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From 'Mine' to 'Ours': The 'Diamond Drill' Takes On More 'Delicate Work'

从“我的”到“我们的”，“金刚钻”揽上更多“瓷器活”

PLA Daily (解放军报) 1 June 2026

Summary

A Rocket Force brigade's Party committee overcame internal resistance to loan a specialized diamond-core drilling rig—along with an accompanying technical detachment led by Staff Sergeant Third Class Wang Gang—to a sister unit facing fractured rock strata and water seepage at a construction site, ultimately institutionalizing the arrangement into a regional equipment-sharing registry with real-time tracking managed by Assistant Officer Wu. The article documents a persistent parochialism problem within the Rocket Force's construction and engineering units, where high-cost specialized equipment sits idle rather than being shared across units due to unresolved liability, scheduling, and territorial concerns. The brigade's conversion of this episode into formal cross-area sharing protocols and a live equipment-dispatch dashboard fits the broader 'system-based warfighting' (体系制胜) push, but the fact that a PLA Daily feature is needed to celebrate what amounts to one successful inter-unit equipment loan raises the question of how deeply entrenched these coordination failures remain at the brigade level.

Translation

The 'Diamond Drill' Takes On More 'Delicate Work'

— An Ideological Clash Sparked by a Cross-Unit Equipment Loan in a Rocket Force Brigade

■ PLA Daily Reporter Xu Xiaolong, Special Correspondent Fang Lei

"Boom——" As the sound of drilling pierced through the mountain, the most intractable stretch of poor geology deep in the mountains was finally broken through.

As the dust settled, Staff Sergeant Third Class Wang Gang, who had driven cross-unit to provide support with the equipment, crouched beside the drilling rig, wiping mud from the drill rod and inspecting the gear. The drill bit showed wear, but the core components remained robust, with all parameters meeting the required standards.

This costly "diamond drill" had once left officers and soldiers in a difficult position when a sister unit sent an urgent request to borrow it. At the time, the sister unit's construction site had encountered fractured rock strata, water seepage, and mud surges; conventional equipment could not operate, and this piece of equipment was urgently needed for support.

To lend it meant bearing the risk of wear and damage; not to lend it meant leaving the neighboring unit's assault operation at a standstill. The request letter sat on the desk, and after repeated deliberation, the brigade leadership finally decided to sign and approve it.

Now, the obstacle has become a passageway, and the equipment has rendered new merit. This is not only a victory in the construction assault battle, but also a successful "breakout" from parochialism (本位主义).

Previously, the brigade had itself encountered the same type of geological problem during construction. To address it, they applied to higher authorities to purchase a specialized drilling and exploration piece of equipment, and after completing the phased task, placed it in storage and maintenance according to procedure.

After receiving the sister unit's call for assistance, the brigade Party committee convened an intense discussion.

In fact, it was inevitable that everyone had reservations: some ran the "economic account," arguing that long-distance transport and high-intensity operation of expensive equipment—should it suffer wear or even damage—would leave the question of who bears responsibility unanswered. Some ran the "mission account," worried that the loan period would be uncontrollable, and that if their own subsequent tasks required the equipment and it could not be returned in time, what then? Others harbored a "sweep only the snow from your own doorstep" mentality, holding that their prized possession need not be casually deployed for someone else's affairs.

"If everyone only fixes their eyes on their own 'one-third of an acre,' only calculates their own 'petty calculations,' then where does full-domain operations (全域作战) and system-based training (体系练兵) come from?" Hearing the discussion, the brigade's political commissar fell into deep thought. He swept his gaze across the meeting room and asked: "We often say there are no bystanders when it comes to preparing for war, but when faced with concrete gains and losses, have we truly considered the overall gains and losses? If we were actually on the battlefield, could this kind of each-fighting-on-its-own approach win?"

This question struck a nerve.

Everyone came to a deep recognition that the cause of strengthening the military is an organic whole; one-sidedly emphasizing "yours" and "mine" while neglecting full-domain effectiveness is, in essence, parochialism at work, and a manifestation of the combat effectiveness standard (战斗力标准) not being firmly established. Before the sole and fundamental standard of combat effectiveness, any narrow-minded thinking must yield.

After discussion, analysis, and reflection, the brigade Party committee ultimately reached consensus: not only should the equipment be lent, but it should be lent quickly and in full. Not only should the equipment be dispatched, but capable technical backbone personnel should accompany it to provide support, helping the sister unit overcome difficulties without reservation.

