Exercises Doctrine

Multiple Units' Dynamic Garrison Training Forges Rapid Mobility Combat Capabilities

多部队动态驻训锤炼快速机动作战能力

PLA Daily (解放军报) 13 August 2026

Summary

Across multiple PLA units this summer, PLA Daily documented a shift from fixed-site garrison training to a 'no fixed encampment points, alternating deployment across multiple positions, high-frequency relocation' model, with specific examples drawn from a brigade of the 83rd Group Army, a Southern Theater Command Air Force radar brigade, an unspecified Rocket Force unit using modular 'vehicle-mounted camps' (车载营盘), and an Air Force garrison detachment. The article names the institutional problem directly: long-term fixed garrison training had produced 驻训生活化、训练程式化—units habituated to static positions, familiar routes, and scripted training sequences that left them poorly adapted to unfamiliar terrain. The framing points to a deliberate effort to institutionalize high-tempo relocation as a baseline training norm across service branches, though the article does not establish whether this represents a formal directive or documents units already ahead of a broader mandate.

Translation

PLA Daily Report by Yan Shuaiyin and reporter Song Zixun: Encampment positions switching dynamically, special situations (特情) arising continuously during movement, support forces accompanying throughout the entire process… Reporters who recently visited the field garrison training sites of multiple units found that a dynamic garrison training model characterized by "no fixed encampment points, alternating deployment across multiple positions, and high-frequency relocation maneuvers" is gradually becoming the norm. Officers and soldiers garrisoning for training conduct adversarial exercises while on the move and provide support in the midst of adversarial exercises, effectively forging the units' rapid mobility combat capabilities.

In the darkness of night, officers and soldiers of a brigade under the 83rd Group Army had just completed a fire-strike mission in an unfamiliar area when, before they could rest and reorganize, they received an emergency relocation order. Stowing equipment, applying camouflage and protection, maneuvering and transferring… the officers and soldiers rapidly set out for a new position tens of kilometers away. "In one adversarial exercise, we have already relocated four times," a commander of the brigade told reporters while on the move.

"In the past, during garrison training, field camps would be set up for months at a time, and officers and soldiers knew the positions and march routes by heart," the brigade's operations and training section chief frankly admitted. Long-term fixed garrison training, he said, easily causes units to fall into the inertia of "garrison training becoming routine living and training becoming formulaic (驻训生活化、训练程式化)"—training subjects may appear comprehensive, but in reality the units' ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments is insufficient.

Today, dynamic garrison training is reshaping officers' and soldiers' warfighting mindset (打仗思维). "In the past we thought that reaching the position was what it meant to enter a combat state; now we understand that rapid mobility itself is combat," said a combined-arms battalion commander of the brigade with deep feeling.

"A low-altitude penetration target has appeared!" A special situation arose suddenly while a radar brigade of the Southern Theater Command Air Force was on the move. Inside the radar shelter vehicle, operators fixed their eyes on the target track on the screen, simultaneously operating equipment to evade interference and tracking and acquiring the target. The moment the target was locked, the order "position exposed, relocate immediately" was issued. Officers and soldiers rapidly removed camouflage and stowed equipment, and the convoy quickly moved to a reserve position.

In order to maintain a combat-ready state at all times, officers and soldiers undergoing garrison training have proactively adjusted their standby combat mode (待战模式). At a field encampment point of a unit under the Rocket Force, a "vehicle-mounted camp (车载营盘)" capable of rapid deployment caught reporters' attention. According to an introduction, the unit uses electrified controls and modular frame-splicing technology to achieve "park and encamp," effectively improving the unit's operational efficiency. Reporters observed on site that after the vehicle compartments were extended, officers and soldiers rapidly erected camouflage netting. The "vehicle-mounted camp" quickly blended into the surrounding terrain and topography.

In a similar vein, at a garrison training detachment of an Air Force unit, reporters found no orderly cantonment area or fixed bunks—officers and soldiers pitched tents beside their combat positions and spread sleeping bags next to their combat vehicles. The detachment commander told reporters that they have constructed their garrison training cantonment area in close alignment with actual combat conditions, so that a single order can set the unit moving immediately.

"The purpose of dynamic garrison training is to keep units in a state of combat readiness at all times," a unit commander told reporters during the interview. The dynamic garrison training model of multi-domain switching and high-frequency relocation is driving units to shift gears and accelerate the building of combat power. Looking across all garrison training sites throughout the entire military, officers and soldiers are practicing tactics, coordination, and support while on the move, and their professional skills and actual combat capabilities have improved markedly.

Original Chinese

解放军报讯闫帅印、记者宋子洵报道：宿营点位动态切换，机动途中特情不断，保障力量全程伴随……记者近日走访多支部队野外驻训场发现，“无固定宿营点、多阵地交替部署、高频次转场机动”的动态驻训模式渐成常态。驻训官兵在机动中对抗、在对抗中保障，部队快速机动作战能力得到有效锤炼。夜色中，第83集团军某旅官兵刚在某陌生地域完成火力打击任务，未及休整便接到紧急转场指令。撤收装备、伪装防护、机动转移……官兵迅速向数十公里外的新阵地进发。“一场对抗演练，我们已转场4次。”该旅一名指挥员在机动途中告诉记者。 “以往驻训，野外营地一扎数月，阵地位置、行军路线官兵了然于胸。”该旅作训科科长坦言，长期固定驻训，容易使部队陷入“驻训生活化、训练程式化”惯性，看似训练课目齐全，实则对陌生环境的适应能力不足。如今，动态驻训正在重塑官兵打仗思维。“过去认为到阵地才算进入战斗状态，现在明白快速机动本身就是战斗。”该旅一名合成营营长深有感触地说。 “低空突防目标出现！”南部战区空军雷达某旅机动途中，特情突至。雷达方舱内，操纵员紧盯屏幕上的目标轨迹，边操作设备规避干扰，边跟踪捕捉目标。目标刚被锁定，“阵地暴露，立即转移”的指令随即下达。官兵迅速解除伪装、撤收装备，车队迅速向预备阵地转移。为时刻保持临战状态，驻训官兵主动调整待战模式。在火箭军某部野外宿营点，一个可快速展开的“车载营盘”吸引了记者注意。据介绍，他们利用电气化控制和框架拼接技术，实现“停车即宿营”，有效提高部队行动效率。记者在现场看到，车厢展开后，官兵迅速搭设伪装网。“车载营盘”很快与周边地形地貌融为一体。无独有偶，在空军某部驻训分队，记者没有发现规整的营区和固定的铺位，官兵将帐篷搭在战位旁、睡袋铺在战车边。该分队指挥员告诉记者，他们紧贴实战构建驻训营区，一声令下即可快速装载开进。 “动态驻训的目的，就是让部队始终保持战备状态。”采访中，某部一名指挥员告诉记者，多域转换、高频转场的动态驻训模式正助推部队战斗力换挡提速。纵观全军各驻训场，官兵在动中练战法、练协同、练保障，专业技能与实战能力得到明显提升。