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A "Relay" Above the Clouds: Post-2000 Pilots Are in Position
云端“接力”，“00后”飞行员已就位
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Summary
An Eastern Theater Command Air Force unit conducted a cross-day-and-night aerial refueling training exercise in which pilots born after 2000 flew the daytime refueling sorties. The exercise signals a deliberate generational transition in PLAAF combat aviation, with the youngest cohort of pilots now being integrated into demanding multi-phase refueling profiles that extend operational range and endurance—a capability directly relevant to power projection across the Taiwan Strait and into the Western Pacific.
Translation
A unit of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force organized a cross-day-and-night aerial refueling training exercise, with post-2000 pilots participating in the daytime refueling event.
Original Chinese
东部战区空军某部组织跨昼夜空中加油训练，“00后”飞行员参与昼间加油课目。