Internal Security

My Partner "Aolong" and I Guard the Border

我和“敖龙”守边关

PLA Daily (解放军报) 26 July 2026

Summary

The Kameisitai Border Defense Company of the Xinjiang Military Region uses military working dogs to support patrols across nearly 100 kilometers of border terrain, and handler Guo Xiaojiang has worked with dog 'Aolong' for six years. This is human-interest content from official military media; its value is as a record of how the PLA frames border defense service to domestic audiences — emphasizing endurance, loyalty, and the handler-animal bond — not as evidence of a capability or posture change.

Translation

My Partner "Aolong" and I Guard the Border

■ Yu Bo, Zhang Lu

The Kameisitai Border Defense Company of the Xinjiang Military Region is responsible for patrol and duty missions along nearly one hundred kilometers of border line. The area is vast and sparsely populated, with complex terrain, making military working dogs an indispensable partner for officers and soldiers carrying out patrol and duty missions. The company has dedicated a memorial wall to record information about its military working dogs, as a tribute to these silent comrades-in-arms. Handler Guo Xiaojiang has spent six years guarding the border alongside military working dog "Aolong," and through day after day of training and duty, the two have built a deep mutual trust. Along the long road of border defense, they fight side by side, heal each other, and silently watch over the peace and security of the border.

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Original Chinese

我和“敖龙”守边关 ■于波张璐新疆军区卡梅斯台边防连担负着近百公里边境线的巡逻执勤任务，这里地广人稀、地形复杂，军犬是官兵执行巡逻执勤任务时不可或缺的伙伴。连队专门建有记录军犬信息的纪念墙，以此致敬无言战友。训导员郭晓江与军犬“敖龙”相伴戍边已有6年，在日复一日的训练与执勤中，建立起深度信任。漫漫边防路，他们并肩战斗、彼此治愈，默默守护着边境安宁。请扫描二维码，观看央视国防军事频道报道制图：王云苗