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A Brigade of the 74th Group Army Conducts In-Depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military

第74集团军某旅深入学习贯彻习近平强军思想

PLA Daily (解放军报) 8 June 2026

Summary

A brigade of the 74th Group Army conducted live-force opposition training with neighboring Army, Navy, and Air Force units, featuring infantry fighting vehicles, artillery, UAVs, and heliborne elements operating without exercise-control intervention, while brigade leadership used Xi Jinping on Strengthening and Developing the Military (Volume IV) to frame the after-action review around deficiencies in 体系作战 (system-of-systems operations). The article documents the brigade's institutional effort to convert political study into joint integration mechanics — specifically, standing liaison mechanisms with adjacent Navy and Air Force units, 战术引导员 (tactical controller) cross-service training, and a rotation program for exchanging technical personnel. The framing points to a recognized gap between single-service proficiency and genuine joint interoperability, though the article does not specify the brigade's designation, the scale of participating units, or the exercise location.

Translation

A Brigade of the 74th Group Army Conducts In-Depth Study and Implementation of Xi Jinping's Thought on Strengthening the Military——

Strengthening the Transformation of Learning into Application, Forging a Joint Iron Fist

■ Liu Lühang, PLA Daily Special Correspondent Shi Wei

On the ground, infantry fighting vehicles charged forward in assault and artillery units delivered suppressive fire; in the air, unmanned aerial vehicles circled on reconnaissance and heliborne units executed three-dimensional surprise attacks… Not long ago, a brigade of the 74th Group Army joined with neighboring units to conduct live-force opposition training. The exercise control group did not intervene throughout; both sides independently assessed the situation and conducted offensive and defensive operations.

During the training, ground and air forces coordinated closely, various types of equipment were consolidated into a single fist, and multiple services and branches operated in integrated linkage, successfully completing all assigned tasks. During the after-action review, the brigade commander drew on important statements from Xi Jinping on Strengthening and Developing the Military (Volume IV) — including "deeply advancing combat-realistic military training (实战化军事训练), deepening joint training, opposition training, and science-and-technology-driven training" — to conduct an in-depth analysis of problems and deficiencies identified during training, and jointly discussed countermeasures with participating officers and soldiers to set the direction for the next phase of training.

"Thought is the precursor to action; theory is the guide to practice. We must persist in arming officers and soldiers' minds with the Party's innovative theories to guide the practice of training troops and preparing for war." The brigade's leadership introduced that they have treated the study of Xi Jinping on Strengthening and Developing the Military (Volume IV) as an important political task, carefully formulated study plans, and insisted that the Party committee standing committee members study one step ahead and one level deeper, strengthening political tempering (政治锻造) and ideological transformation (思想改造). They have vigorously promoted a study style that integrates theory with practice, strengthening the transformation of study results through genuine learning and real action, genuine training and real exercises, and driving the force's leap from "fighting alone" to "system-of-systems operations (体系作战)."

To accelerate integration into the joint operations system, the brigade has taken proactive steps: establishing routine communication and liaison mechanisms with neighboring Army units as well as Navy and Air Force units, regularly dispatching personnel to give lectures and exchange ideas, and learning from each other's strengths while deepening mutual understanding; actively participating in tactical controller (战术引导员) concentrated training at various levels, incorporating multiple subjects involving Army-Navy coordination and Army-Air Force coordination into training content to improve coordination levels with various services and branches; and building a "joint learning and joint development direct link (联学联建直通车)," using a rotation training model to mutually dispatch professional backbone personnel to study the other side's equipment technical principles and improve their ability to organize training.

Recently, the brigade conducted joint training together with a Navy unit. Inside the Navy unit's formation command post, when faced with sudden changes in sea conditions, one of the brigade's staff officers volunteered and, together with backbone personnel from multiple services and branches, efficiently completed task planning, situation assessment, and other work. After the mission concluded, this staff officer remarked with deep feeling: "Only by deeply advancing system-of-systems training (体系练兵) can hard fingers be clenched into an iron fist, and combat effectiveness be multiplied and elevated."

Strengthening the transformation of learning into application, forging a joint iron fist. As theoretical study continues to deepen, the brigade's officers and soldiers' enthusiasm for training troops and preparing for war continues to rise. Recently, the brigade joined with neighboring units to conduct coordinated training; both sides, driven by mission objectives, conducted focused research on subjects including joint battlefield delivery and joint fire support, further tempering integrated joint operations capabilities.

Original Chinese

第74集团军某旅深入学习贯彻习近平强军思想—— 加强学用转化锻造联合铁拳 ■刘吕杭解放军报特约记者石伟地面，步战车疾驰突击，炮兵分队火力覆盖；空中，无人机盘旋侦察，机降分队立体突袭……前不久，第74集团军某旅携手友邻部队展开实兵对抗训练，导调组全程不介入，双方自主研判态势、展开攻防。训练中，地空力量密切协同，各型装备攥指成拳，多军兵种一体联动，圆满完成既定任务。复盘环节，该旅指挥员结合《习近平论强军兴军（四）》中“深入推进实战化军事训练，深化联合训练、对抗训练、科技练兵”等重要论述，深入剖析训练中存在的问题不足，与参训官兵共同研讨对策，为下一步训练找准方向。 “思想是行动的先导，理论是实践的指南。要坚持用党的创新理论武装官兵头脑，指导练兵备战实践。”该旅领导介绍，他们把学习《习近平论强军兴军（四）》作为重要政治任务，精心制订学习计划，坚持党委常委先学一步、深学一层，加强政治锻造和思想改造；大力弘扬理论联系实际的学风，通过真学实做、真训实练加强学习成果转化，助推部队从“单打独斗”向“体系作战”跨越。为加快融入联合作战体系，该旅主动作为：与陆军友邻单位以及海军、空军部队等建立常态沟通联络机制，定期互派人员授课交流，在增进了解中互学优长；积极参加各级战术引导员集训，把陆海协同、陆空协同中涉及的多个课目纳入训练内容，提高与各军兵种的协同水平；打造“联学联建直通车”，以轮训方式互派专业骨干学习对方装备技术原理，提高组训能力。近段时间，该旅携手海军某部开展联合训练。海军某部编队指挥所内，面对突发海况变化，该旅一名参谋主动请缨，联合多军兵种骨干高效完成任务筹划、态势研判等工作。任务结束，这名参谋深有感触地说：“只有深入推进体系练兵，硬指头才能攥成铁拳头，战斗力才能倍增跃升。” 加强学用转化，锻造联合铁拳。随着理论学习不断深入，该旅官兵练兵备战热情持续高涨。近日，该旅联合友邻单位开展协同训练，双方以任务目标为牵引，围绕联合战场投送、联合火力支援等课题展开攻关，进一步锤炼一体化联合作战能力。