Military of China, force comment.
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escort mission in the implementation of the “lake” ship. Newspaper correspondent Cao Haihua photo

newspaper correspondents money Xiaohu special correspondent Cao Jinping Cao Haihua

face life and death

2009 12 27 morning, “lake” ship was ordered to the waters east of Somalia arrived, ready to take care of the Chinese merchant hijacked by pirates, “De Xin Hai”.

radar screen in the “De-Hai” wheel around, there are ships, pirate ships are eyeing the slightest mistake could result in rescue operations come to naught.

accordance with the directives of superiors and pre-deployment, to keep an alert “lake” crew to match wits with the pirates, always away from the “De-Hai” round 20 nautical miles cruising, ready to respond to emergency situations.

8 pm, the top down, take care orders, helicopters carrying special operations in the vast darkness scrambled. Hover, downhill. Special operations such as Airborne, accurate landing in the “De-Hai” round front deck, with the fastest speed control of the ship, rescued 27 security compatriots.

2010 年 2 27, “lake” Singaporean ship was ordered to take care “Pa secret” round.

When the “lake” arrived ship day and night take care waters, just released by pirates, “Pa secret ’round once again facing a crisis: in its surrounding waters, there are three batches of suspicious target is rapidly approaching its . At this point, “lake” ship from “Pa secret” round and 29 nautical miles.

critical moment, “lake” command post quickly adjust the rescue ship and decides to send in advance before a rescue helicopter. In order to extend the time the helicopter left blank, they reduce the two airborne commandos, filling the equivalent weight of fuel.

face sped to the helicopter and special operations dark muzzle, suspected pirate ship turned around and flee. Then rushed to the “lake” ship quickly, “Pa secret” round placed under its protection.

2010 年 1 22 afternoon, Peter Strait South Side, just minutes with the Navy Air China escort merchant fleet, “Music from the” round, 8 nautical miles issued an urgent call for help: “I was six rounds chasing suspected pirate ship, request support! “

Typically, the pirates from boarding to control the hostages, also before and after 10 minutes. “Lake” crew’s heart suddenly clench it!

“lake” ship commander, deputy chief of detachment of a destroyer detachment Paul Zhai start anti-piracy and then immediately ordered the deployment of high speed before the rescue, and to take decisive tactical maneuver outside force, the “Music from the” round and suspicious boat isolation, commandos soon launch four red flares to warn expelled.

However, the suspicious boat did not give up, they adjusted their course, formed around the pincer attack, once again to the “Music from the” round approximation.

“fired a warning blast bomb!” “Commandos arrived in the past to check!” Zhai Paul then issued a series of commands. Special operations unit quickly place heavy machine gun hand guard, ship-borne commandos men traveling in two boats toward the suspicious boat outflank the past, seeing suspicious boats scattered and fled.

again without firing a shot, again and again to defuse the crisis, to ensure that foreign ships are retaining 100% safe! In the “lake” of the escort ship logbooks, records of a group of data: security escort foreign ships 666, 405 suspicious vessels expelled, then retaining the stolen merchant 2, save by pirates chase merchant 4 … …

sea grind soldiers

“20 degrees to port, distance 7 miles, 5 speed close to my suspicious boat forward.”

“Battle alert!” ordered the captain Jiang Zhonglin decisive. Suddenly, the “lake” ship sounded a piercing alarm sound. Wearing body armor, heavily armed commandos rushed the deck quickly into combat position.

“special combat units prepare it!” “Helicopters will be prepared!” “Fire groups will be prepared!” Refers to all parts of the ship have to report.

This is the “lake” anti-piracy ships escort on the way to the real scene of military exercise. In the Gulf of Aden to escort, almost every day there are similar exercises.

2009 年 12 月 10, “lake” ship was ordered to set off the Gulf of Aden. Soon as the whistle blew, fired the starting gun-sea training, training thousands of miles to escort a line of big stage –

vast deep ocean, “lake” boat ship ship-borne commandos equipped with a hidden set sail, climbing merchant; night fog, the helicopter landing ongoing low altitude patrol; sun heat, the commandos from the sky, vertical board … … the fifth fleet prepared to escort commander, political commissar of the South China Sea Fleet destroyer detachment, said Cao S : “We must adapt to the task as fast as the sea area environment, local conditions to carry out training, so that what is missing to make up what, what is weak on the practice, enhance all-round ability escort.”

waves Gulf of Aden , escort ships and pirate battle is not just firepower, more importantly, rapid emergency response capability. Helicopters, naval commandos and rapid collaboration can determine the success or failure escort. “Lake” ship readiness to actively organize local level conversion training ship, ship-machine cooperative training, coordinated helicopter and special operations training and other training courses, so that each rapid response capability has increased substantially.