The "breaking of the ice" in thinking brought decisiveness in action. The brigade activated its emergency equipment allocation mechanism, organized forces to work through the night, and conducted a comprehensive overhaul and calibration of the specialized drilling equipment to ensure it left storage in a "zero-hidden-defect" state; the headquarters rapidly coordinated transport capacity and opened a green channel.

At the same time, an equipment-accompanying detachment composed of experienced professional technical backbone personnel rapidly assembled, carrying a complete set of spare parts and technical plans, and set out together with the equipment for the sister unit's construction front line.

Upon arriving at the mission area, the backbone personnel of the equipment-accompanying detachment did not stand by as spectators or play a supporting role—they anchored themselves at the work site, conducting hands-on equipment operation demonstrations, performing real-time adjustments of operating parameters, and closely monitoring the entire construction process in complex geological conditions to provide technical support.

"The fractures in the rock strata have changed; the drilling parameters need to be adjusted accordingly." On the noisy work face, Wang Gang, a Staff Sergeant Third Class and backbone member of the equipment-accompanying detachment, kept his eyes fixed on the main control display screen, loudly guiding operations while recording data to optimize the construction plan.

During the mission, he was responsible not only for the daily inspection and maintenance of the equipment, but also for jointly assessing dangerous situations and overcoming difficulties with the comrades of the sister unit—something that deeply moved the comrades fighting alongside him.

During that period, the work site was brightly lit, and the officers and soldiers of the two units fought side by side. Faced with sudden technical bottlenecks, the equipment-accompanying detachment set no conditions and drew no distinctions between "theirs" and "ours," giving concrete form to the concept of "close coordination (密切协同)" in every precise drilling operation and every successful resolution of a hazard.

The construction difficulties were successfully resolved and the mission was accomplished in full. The equipment returned intact, and the brigade's subsequent construction tasks were not affected in the slightest.

"One cross-domain coordination operation both relieved the sister unit's urgent need and maximized the effectiveness of high-precision advanced equipment," Wang Gang reflected. "It truly achieved equipment sharing and joint use, with multiple parties achieving mutual benefit and increased effectiveness."

III

At the after-action review meeting at the close of construction, the atmosphere was lively and candid.

Party member backbone personnel from both units sat together and reviewed not only the process of this cross-domain coordination, but also conducted a brainstorming session on deeper questions such as "how to improve smooth-blasting quality (光爆质量)" and "how to control construction costs." Through the days and nights of joint assault operations, the officers and soldiers came to understand ever more clearly: breaking down organizational barriers (编制壁垒), dismantling ideological fences (思想藩篱), and enabling limited high-precision advanced equipment to exert maximum effectiveness in achieving victory—this is what it means to practice a correct view of performance (正确政绩观).

"Before, I always felt that 'teaching your apprentice would starve the master.' Coming out this time, I realized that 'holding something back' is narrow parochialism; only through mentoring and passing on skills can fingers curl into a fist." These words from Li Yongxu, a Senior Corporal Second Class and member of the equipment-accompanying detachment, expressed the ideological transformation everyone had undergone. From initial concerns about equipment wear and calculations of personal gain and loss, to proactively opening up resources and providing full-spectrum, full-domain enablement—this equipment loan operation became a vivid classroom for recalibrating the orientation of performance and tempering the sense of the overall situation (大局观念).

The brigade Party committee struck while the iron was hot and drew a profound conclusion: there are no bystanders in preparing for war, and there are no dividing lines in full-domain operations. They then converted the ideological dividends of this mission into institutional results: in accordance with relevant regulations on equipment support management, they formulated implementing rules for cross-area equipment resource sharing, placed large special-purpose equipment under regional unified management to maximize effectiveness, and improved the technical coordination and linkage mechanism, regularly organizing cross-area joint operations, mutual exchange of professional skills, and joint tactics research and discussion.

The reporter observed in the brigade headquarters' equipment dispatch room that an electronic screen displays in real time the dynamic distribution and mission saturation of equipment across units in the region. Not long ago, when another sister unit encountered an equipment gap while executing an urgent and difficult task, equipment dispatcher Assistant Officer Wu directly connected with a special-purpose crane that was within its mission window period. Within a few hours, the equipment set out for cross-area support, with no need for an ad hoc meeting to study and coordinate the matter.

From relying on written requests for transfer to flowing through institutional procedures, this transformation has torn down the "wall between hearts" in thinking and cleared the "blockage points" in cooperation.

