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To Study Joint Operations Knowledge, They Set the Classroom on the Battlefield Where Their Predecessors Once Charged

学习联合作战知识，他们把课堂设在先辈们当年冲锋的战场

PLA Daily (解放军报) 13 May 2026

Summary

The Army Arms University Nanjing Campus recently transported over one hundred students to Yijiangshan Island—site of the PLA's first tri-service joint operation in 1955—to conduct on-site instruction integrating terrain analysis, historical battle records, and group combat simulation exercises focused on amphibious landing operations. The campus leadership framed the exercise explicitly around cultivating 'new-type artillery command personnel' for system-of-systems operational conditions, signaling that the PLA is embedding joint operations doctrine and combined-arms thinking into professional military education at the field level, not merely in classroom settings. Yijiangshan's selection is analytically notable: the island represents the PLA's foundational joint amphibious assault precedent, and its use as a live instructional venue reflects continued institutional emphasis on operationalizing that legacy for personnel who would execute future littoral campaigns.

Translation

Army Arms University Nanjing Campus Organizes On-Site Instruction — Beachhead Positions Serve as Classroom

PLA Daily report by Li Qiangyun and special correspondent Yang Kaiming: "The Yijiangshan Island Campaign was the first joint operation in our military's history involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Under the cover of air, ground, and naval fires, the landing force executed assault landings from multiple landing points…" Recently, the Army Arms University Nanjing Campus organized more than one hundred students to travel to Yijiangshan Island, where on-site instruction was conducted at the beachhead positions where the landing force once charged. Instructors led students in reviewing the combat deeds of their predecessors and, on location, analyzed against historical battle records the influence of the geographic environment on amphibious landing operations.

"Setting the classroom on the battlefield of those years not only allows students to understand operational thinking in the actual terrain and setting, but also helps everyone better appreciate the revolutionary predecessors' fierce courage and spirit of fighting hard and regarding death with equanimity (视死如归的血性胆气)." The campus leadership explained that they are closely focused on the requirements for cultivating new-type artillery command personnel (新型炮兵指挥人才) under system-of-systems operational conditions (体系作战条件), and have actively coordinated with multiple military and civilian units to jointly open up several on-site instructional venues, building an on-site instruction network covering the major classic battle examples of the People's Army. In conjunction with the school's instructional plan, students are organized to carefully study battle history and battle examples during on-site instruction, to appreciate the spirit of their predecessors, and to be inspired to keep firmly in mind the goal of strengthening the military (强军目标), to solidify their conviction in strengthening the military (强军信念), and to dedicate themselves to the practice of strengthening the military (强军实践).

"In the past, studying joint operations knowledge meant sitting in a classroom listening to instructors explain theory and watching video materials. Now we stand on the battlefield where our predecessors once charged, reviewing combat experiences and conducting group combat simulation deductions (战斗模拟推演), and we feel deeply the hardships and wisdom of our predecessors." During discussion and exchange, student Ding Wanpu's remarks resonated widely. It is understood that the campus will further enrich the content and forms of on-site instruction, inspiring students to forge and strengthen their ability to fight and win (练强打赢本领) through the tempering of the soul and the strengthening of resolve (铸魂励志).

Original Chinese

陆军兵种大学南京校区组织现地教学滩头阵地设课堂解放军报讯李强云、特约记者杨开明报道：“一江山岛战役是我军历史上首次陆海空三军联合作战。登陆部队在空中、地面和海上火力的掩护下，从多个登陆地点实施登陆突击……”近日，陆军兵种大学南京校区组织百余名学员来到一江山岛，在当年登陆部队冲锋的滩头阵地展开现地教学。教员带领学员们重温先辈战斗事迹，现场对照战史资料分析地理环境对登陆作战的影响。 “把课堂设在当年的战场，不仅能让学员在实地实景中理解作战思路，还帮助大家更好感悟革命先辈敢打敢拼、视死如归的血性胆气。”该校区领导介绍，他们紧盯体系作战条件下新型炮兵指挥人才培养需求，积极协调多家军地单位，联合开辟多个现地教学场所，构建覆盖人民军队主要经典战例的现地教学网络；结合学校教学计划，组织学员在现地教学中精研战史战例、感悟先辈精神，激励大家牢记强军目标、坚定强军信念、献身强军实践。 “以往学习联合作战知识，是坐在教室里听教员讲解理论、观看视频资料。现在我们站在先辈们当年冲锋的战场重温战斗经历、分组进行战斗模拟推演，深刻感受到先辈们的艰辛与智慧。”讨论交流中，学员丁万璞的发言引发共鸣。据了解，该校区将进一步丰富现地教学的内容与形式，激励学员在铸魂励志中练强打赢本领。