276 days and nights, “lake” ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden, and created a miracle in a convoy – the first consecutive two groups of warships escort mission execution, and the merchant with the first implementation of the maritime rescue drill for the first time entirely on escort carrier such as boats and helicopters, naval warships in the longest convoy, escort and escort ships up to batch.

spirit Heights

2010 年 4 early Friday, facing the Gulf of Aden, the rising sun, “lake” crew neat front deck lined up. Three soldiers with the Navy signal unique way, making the “celebration of 61 anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Navy, to pay tribute to the motherland!” The semaphore. “Please rest assured that the motherland!” “Please rest assured the people!” Sonorous oath, expressing the escort officers and soldiers loyal to the motherland and the people Chidan.

all the way through the “ceremony of education” activities, so that the long voyage to become foster and practice the core values ??of contemporary revolution in military lively classroom. Traditional territorial lines leaving the motherland, held a “goodbye to the motherland, to the Deep Blue” oath; and through the Straits of Malacca and other major waterways, the organization “look busy waterway scene, then escort mission responsibility” activities; reach task sea, held “as the national flag graced for flag luster “grand ceremony. Each ceremony is a spiritual shock, each activity is a distillation of ideas.

destroyer detachment of a political commissar of the South China Sea Fleet, said Cao S, escort during the “deck party”, “Ocean Red Song,” “Iron Man game five,” “escort aerobics”, “gazing Gulf of Aden.” Photo Exhibition “in the Gulf of Aden to escort me” essay and other activities one by one. Leisure hours, the officers and men can also “Ocean Room” to listen to the story moving, into the “theater red” to see classic movies to the “Ocean Cabaret” to listen to pop music, to “Dayang it to” play the military game.

tracks long, miss yo. Local time on March 21, 2010 afternoon, the “lake” ship held a “long-distance teaser” gifts distribution ceremony, the ship 258 soldiers have received letters of sympathy from the motherland, relatives and video. This is a special detachment of personnel, specifically to escort the men home to collect and each shot.

sprawling political work “blue lifeline” in the deep blue sea to build high-spirited spiritual home, the convoy soldiers withstood continuous uninterrupted navigation, high-intensity combat alert and the long and arduous life severe test, and always maintained a high morale.

dedication song

2009 November 13 evening, newlyweds “lake” ship-to-sea combat vice Qian Hong-chao, with wife to Huangshan honeymoon. Just moved into the hotel, the phone rang.

“urgent task, the evening of November 15, 9:00 rejoin before.” Cell phone came the voice of Hassan intellectual, political commissar of ship. Qian Hong-Chao said “Yes” to hang up the phone.

“is not the task force has called you back?” His wife asked with concern. Qian Hong-Chao nodded silently, tenderly holding his wife’s hand, he felt that due to his wife too much. Love when people are drawing near, affectionate, and his wife only to telephone and letter. Agreed to accompany his wife on three occasions to Huangshan, but their military mission was temporarily recalled again and again, this time finally to the foot of Huangshan, may have to rejoin the emergency.

Because of the distance, money Hongchao affectionately embraced his wife, they hurried to the airport the night to return troops.

an order! Received the order to perform the escort mission, “lake” ship out 30 full time staff on leave to visit relatives rejoin. Jiang Hua missile squad leader in home and two hours by car to visit relatives on the road decided to turn back time, missed appointments son’s 4th birthday; Chuishi Ban Ning long time to rejoin, at high prices a long taxi ride of the … …

heart, love, see the spirit of choice. Captain Jiangzhong Lin is the second time to escort. 20 years of military service, he never had a reunion with their parents years. November 12, 2009, elderly parents, he received from his home in Zhanjiang, but prepared for the long cherished wish. However, considering that he has superior experience in ocean escort, decided to appoint him as a “lake” ship captain, ship rates again perform escort missions. Chunghsiao difficult co-existence since ancient times. Jiang Zhonglin hesitate to set foot on up to nine months of the escort of the road.

mission into the blood, from the loyal devotion. In the Gulf of Aden where more than nine months, “lake” crew quietly practice their own vows. During the escort, “lake” ship has 10 soldiers in the Gulf of Aden, a father, no one could take in his wife’s side; five officers and men of the tragic death of their loved ones, but failed to return home filial; 29 officers and men of the family suffered great misfortune, God did not take the distraction. The ship has 16 people were recognized as “escort vanguard”, 5 soldiers firing meritorious, 9 Gay Pride party.

escort long journey, a dedication song resounded through the sky thousands of miles. In the dark blue of the vast arena, “lake” Chinese naval ship to escort the officers and men of first-class image quality and a good show to the world.