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An Air Force Unit Conducts Multi-Subject Combat-Realistic Training

空军某部开展多课目实战化训练

PLA Daily (解放军报) 11 July 2026

Summary

An unspecified Eastern Theater Command Air Force unit conducted multi-subject combat-realistic training covering tactical crawling, squad coordination, bayonet fighting, weapons handling, and logistics support, with random scenario injections used to test emergency response. The article documents squad-level combined-arms proficiency and combat spirit as persistent institutional training priorities within the Eastern Theater Command Air Force, but the absence of unit identification, dates, or scale metrics limits its value beyond establishing a baseline record of ground-skills training for an air force ground element. This is standard readiness content; its narrow use is as a data point in tracking how Eastern Theater Command Air Force units frame and publicize 实战化训练 requirements at the small-unit level.

Translation

Recently, a unit of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force organized and conducted multi-subject combat-realistic training (实战化训练), comprehensively testing officers and soldiers' overall physical fitness, tactical proficiency, and combined-arms coordination capabilities.

This training set its content in accordance with combat requirements, encompassing multiple difficult and key subjects including tactical crawling, squad-level coordination, and bayonet fighting. Throughout the training, a strict and demanding standard was maintained, with random insertion of sudden special-situation tests (突发特情), organically combining individual soldier skills, tactical coordination, and logistics support training to comprehensively temper officers and soldiers' overall quality and combat skills.

Security and reconnaissance. Photo by Chu Wencong. Tactical search. Photo by Chu Wencong. Bayonet training. Photo by Chu Wencong. Rapid tire loading and unloading. Photo by Chu Wencong. Weapons disassembly and assembly. Photo by Chu Wencong.

This multi-subject training effectively forged officers and soldiers' combat spirit (战斗作风) of daring to fight and daring to struggle, and enhanced squad-level coordinated operations and emergency response capabilities. In the next phase, the unit will routinely conduct multi-subject integrated training to continuously consolidate the force's capability to fight and win.

Original Chinese

近日，东部战区空军某部组织开展多课目实战化训练，全面检验官兵综合体能、战术素养和协同作战水平。此次训练聚焦实战需求设置训练内容，涵盖战术匍匐、班组协同、刺杀对抗等多个重难点课目。训练全程坚持从严从难，随机穿插突发特情考验，将单兵技能、战术协同、后勤保障训练有机结合，全方位磨砺官兵综合素质与实战技能。警戒侦察。褚文聪摄战术搜索。褚文聪摄刺杀训练。褚文聪摄快速装卸轮胎。褚文聪摄武器分解结合。褚文聪摄此次多课目训练，有效锤炼了官兵敢打敢拼的战斗作风，提升了班组协同作战和应急处置能力。下一步，该部将常态化开展多课目融合训练，不断夯实部队打赢能力。