Exercises Modernization Doctrine

Field Garrison Training Logistics and Equipment Support Takes on a New Look

野外驻训后勤装备保障呈现新景观

PLA Daily (解放军报) 27 July 2026

Summary

The CMC Logistic Support Department is piloting a cluster of field logistics reforms across multiple training sites this summer, including 'clothing and equipment supermarkets' (被装超市) at Zhurihe Joint Training Base, pre-positioned 'public property warehouses' (公物仓) at high-altitude garrison sites, forward-deployed maintenance shelter vehicles, and a point-to-point ammunition resupply chain linking a Guilin Joint Logistic Support Center brigade directly to a combined-arms battalion without echelon approval. The article also documents a 'zero-accompaniment' (零伴随) consolidated support model at an Air Force airfield station and battlefield casualty drills by Joint Logistic Support Force No. 924 Hospital. Taken together, the piece records an institutional push to compress the support chain and reduce rear-area dependency during field training — the framing around 向战为战 ('orienting toward combat') points to an ongoing effort to reorient logistics culture away from garrison habits, though which reforms are being institutionalized versus piloted remains unclear.

Translation

PLA Daily report by correspondents Sun Xingwei and Lin Duo: "Mobile field stations" (移动兵站) integrating basic support facilities, maintenance shelter vehicles maneuvering alongside combat vehicles, "clothing and equipment supermarkets" (被装超市) pushed forward to the front lines of exercises and training… In the height of summer, from the desert Gobi to coastal tidal flats, logistics and equipment support methods at field garrison training sites are taking on a new look.

At the Zhurihe Joint Training Base, a reporter observed crowds of personnel inside a temporary "clothing and equipment supermarket." In response to the long duration of field garrison training cycles and the inconvenience of clothing and equipment distribution, the Central Military Commission Logistic Support Department decided to pilot temporary "clothing and equipment supermarkets" at large training bases such as Zhurihe, pushing support forces forward to the front lines of exercises and training.

At a plateau garrison training site several thousand meters above sea level, after an Army unit arrived, officers and soldiers did not busy themselves unloading vehicles and pitching tents as they had in the past. Instead, they went directly to the "public property warehouse" (公物仓) to draw field tents, oxygen generators, container housing units, and other materiel. "In the past, when relocating for garrison training, everything from bedding to office supplies had to be brought along, and loading and unloading materiel was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Now with the 'public property warehouse,' the volume of materiel transported for garrison training has decreased, and the time required to set up garrison camp areas has been cut by more than half," the unit's leadership explained.

At dusk on the plateau, entering the field bivouac site of an Air Force unit's mobile detachment, a camouflage-patterned shelter vehicle integrating functions including dining, accommodation, command, and materiel storage and transport caught the reporter's attention. "This is the 'mobile field station' we modified — basic support facilities are integrated inside the shelter," a soldier from the unit told the reporter.

Behind the many changes in field garrison training logistics support methods lies a reshaping of the support chain (保障链路). At one garrison training site, a brigade of the Guilin Joint Logistic Support Center and an Army combined-arms brigade organized training in typical mission groupings. During the training, a battalion of the combined-arms brigade urgently needed ammunition resupply; the battalion commander submitted the requirement directly to the ammunition battalion of the center's brigade. Upon receiving the requirement, the ammunition battalion rapidly prepared the corresponding basic load of ammunition and delivered it to the mission unit. "In the past, similar support requirements had to go through approval at each echelon, which took considerable time and was liable to delay the operational opportunity (贻误战机). Now, within certain limits and priorities, mission units can submit support requirements point-to-point through the appropriate channels," said the commander of the center's brigade.

At the garrison training site of an Army combined-arms brigade, the reporter observed equipment maintenance shelter vehicles maneuvering alongside the unit. "In the past, when equipment broke down, it often had to be sent to the rear for repair — the round trip took at least half a day. Now that maintenance forces are pushed forward, support efficiency is much higher," said the commander of a repair company who had just completed a barrel inspection on an infantry fighting vehicle's cannon. He noted that the "equipment Internet of Things" (装备物联网) system now establishes an electronic health record for each piece of equipment, significantly improving equipment readiness rates.

