Internal Security Political Work

Profiles in "Two Excellences, One Vanguard" (两优一先) | "Sea Dragons" Forge an Iron Line of Defense

“两优一先”风采录｜“海中蛟龙”筑牢钢铁防线

PLA Daily (解放军报) 5 August 2026

Summary

The Party branch of Mobile 8th Company, Mobile 3rd Battalion, Qinhuangdao Armed Police Detachment has been recognized as a National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization under the People's Armed Police's 'Two Excellences, One Vanguard' (两优一先) campaign, citing over 30 years of maritime security operations from an offshore observation platform on Bohai Bay. The article documents the branch's internal governance practices — the 'three firsts, three lasts' (三先三后) standard for Party cadre conduct, a soldier feedback mechanism called 'Have Your Say,' and a recent designation as Advanced Unit in Military Training — framing these as evidence that Party organizational discipline directly produces operational effectiveness. This is standard political work content; its value is as a record of how the PAP institutionalizes Party branch authority at the company level and links grassroots political work to mission performance, not as evidence of a changed posture or new capability.

Translation

National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization: Party Branch of Mobile 8th Company, Mobile 3rd Battalion, Qinhuangdao Armed Police Detachment——

On the shore of Bohai Bay, fierce waves crash against the coast. An offshore observation platform stands rooted in the surging waters like a steel spike, bearing witness to the loyal and steadfast vigil of the officers and soldiers of Mobile 8th Company, Mobile 3rd Battalion, Qinhuangdao Detachment of the People's Armed Police.

For more than 30 years, generation after generation of officers and soldiers have taken root at their posts, forging an iron line of defense to protect the lives of the people amid wind and waves. In the course of carrying out missions, the company's Party branch has given full play to its role as a fighting fortress (战斗堡垒), consistently converting the Party's political advantages and organizational advantages into advantages for winning, and writing its original aspiration to serve the people (为民初心) into every struggle against wind and waves.

In the company's honor room, more than 70 medals gleam brilliantly, and a yellowed "archive of lives" records the heroic feats of officers and soldiers racing against death.

On August 15, 2016, Feng Yujie and two other soldiers leapt into the surging waves and pulled drowning civilians back from the brink of death. "When we heard the cries for help, we didn't hesitate for a single moment!" recalled Feng Yujie, now a squad leader, with deep feeling. "Only by forging the hard skills to 'get there, make the rescue, and come back' can we protect the lives of the people!"

When the lead goose soars, the flock follows. The company's Party branch established clear rules and standards: Party member cadres set the example by adhering to the "three firsts, three lasts" (三先三后) principle—"be first to fall in, first to step up in competitions, first to set an example on missions; be last to end drills, last to get food, last to come ashore." Party member cadres led by example, inspiring the company's officers and soldiers to dare to forge ahead and dare to try, successfully completing every mission.

Every midsummer, a magnificent scene unfolds on Bohai Bay: the company's officers and soldiers plunge into the sea like dragons, cleaving through the waves. The commanding officers charge at the front, new recruits follow close behind, and Party member backbone personnel are arrayed on both flanks and at the rear, forming a mobile protective barrier amid the waves. This ethos of "Party members taking the lead, officers and soldiers following" has tempered the iron will of the company's personnel.

The company's Party branch construction has both iron rules and warmth. The "Have Your Say" (有话说) section of the cultural display case has become a platform for officers and soldiers to offer suggestions and proposals. As long as a topic is beneficial to the company's development, officers and soldiers are free to speak their minds.

After one maritime training exercise, several soldiers raised the issue of low mission-completion efficiency, proposing that the equipment inventory and maintenance procedures could be made more scientific and that the arrangement of rescue equipment needed further optimization. The company's Party branch took these proposals seriously and studied and discussed them at branch committee meetings and company affairs meetings. A few days later, a revised set of detailed procedures for deployment was finalized, and the equipment-retrieval step in simulated rescue exercises became noticeably smoother. This practice of respecting the principal role and pioneering spirit (首创精神) of officers and soldiers has revitalized the grassroots "nerve endings" and gathered surging momentum for getting things done.

At the end of last year, faced with a concentrated push on a special mission, the company's Party branch led officers and soldiers in a joint assault on the challenge, earning honors including the designation of Advanced Unit in Military Training. The company commander said: "Only when the Party branch plays its role well can missions be completed well and the force win battles!"

From the shores of the Bohai Sea to the front lines of every mission, these "sea dragons" have used the blazing sun as their furnace and the wind and waves as their hammer, engraving loyalty and responsibility upon the blue national territory.

Original Chinese

全国先进基层党组织、武警秦皇岛支队机动三大队机动八中队党支部—— 渤海湾畔，惊涛拍岸。一座海上观测平台如钢钉般扎根波涛，见证着武警秦皇岛支队机动三大队机动八中队官兵的忠诚坚守。 30余年，一茬茬官兵扎根哨位，在风浪间筑牢守护群众生命安全的钢铁防线。在任务实践中，该中队党支部发挥战斗堡垒作用，坚持把党的政治优势和组织优势转化为制胜优势，把为民初心写在每一次搏击风浪中。中队荣誉室里，70余块奖牌熠熠生辉，一本泛黄的“生命档案”记录着官兵与死神赛跑的壮举。 2016年8月15日，冯昱洁等3名官兵纵身跃入波涛，将溺水群众从死亡边缘拉回。“听到呼救，我们没有丝毫犹豫！”回忆起当时情景，如今已是班长的冯昱洁深有感触地说，“只有练就‘上得去、救得下、回得来’的硬功，才能守护群众生命安全！” 头雁奋飞群雁随。中队党支部立规明矩，党员干部以“集合先到位、比武先上场、任务先表率；最后收操、最后打饭、最后上岸”的“三先三后”准则率先垂范。党员干部以身作则，带动中队官兵敢闯敢试，圆满完成各项任务。每年盛夏，渤海湾都会上演壮观一幕：中队官兵如蛟龙入海、破浪前行。主官冲锋在前，新兵紧随其后，党员骨干分列两翼和队尾，海浪中筑起流动的保护屏障。这种“党员带头、官兵跟上”的作风，磨砺出官兵的钢铁意志。中队党支部建设既有铁规，亦有温情。文化橱窗的“有话说”板块成为官兵建言献策的平台。只要是对中队建设有益的话题，官兵都可以畅所欲言。一次海训结束后，针对任务完成效率不高的问题，几名战士提出：装备清点和保养流程还可以更科学，救援器材摆放也要进一步优化。中队党支部十分重视大家的提议，在支委会、队务会上研究讨论。几天后，一份关于出动流程的细则修订成型，模拟救援中器材领取环节明显顺畅。这种尊重官兵主体地位和首创精神的做法，让基层“神经末梢”焕发生机，凝聚起干事创业的澎湃动能。去年底，面对专项任务攻坚，中队党支部带领官兵携手攻关，获得军事训练先进单位等荣誉。中队长说：“党支部作用发挥得好，任务才能完成好，队伍才能打胜仗！” 从渤海之滨到任务一线，这群“海中蛟龙”以烈日为炉、以风浪为锤，将忠诚与担当镌刻在蔚蓝国土上。