the Liaoning ship.
Looking around the deck, Wang Hang's eyes were full of expectation and desire.
The sea breeze was cold at night, Guo Hui patted Wang Hang and motioned him to go in.
Wang Hang shook his head, took another step forward, and looked back at Guo Hui firmly: "Tomorrow it's up to our brothers!"
Wang Hang and Guo Hui were pilot students at the same time. At the Naval Flight Academy, the two of them turned the hanging ladder and the roller together, wiped their sweat and ran every 10 kilometers together, and discussed how to fly a fighter plane to the Liaoning ship.
Regrettably, Guo Hui was grounded for personal reasons, but Haitianmeng in his heart was still boiling.
With the gesture of the guidance officer of the aviation department, Wang Hang piloted the J-15 fighter jet and slid out.
In the take-off position he had dreamed of for a long time, Guo Hui, an old classmate, was watching him.
Just the day before, Wang Hang landed a plane from land-based for the first time, and Guo Hui deliberately went to the tower early to wait.
Wang Hang's fighter first appeared on the radar display as a small green dot, and then entered the route.
Guo Hui kept his eyes fixed, as nervous as a parent waiting outside the college entrance examination room.
"Bang——" Through the glass, Guo Hui saw that the two main wheels of Wang Hang's fighter jet lightly touched the deck, causing two smoke and dust.
Then, the tail hook behind the belly accurately hooked the second arresting cable.
The whistling fighter plane stopped steadily.
This seemingly light touch shook every corner of the aircraft carrier and touched Guo Hui's heart more heavily.
He immediately turned around and took small steps to meet Wang Hang.
Guo Hui knew that his presence would make Wang Hang more at ease.
"It's a contract," he said.
This "appointment" began when Guo Hui first met Wang Hang at the carrier-based aircraft training base.
At that time, Guo Hui, as a take-off assistant, went to the training base to cooperate with a new batch of carrier-based aircraft pilots to conduct land-based simulation training.
On the tarmac, the two old classmates saluted each other.
"It was a feeling of sympathy," Guo Hui said.
At the end of the flight that day, Wang Hang accompanied Guo Hui to the beach for a walk.
The two excitedly recalled interesting stories from their college days, and finally set their sights on the J-15 fighter jet in the distance.
Wang Hang understands Guo Hui. He knows how much Guo Hui wants to fly and how much he loves the blue sky.
Guo Hui turned his face and found that Wang Hang was looking at him with a smile.
Guo Hui was a little embarrassed and said with a smile, "Brother, it's okay! We are still on the same boat, the stage is different, but the dream is the same; you are flying, and I am flying."
On that day, Guo Hui and Wang Hang agreed that Guo Hui would release Wang Hang for the first time on the aircraft carrier.
At this moment, with the blue sky and blue sky, Wang Hang was ready at the take-off position.
The chocks and deflectors were raised, and the loud engine sound was transmitted through the flight deck to the deep cabin.
Guo Hui confirmed all aspects of the situation with his comrades around him. After getting a positive answer, he took another deep breath and listened carefully to the loud noise.
"It's in good shape...it's ready to take off!" Guo Hui's eyes turned upward, and through the windshield, through the cockpit of the fighter plane, just met Wang Hang's gaze.
At the moment of confirming his eyes, there is no need to say more, Wang Hang gave a neat military salute, and Guo Hui responded with a standard "aircraft carrier style".
As the stopper and deflector fell, the fighter jet shot towards the sea and sky like a silver arrow.
The heat from the combustion of aviation kerosene was still in the air, and Guo Hui stood in the heat wave and looked up.
The roar faded away, Guo Hui smiled knowingly, and ran to the take-off position next to him, ready to fly the next fighter.
Guo Hui, deputy squadron leader of the take-off and landing squadron of the aviation department of the Liaoning ship, and his comrades released the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet.
Photo by Bai Yang Wang Liangwei
"Not everyone has the opportunity to resonate with the same frequency as the J-15 fighter"
In 2016, Guo Hui, who had just come to the aircraft carrier Liaoning through selection, couldn't wait to go all the battle positions that he could go to.
"This is the dream of the Chinese navy, and it is the dream of several generations of Chinese people!" Today's Guo Hui, taking reporters to visit several battle positions of him and his team, will never "get lost at every turn" like he did at the time .
From above deck to below deck, there are multiple cabins, front and rear, Guo Hui is as familiar as in his own home.
If you just listen to the name "Takeoff and Landing Squadron", many people may think that Guo Hui and his comrades are all above the deck.
In fact, for the huge system of the aircraft carrier, what we can see is only the "tip of the iceberg".
Below the deck, there are also multiple cabins running synchronously to ensure the take-off and landing of the carrier aircraft above the deck.
Guo Hui took the reporter to a working cabin below the deck. Several soldiers were carefully observing the status of the stopper under the leadership of the squad leader.
At this moment, a J-15 fighter jet just slid to the take-off position, and the huge roar drowned out all the sounds in the operation cabin. The reporter even had to cover his ears to stay.
Soon, the J-15 fighter jet took off.
