Exercises Political Work

A Unit of the Northern Theater Command Navy Validates Theoretical Study Results at the Mission Front Line

北部战区海军某部在任务一线检验理论学习成果

PLA Daily (解放军报) 19 May 2026

Summary

A Northern Theater Command Navy unit ran around-the-clock anti-surface attack training that incorporated electromagnetic jamming, command-and-control failures, and casualty-replacement scenarios, using a three-tier political study system to link Xi Jinping Thought study sessions directly to field exercise performance metrics. The article documents the PLA's persistent institutional problem of bridging political education and combat utility — specifically, the unit's attempt to make ideological study measurable by tying it to training scores and special-situation handling rather than treating it as a parallel track. This fits the broader pattern of Northern Theater Command units formalizing 'minimum combat grouping' contingency drills and degraded-operations procedures, extending the record of how naval surface attack units are structuring resilience training under contested electromagnetic and command environments.

Translation

"Subjected to strong enemy electromagnetic jamming, target lock-on is difficult" "Command-and-control system sudden malfunction" … Recently, a unit of the Northern Theater Command Navy conducted an intensive around-the-clock anti-surface attack training exercise. During the training, special situations (特情) arose in succession; officers and soldiers responded to each challenge as it came, combining the results of theoretical study with daily training experience to rapidly assess the situation, handle it with composure, and successfully complete the mission. This is a vivid example of the unit integrating theoretical study into combat readiness training and advancing Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening the military (习近平强军思想) to the combat position.

"Only by achieving the integration of learning, thinking, and application, and the unity of knowledge, conviction, and action, can the results of study be transformed into a powerful force for guiding practice and advancing work." The unit's leadership introduced that they have anchored on the objective of "combining study with application and demanding practical results," treating "Xi Jinping on Strengthening and Developing the Military (Volume IV)" (《习近平论强军兴军（四）》) as an important guide for directing training practice and improving the capability to win, requiring personnel at all levels to ensure that "wherever the mission task is, study follows," closely integrating theoretical study with combat readiness duty, field garrison training, and live-fire shooting. Through the method of "studying with topics in hand, analyzing cases in depth, and applying learning in practice," they guide officers and soldiers to deeply study and comprehend the great significance, scientific connotations, essential spirit, and practical requirements of Xi Jinping's thought on strengthening the military—studying to gain political wisdom, studying to gain the ability to strengthen the military, and studying to gain the drive to overcome difficulties.

To ensure theoretical study covers all personnel and takes root with tangible results, the unit has built a three-level study system of "Party committee leading study, branch researching study, and combat position practicing study," implementing study tasks down to the front line of exercises and training. The Party committee's theoretical study leading group convenes a special session each month, focusing on topics such as talent force development and the gap between training and actual combat, taking the lead in identifying shortcomings and researching countermeasures, and compiling a list of difficult problems to overcome (攻坚清单). Each battalion and company has established Party member mentorship groups, adopting a model in which veterans lead new soldiers and technical specialists lead ordinary operators, using training intervals to offer "position micro-lessons" (岗位微课) to resolve doubts and respond to concerns. A "study effectiveness assessment checklist" (学习成效考核清单) has been formulated, linking theoretical study performance with training scores and the ability to handle special situations, guiding officers and soldiers to study deeply, comprehend thoroughly, and apply flexibly.

The results of theoretical study must ultimately be validated through practice. Not long ago, the unit organized field confrontation training; faced with special situations such as "command-and-control vehicle coming under attack" and "operator wounded," commanders rapidly activated contingency plans and organized backup operators to fill positions according to the "minimum combat grouping" (最小战斗编组); officers and soldiers divided responsibilities, cooperated, and worked in tacit coordination to successfully complete the simulated attack mission.

"Concentrating on and refining whatever is needed for combat has gradually become the shared ideological consensus and conscious action of officers and soldiers." The unit's leadership introduced that since the start of this year's field garrison training, they have successively solved multiple difficult problems constraining combat capability generation and have explored and developed multiple sets of practical tactics (战法).

Original Chinese

“遭‘敌’强电磁干扰，目标锁定困难”“指控系统突发故障”……近日，北部战区海军某部一场跨昼夜对海攻击训练紧张展开。训练中，特情接连而至，官兵见招拆招，将理论学习成果与日常训练经验相结合，快速研判态势、沉着冷静处置，顺利完成任务。这是该部将理论学习融入战备训练，推动习近平强军思想向战位延伸的生动实践。 “只有做到学思用贯通、知信行统一，才能把学习成效转化为指导实践、推动工作的强大力量。”该部领导介绍，他们锚定“学用结合、务求实效”目标，将《习近平论强军兴军（四）》作为指导训练实践、提升打赢能力的重要遵循，要求各级做到“使命任务在哪里，学习就跟进到哪里”，将理论学习与战备值班、野外驻训、实弹射击等紧密结合，通过“带着课题学、剖析案例研、融入实践用”的方式，引导官兵深入学习领会习近平强军思想的重大意义、科学内涵、精髓要义和实践要求，学出政治智慧、学出强军本领、学出攻坚劲头。为确保理论学习覆盖全员、落地见效，该部构建“党委领学、支部研学、战位践学”三级学习体系，把学习任务落实到演训一线。党委理论学习中心组每月召开专题会，聚焦人才队伍建设、训练与实战差距等课题，带头查摆短板、研究对策，梳理形成攻坚清单；各营连成立党员帮带小组，采取老兵带新兵、技术尖子带普通号手的模式，利用训练间隙开设“岗位微课”，解疑释惑、回应关切；制订“学习成效考核清单”，将理论学习情况与训练成绩、特情处置能力关联，引导官兵做到学深悟透用活。理论学习成效，最终要靠实践检验。前不久，该部组织野外对抗训练，面对“指控车遭袭”“号手负伤”等特情，指挥员迅速启动应急预案，组织备份号手按“最小战斗编组”补位；官兵分工协作、默契配合，成功完成模拟攻击任务。 “打仗需要什么就专攻精练什么，已逐渐成为官兵的思想共识和自觉行动。”该部领导介绍，今年野外驻训以来，他们先后破解多个制约战斗力生成的难题，探索形成多套实用战法。