The evening mountain breeze sweeps across the position. Another round of construction assault operations begins.

Reporter's Notes

From "Mine" to "Ours"

No matter how advanced a piece of construction equipment may be, if it only sleeps in the warehouse, it is ultimately nothing more than an expensive steel ornament; only by being set in motion and put to use can it be transformed into a weapon for defeating the enemy and securing victory. The significance of this cross-domain support operation transcends the physical measure of a specialized drill penetrating rock strata, and demonstrates through vivid practice: without overall coordination there is no efficiency, and without coordination there is no combined strength. Deepening political consolidation training (深化政治整训) embodies precisely the systemic thinking of "the overall situation as a single game of chess (全局一盘棋)."

Thought is the precursor to action; the source of combat effectiveness generation lies in the breaking of the ice in concepts. The mechanism for victory in modern warfare and complex missions has long since evolved from the lone combat of single platforms and single elements to the comprehensive confrontation of system against system. Deepening political consolidation training means going under the knife against the chronic ailments of parochialism such as "parochial views (门户之见)" and "home-base thinking (家底思维)," guiding the broad ranks of officers and soldiers to step out of the narrow rut of "small-self" interests, consciously calculate the big account and the long-term account of force building and training for war preparedness, subordinate immediate interests to long-term interests, and subordinate local interests to overall interests.

When "mine" is elevated to "ours," all manner of selfish and impure motives will be thoroughly discarded; those "sleeping assets" will be able to break free from the shackles of "one-third of an acre," those "exclusive special skills" will be able to break down the barriers of compartmentalization, and under the catalysis of coordination and jointness, fingers will curl into a fist, condensing into a visible and tangible system-based warfighting capability (体系制胜能力).

