Exercises

A Brigade of the 76th Group Army Conducts Multi-Subject Sequential Training to Forge Hard Combat Skills

第76集团军某旅开展多课目连贯训练锤炼实战硬功

PLA Daily (解放军报) 17 August 2026

Summary

A brigade of the 76th Group Army recently ran reconnaissance elements through multi-subject sequential combat-realistic training (多课目连贯实战化训练) in high-altitude mountainous terrain, stressing armed climbing, covert movement through mountain gullies, and small-unit tactical drills including frontal pinning with flanking envelopment. The training tested individual skills, squad coordination, and battlefield emergency response under high-altitude oxygen deficiency — conditions directly relevant to the brigade's operational environment on the Tibetan Plateau. This is standard unit-level readiness reporting; it documents the brigade's training cycle and high-altitude reconnaissance focus but provides no basis for inferring changed posture or new capability.

Translation

Recently, a brigade of the 76th Group Army, operating within a complex mountainous environment, organized reconnaissance elements to conduct multi-subject sequential combat-realistic training (多课目连贯实战化训练), comprehensively forging officers and soldiers' battlefield adaptability and coordinated operations capability under conditions of high-altitude oxygen deficiency and complex terrain, with focused efforts to enhance reconnaissance elements' capability to execute high-altitude reconnaissance and combat missions.

Conducting tactical search. Photo by Cui Huoyang

This training was closely aligned with the characteristics of high-altitude mountain operations, adhered to strict and demanding standards, and was organized and carried out in a manner of multi-subject sequential implementation and high-intensity continuous operations. It comprehensively tested individual soldiers' professional skills, squad-level coordination and cooperation, and battlefield emergency response levels.

Officers and soldiers maneuvered covertly through mountain gullies and ravines, maintaining close coordination and continuously pressing forward along undulating terrain and precipitous road sections.

Officers and soldiers conduct armed climbing training. Photo by Cui Huoyang

"A small enemy force has been detected ahead." The team leader rapidly assessed the on-site situation and commanded the reconnaissance team to use favorable terrain for concealment and camouflage, employing the tactic of frontal pinning and flanking envelopment to annihilate the "enemy's" effective strength in one stroke.

Covert observation. Photo by Cui Huoyang

This training comprehensively tested reconnaissance elements' combat capability in a high-altitude environment, providing solid support for the force to execute high-altitude missions and forge elite reconnaissance soldiers (侦察尖兵).

Original Chinese

近日，第76集团军某旅立足山地复杂环境，组织侦察分队开展多课目连贯实战化训练，全面锤炼官兵在高原缺氧、地形复杂条件下的战场适应和协同作战能力，着力提升侦察分队遂行高原侦察作战任务的能力。开展战术搜索。崔获阳摄此次训练紧扣高原山地作战特点，坚持从严从难标准，采取多课目连贯实施、高强度连贯作业方式组织开展。全方位检验单兵专业技能、班组协同配合和战场应急处置水平。官兵依托山地沟壑隐蔽机动，沿着起伏山地、险峻路段密切协同、持续突进。官兵开展武装攀爬训练。崔获阳摄 “前方发现小股‘敌人’。”小组长快速研判现场态势，指挥侦察小组借助有利地形隐蔽伪装，采取正面牵制、侧翼包抄的战术，一举消灭“敌”有生力量。隐蔽观察。崔获阳摄此次训练，全面检验了侦察分队高原环境下作战能力，为部队遂行高原使命任务、锻造侦察尖兵提供了坚实支撑。