At an Air Force airfield station, a "zero-accompaniment" (零伴随) consolidated support model allows garrison training units to "not drive a single support vehicle, not bring a single ground support person," achieving "move-in-ready" (拎包入驻) operations. To make logistics and equipment support serve combat capability more efficiently, the airfield station has abandoned the mindset of "prioritizing daily life over combat readiness" (重生活轻战备), investing heavily in cultivating support backbone personnel qualified across all aircraft types and all munitions types, and filling gaps in tow vehicles, power vehicles, and aviation ammunition for each aircraft type.

A change in concepts drives support methods to continuously orient toward and serve combat (向战为战). Deep in the mountains, the Joint Logistic Support Force's No. 924 Hospital established a field medical station at an Army unit's comprehensive exercise and training site, conducting drills in mass casualty sorting, frontline bandaging, and medical evacuation, tempering medical personnel's battlefield casualty care capabilities under near-combat conditions. "Breaking the 'clinical mindset' (临床思维) and establishing the 'combat rescue concept' (战救理念) — this is a vivid microcosm of the transformation and upgrading of medical support forces (卫勤力量) in realistic combat training," said a hospital leader.

Support capability is combat capability. Surveying the garrison training sites of various units, the forward positioning of support forces, the reshaping of support chains, and the upgrading of support concepts have provided powerful backing for officers and soldiers to throw themselves into training for combat readiness.

Original Chinese

解放军报讯记者孙兴维、特约记者林铎报道：“移动兵站”集成基础保障设施，维修方舱伴随战车机动，“被装超市”开到演训一线……盛夏时节，从大漠戈壁到沿海滩涂，一个个野外驻训点位上，后勤装备保障方式呈现新景观。记者在朱日和联合训练基地看到，一座临时“被装超市”里人头攒动。针对野外驻训周期长、被装配送不便等情况，中央军委后勤保障部决定在朱日和等大型训练基地试点开设临时“被装超市”，将保障力量前置于演训一线。在海拔数千米的高原驻训场，陆军某部抵达后，官兵没有像过去那样忙着卸车搭帐篷，而是直接到“公物仓”领取野战帐篷、制氧机、集装箱房等物资。“过去驻训转场，从床铺被褥到办公用品都要带上，装卸物资耗时费力。如今有了‘公物仓’，驻训物资运输量减少，驻训营区构筑时间压缩大半。”该部领导介绍。高原傍晚，走进空军某部机动分队野外宿营地，一个集用餐、住宿、指挥、物资储运等功能于一体的迷彩方舱吸引了记者的注意。“这是我们改装的‘移动兵站’，基础保障设施集成在方舱里。”该部一名战士向记者介绍。野外驻训后勤保障方式发生诸多变化的背后，是保障链路的重塑。某驻训场内，桂林联勤保障中心某旅与陆军某合成旅组织典型任务编组训练。训练中，合成旅某营急需补充弹药，营指挥员将需求直接提报至该中心某旅弹药营。收到需求后，弹药营迅速准备相应基数弹药，送至任务部队。“以往类似保障需求需逐级审批，用时较长，容易贻误战机。如今在一定限额和优先级内，任务部队可通过相应渠道点对点提报保障需求。”该中心某旅指挥员说。记者在陆军某合成旅驻训场看到，一辆辆装备维修方舱伴随部队机动。“过去装备出了故障，往往要后送维修，一来一回至少半天。现在维修力量前置，保障效率高多了。”刚刚完成步战车火炮身管检测的某修理连连长感慨道，如今“装备物联网”系统为每台装备建立电子健康档案，装备完好率显著提升。在空军某场站，“零伴随”集约保障模式让驻训部队“不开一辆保障车，不带一个地面保障人员”，实现“拎包入驻”。为使后勤装备保障服务战斗力更加高效，该场站摒弃“重生活轻战备”思维，下大力培养全机型、全弹型保障骨干，补齐各机型牵引车、电源车、航空弹药。理念之变驱动保障方式不断向战为战。大山深处，联勤保障部队第924医院将野战医疗所开设到陆军某部综合演训场，开展批量伤员分类、火线包扎、后送等演练，在近似实战的条件下锤炼医护人员战场救护能力。“破除‘临床思维’，树立‘战救理念’，这是卫勤力量在实战化训练中转型升级的生动缩影。”该医院一位领导说。保障力就是战斗力。纵观各部队驻训场，保障力量前置、保障链路重塑、保障理念升级，为官兵投身练兵备战提供了有力支撑。