Original Chinese

“金刚钻”揽上更多“瓷器活” ——火箭军某旅一次跨单位装备外借引发的思想交锋 ■解放军报记者徐小龙特约记者方雷 “轰隆——”随着一阵钻响穿透山体，深山腹地那处最棘手的不良地质段终于被彻底击穿。尘烟散去，带装跨单位驰援的火箭军某旅三级军士长王刚蹲在钻机旁，擦拭钻杆上的泥浆，检查装备。钻头虽有磨损，但核心部件却依旧强劲，参数全数达标。这台造价不菲的“金刚钻”，曾因兄弟单位一封加急商借函让官兵左右为难。当时，兄弟单位施工现场岩层破碎、渗水突泥，常规设备无法作业，急需此装备支援。借，需承担损耗风险；不借，友邻攻坚陷入僵局。商借函摆在案头，旅领导几经权衡后，最终决定签字同意。如今，险阻变通途，装备再立新功。这不仅是施工攻坚战的胜利，更是一场破除本位主义的成功“突围”。一此前，该旅在施工中也曾遭遇同类地质难题。为此，他们向上级申请专门购置了一台特种钻探装备，并在完成阶段性任务后，按程序转入封存保养。在接到兄弟单位求援后，该旅党委一班人展开了激烈的讨论。其实，大家有顾虑是在所难免的：有人算“经济账”，认为昂贵装备长途转运、高强度作业，一旦磨损甚至损坏，这笔账谁来担？有人算“任务账”，担忧外借周期不可控，万一自家后续任务有需要，装备回不来怎么办？还有人存有“各扫门前雪”的心态，认为自己的宝贝疙瘩，没必要为别人的事随意动用。 “如果大家都只盯着自己的‘一亩三分地’，只算计自己的‘小九九’，那么全域作战、体系练兵从何谈起？”听到大家的讨论，该旅政委陷入了沉思。他目光扫过会场，问大家：“我们常说备战打仗没有局外人，但在具体的利益得失面前，我们真的考虑全局得失了吗？如果真上了战场，这种各自为战的举动能不能打得赢？” 这一问，问在了痛处。大家深刻认识到，强军事业是一个有机整体，片面强调“你的”“我的”，忽视全域效能，本质上是本位主义作祟，是战斗力标准树得不牢的表现。在战斗力这个唯一的根本的标准面前，任何狭隘思维都必须让路。经过讨论辨析与反思剖析，旅党委最终形成了共识：不仅要借，而且要快借、全借。不仅要调拨装备，还要派过硬的技术骨干随行保障，毫无保留地帮助兄弟单位攻坚克难。二思想上的“破冰”，带来了行动上的坚决。该旅启动装备紧急调配机制，组织力量挑灯夜战，对特种钻探装备进行全方位检修调试，确保以“零隐患”状态出库；机关迅速协调运力，开辟绿色通道。与此同时，一支由经验丰富的专业技术骨干组成的跟装分队火速集结，携带全套配件与技术方案，随装备一同奔赴兄弟单位施工一线。抵达任务地域后，跟装分队骨干不做看客、不当配角，铆在作业现场手把手开展装备操作示范，实时进行工况参数调试，紧盯复杂地质施工全流程，以做好技术支撑。 “岩层裂隙发生变化，钻进参数要相应微调。”在嘈杂的作业面，跟装分队骨干、三级军士长王刚紧盯主控显示屏，一边大声指导操作，一边记录数据优化施工方案。任务期间，他不仅负责装备的日常巡检和维修保养，还与兄弟单位的战友一同研判险情、攻克难关，这让并肩奋战的战友深受触动。那段时间，作业现场灯火通明，两个单位的官兵携手战斗。面对突发的技术瓶颈，跟装分队不讲条件、不分彼此，将“密切协同”的理念具象化为每一次精准的钻探、每一次成功的排险。施工难题被成功破解，任务圆满告捷。装备完好无损地返回，该旅后续施工任务也未受丝毫影响。 “一次跨域协同，既帮兄弟单位解了燃眉之急，又最大程度释放了高精尖装备效能。”王刚感慨，“真正实现了装备共享共用、多方共赢增效。” 三施工收尾复盘会上，气氛热烈而坦诚。两个单位党员骨干围坐在一起，不仅复盘了此次跨域协同的流程，更围绕“如何提高光爆质量”“如何控制施工成本”等深层次问题展开头脑风暴。在协力攻坚的日夜里，官兵们愈发明白：打破编制壁垒、破除思想藩篱，让有限高精尖装备发挥最大制胜效能，这才是践行正确政绩观。 “以前总觉得‘教会徒弟饿死师傅’，这次出来才体会到，‘留一手’是狭隘的本位主义，传帮带才能攥指成拳。”跟装分队成员、二级上士李永旭的一番话，道出了大家的思想转变。从最初顾虑装备损耗、计较自身得失，到主动敞开资源、全力全域赋能，这场装备外借行动，成为了校准政绩导向、锤炼大局观念的生动课堂。该旅党委趁热打铁，深刻总结：备战打仗没有局外人，全域作战没有分界线。随后，他们将这次任务的思想红利转化为机制成果，依据装备保障管理相关规定，制订跨区装备资源共享实施细则，对大型特种设备实行区域统筹管理，发挥最大效益；完善技术协同联动机制，定期组织跨区会战、专业技能互通和联合战法研讨。记者在旅机关装备调度室看到，一块电子屏实时显示着区域内各单位装备的动态分布与任务饱和度。前不久，另一兄弟单位在执行某项急难任务时遭遇装备缺口，装备调度员吴助理直接连线一台正处于任务窗口期的特种吊车。数小时后，装备便启程跨区支援，全程无需临时开会研究协调。从靠来函商调到按制度流转，这种转变拆掉了思想的“隔心墙”，打通了协作的“梗阻点”。山间晚风掠过阵地，又一轮施工攻坚战开启。记者手记从“我的”到“我们的” 再先进的施工装备，若只在库房沉睡，终究不过是一件昂贵的钢铁摆设；唯有动起来、用起来，方能化为克敌制胜的利器。这次跨域驰援的意义，超越了特种钻机钻透岩层的物理刻度，用生动的实践证明：没有统筹就没有高效，没有协调就没有合力。深化政治整训，其中蕴含的正是“全局一盘棋”的系统思维。思想是行动的先导，战斗力生成的源头在于观念的破冰。现代战争与复杂任务的制胜机理，早已从单平台、单要素的单打独斗，演变为体系与体系的全面对抗。深化政治整训，就要向“门户之见”“家底思维”这类本位主义痼疾开刀，引导广大官兵跳出“小我”的利益窠臼，自觉算部队建设和练兵备战的大账、长远账，让眼前利益服从长远利益，让局部利益服从全局利益。当“我的”升华为“我们的”，各种私心杂念就会被彻底摒弃，那些“沉睡资产”便能冲破“一亩三分地”的桎梏，那些“独家绝活”便能打破壁垒的阻隔，在协同与联合的催化下攥指成拳，凝聚成看得见、摸得着的体系制胜能力。