At that moment, the reporter felt that the cabin below the deck seemed to be torn apart by the transmitted vibration.
Looking at Guo Hui and the other soldiers in the takeoff and landing squadron, their expressions were filled with calm, and their eyes were always on the equipment and data.
Looking at a piece of equipment in front of him, Guo Hui told reporters: "The process of launching a carrier-based aircraft must be accurate to the second. The seemingly simple button action is behind a complex set of technical principles and workflows."
After leaving the control room and seeing the reporter rubbing his ears, Guo Hui said with a smile: "It's all like this, and you'll get used to it. After a long time, we felt very at ease when we heard such a roar, and it sounded very good - after all , not everyone has the opportunity to resonate at the same frequency as the J-15 fighter!"
After the flight training, Guo Hui brought reporters to the flight deck.
At this time, the speed of the Liaoning ship was very slow, and the strong sea breeze could still be felt when walking on the deck.
Guo Hui said with a smile: "The female soldiers in our aviation department always joke that they feel too fat when they are not on deck, but they think they can get fatter when they are on deck!"
Guo Hui took the reporter to one of the take-off positions, and once again showed the reporter the signature move of "go away".
"You are a typical 'back kill'!" the reporter joked.
This joke is indeed a true portrayal of Guo Hui and his comrades.
Guo Hui understood the reporter's meaning, nodded and said, "We are content to leave you with such a meaningful back. Besides, how many brothers do we still have no chance to show their faces!"
Indeed, all we can see is their backs.
Under the colorful helmets and vests, it is difficult for us to see their faces and expressions.
In the video, what we see is their dashing movements, but what we can't see is the hardships they hold on to their posts.
In summer, the scorching sun is on the head and the heat waves are rolling; in winter, the cold wind is like a knife, freezing to the bone.
When the plane comes, they have to be busy; when the plane doesn't come, they still have to train repeatedly.
Every sunrise and sunset, winter and spring, greeted on the deck, has penetrated deeply into the texture of their skin and into their dark complexion.
The battle positions that Guo Hui and his comrades uphold require more courage.
The aircraft carrier flight deck, known as "the most dangerous 4.5 acres in the world".
When the fighter plane was ready to take off, the deflector rose, the huge engine sound was deafening, and the flames from the engine nozzles rushed straight to the deflector, and the temperature could reach nearly 2000 degrees Celsius...
"Tired is really tiring, and danger is also really dangerous, but every time we see the tire marks left by the fighter jets on the deck when they take off and land, we feel a special sense of accomplishment!" Guo Hui said proudly.
On the National Day of 2017, Guo Hui and his comrades appeared in a special National Day program on CCTV.
This time, Guo Hui and his comrades took off their helmets and goggles.
They were accustomed to leaving everyone's back, and finally showed their faces in front of the national audience.
In less than 2 minutes of the show, Guo Hui and his comrades introduced their battle positions to the audience with proud faces.
Guo Hui, deputy squadron leader of the take-off and landing squadron of the aviation department of the Liaoning ship, and his comrades released the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet.
Photo by Bai Yang Wang Liangwei
"My luck is because I met this great era"
On the eve of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy, the "China Bugle" mobile flagship platform of the People's Liberation Army News and Communication Center and the Propaganda Bureau of the Political Work Department of the Navy released the first aircraft carrier-themed propaganda film "Deep Blue!" to the world.
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In the 6-minute film, officers and soldiers such as carrier-based aircraft pilots, electromechanical veterans, female tethered members of the aviation department, and members of the aircraft carrier formation command post appeared in turn, from deck to deep cabin, from individual soldiers to formations... They took netizens away Recently, this Chinese has known an "old friend" for 10 years - the Liaoning ship.
Guo Hui did not know how many times he had watched this promotional video.
Every time he watched it, he felt "blooded and full of energy".
Although he did not experience the hardships and difficulties of the first batch of crew members, Guo Hui, who was still a trainee, caught a glimpse of the Liaoning ship on the light rail in Dalian 10 years ago.
Since then, this "big guy" has become a dream in Guo Hui's heart that can no longer be dissipated.
So far, Guo Hui still remembers the excitement of standing on the deck of the Liaoning ship for the first time.
Although there is no way to take off from here, Guo Hui feels very satisfied that he "can bind himself to the important weapon of the country".
What impressed Guo Hui was the first voyage.
Guo Hui clearly remembers that day—December 25, 2016, when the aircraft carrier formation consisting of the Liaoning ship and its subordinate ships crossed the Miyako Strait for the first time and entered the Western Pacific Ocean.
The guided-missile destroyer Changsha and Zhengzhou were lined up in order in front of the Liaoning ship's bow, the guided-missile destroyer Haikou and the guided-missile frigate Yantai were separated into two wings, and the guided-missile frigate Linyi was in the rear... This scene made everyone's blood boil.
Recalling the scene at that time, Guo Hui expressed his mood with a direct and simple sentence: "That day, many of us ate two more pieces of meat!"
Seven days later, on New Year's Day in 2017, the Liaoning fleet sailed over the South China Sea.
This is Guo Hui's first New Year's Day on the Liaoning ship, and the bakery of the cooking class specially made a New Year's cake.
