Exercises Political Work

Train Intensively in Whatever Combat Requires, Verify the Results of Theoretical Study at the Mission Front Line

打仗需要什么就专攻精练什么，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 recently conducted day-and-night maritime attack training that incorporated electromagnetic jamming, command-and-control system failures, and minimum combat grouping drills, framing the exercise explicitly as a test of whether Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Military study translates into battlefield performance. The article documents the unit's three-tier political study system—Party committee, branch, and combat post—and its attempt to close the training-to-combat gap by tying theoretical study assessments directly to handling of degraded-operations scenarios. This fits the recurring PLA institutional problem of political education consuming training time without improving warfighting outcomes; the unit's 'study results assessment checklist' and post-level micro-lessons represent a localized attempt to resolve that tension, and the claim that multiple new tactics (战法) have been developed this field season is worth tracking against future reporting from this unit.

Translation

A Unit of the Northern Theater Command Navy Verifies the Results of Theoretical Study at the Mission Front Line—— Integrate Study and Application, Temper the Sword for War

■ Zhang Tengfei, Wu Peihang

"Subjected to strong electromagnetic jamming by the 'enemy,' target lock-on is difficult." "Command-and-control system has suffered a sudden malfunction." … Recently, a unit of the Northern Theater Command Navy conducted a tense day-and-night maritime attack training exercise.

During the training, special situations arose in rapid succession. Officers and soldiers responded to each challenge as it came, combining the results of theoretical study with day-to-day training experience to quickly 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 Thought on Strengthening the Military (习近平强军思想) to the combat post.

"Only by achieving the integration of study, reflection, 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 goal of "integrating study and application, and demanding real results," treating 'Xi Jinping on Strengthening the Military and Revitalizing the Armed Forces (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. They require cadres and soldiers at all levels to ensure that "wherever the mission task is, study follows," closely combining theoretical study with combat readiness duty, field garrison training, and live-fire shooting. Through the approach of "studying with a subject in mind, analyzing cases in research, and applying findings in practice," they guide officers and soldiers to deeply study and comprehend the great significance, scientific connotations, essential principles, and practical requirements of Xi Jinping 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 that 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 post practicing study," implementing study tasks at the front lines of exercises and training. The Party committee's theoretical study leading group convenes a special session each month, focusing on subjects 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. Each battalion and company has established a Party member mentoring group, adopting a model in which veterans mentor new soldiers and technical specialists mentor ordinary operators, using training intervals to offer "micro-lessons at the post" to resolve doubts and respond to concerns. A "study results assessment checklist" has been formulated, linking the status of theoretical study to training performance 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 verified through practice. Not long ago, the unit organized field confrontation training. Faced with special situations such as "command-and-control vehicle under attack" and "operator wounded," commanders rapidly activated emergency 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.

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

Original Chinese

北部战区海军某部在任务一线检验理论学习成果—— 学用结合为战砺剑 ■张腾飞吴沛杭 “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。