"At that moment, I felt that the Liaoning ship was like a warm home," he said.
On that voyage, Guo Hui not only met the idol Dai Mingmeng, but also released the idol's fighter plane with his comrades.
Along the voyage, Guo Hui not only witnessed the deep blue of the ocean, but also witnessed the shock of the intensive release and recovery of the "Flying Shark" on the deck of the Liaoning ship.
He and his comrades sweated like rain on the deck for this, but he felt it was worth it, the "salty" of this sweat brewed the "sweetness" in his heart.
Since Guo Hui boarded the Liaoning ship, this "sweetness" has been brewing in his heart——
In July 2017, Guo Hui docked in Hong Kong with the Liaoning ship.
When he was about to arrive in Hong Kong, a rainbow suddenly appeared on the sea, as if an arch spanned the sea.
The huge Liaoning ship passed through the "arch", and Guo Hui and his comrades raised their "chest even higher."
Soon, on the deck of the Liaoning ship, the words "Hello Hong Kong" they lined up made headlines in the media.
Guo Hui swiped the news and was extremely proud in his heart.
On April 12, 2018, the largest maritime military parade in the history of the Republic was held in the South China Sea.
Forty-eight warships are surging, and 76 fighter planes are flying in the sky... As one of the officers and soldiers to be inspected, Guo Hui accepted the inspection by President Xi wearing his favorite yellow vest.
On December 17, 2019, the Shandong ship was officially commissioned, and China officially entered the "dual aircraft carrier era".
In the TV news, the images of the aircraft carrier broadcast repeatedly made Guo Hui feel that "I am so close to my dream"...
Guo Hui never thought that his figure would appear in the field of vision of many audiences like this; he even more did not expect that his figure would be imprinted on the historical process of the development of the People's Navy.
"I'm lucky." Looking at the undulating waves in the distance, Guo Hui said with emotion, "I'm lucky because I met this great era."
Column header design: Fang Han
Aircraft carrier style: a youthful figure marking an era
■Our reporter Sun Weishuai
10 years ago, a dashing and handsome pose was popular all over the land of China——
He squatted down, pointed his finger in the air, and matched with a line of dialogue: "Let's go!"
That's right, this is the "aircraft carrier style" that was popular all over the country.
On November 23, 2012, Dai Mingmeng piloted the J-15 fighter jet to successfully take off and land for the first time on the aircraft carrier Liaoning.
When the whole country was celebrating, the gesture of the commander took off unexpectedly "out of the circle" and was imitated by netizens.
During that time, no matter in the streets or at the airport, you could almost see the "aircraft carrier style" copied by men, women and children.
Now, 10 years have passed.
The backs of the two take-off assistants in yellow vests have become youthful figures that mark an era.
For the People's Army, which has gone through a journey of more than 90 years, the carrier-based aircraft take-off assistant is an unprecedented battle position, and the "aircraft carrier style" is an unprecedented gesture.
It is these new battle positions and new teams that have accumulated the growth and leap of the combat capability of China's aircraft carrier formation system.
Such a back has not only become a road sign of the times, but also has been perfectly replicated on another aircraft carrier, Shandong Ship.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the entry of the aircraft carrier Liaoning.
Dark blue!
Once again, seeing this familiar back and this friendly "aircraft carrier style" in ", we can't help but feel the great achievements of the People's Navy in the past 10 years, and marvel at the tremendous changes in China in the past 10 years.
This great change is reflected in the youthful expressions and figures that people can see—
In 2015, war was raging in Yemen, and the navy Linyi ship was ordered to carry out the mission of evacuating overseas Chinese.
Female soldier Guo Yan took the little girl's hand at the dock and walked forward confidently and calmly.
This "hand-in-hand" has made countless Chinese people feel full of national pride.
In 2020, Jiangcheng Wuhan pressed the "pause button" due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
On New Year's Eve, the Central Military Commission gave an order, and 450 military medical staff from three medical teams selected by the Army Military Medical University, the Naval Military Medical University and the Air Force Military Medical University bid farewell to their families and flew to Wuhan by military aircraft.
So many camouflage figures give people the peace of mind that "the People's Liberation Army is here".
In 2022, Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center.
"The trio of business trips in space" returned to the ground successfully. Beijing's chief dispatcher Gao Jian became popular because of the "Beijing understands" repeated in the dialogue between heaven and earth. People remember this handsome young face, and they also remember the meaning behind "understanding". Chinese space spirit...
A few days ago, the State Council Information Office released the white paper "Chinese Youth in the New Era", which comprehensively demonstrated the high-spirited spirit and responsibility of Chinese youth in the new era, as well as their confidence, calmness and human concern with the motherland and the world in mind.
The new era is the most precious fertile ground for youth development.
Looking back a hundred years ago, there were many young people who were full of enthusiasm and skills, but had difficulty in fulfilling their ambitions due to the danger of the nation.
Today, born in a prosperous world, contemporary youth have more opportunities to realize their dreams.
The times shape the youth, and the prosperous age achieves the youth.
Our generation of youth can only live up to this great era by running hard on the track of youth and running the best results.