PLA PhotoBlog: 中国人民解放军图库: September 2012

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Division Conducts Maritime Tactical Drill

A division under the Jinan Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carried out an actual-troop tactical drill on August 8, 2012 in a sea area. The division tempers first-rate military skills of its officers and men, so as to enhance troops’ integrated operation capability. (PLA Daily/Liu Jian)

Monday, September 24, 2012

Supplies Replenishment Training Under Complex Sea Conditions

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Friday, September 21, 2012

PLA Officers and Men in Shooting Training

In early August, a troop unit of the Shenyang Military Area Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) took its troops to the Keerqin Prairie to conduct a shooting training with live ammunition by making use of information technology means, in a bid to improve the new equipment-managing capability of its commanders and personnel of key technical posts. (China Military Online/Lu Ying)

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Rescue Work Underway After Mudslide Hits NW China

Soldiers clean up a road which was cut off by a mudslide triggered by flooding in Tebo County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 14, 2012. Rainstorms began to hit Tebo County on Monday morning, which caused floods and cut off transportation, water and power supplies to the county. Two villagers from the county are reported missing. Rescuers have arrived and a search operation is under way. (Xinhua/Gao Bingnan)
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Chinese Navy Ships Visit Israel's Haifa Port

The Chinese navy's 11th escort fleet arrived in Israel's Haifa Port Monday, starting a four-day goodwill visit. (Xinhua/Hao Fangjia)

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People Gather to Commemorate Lei Feng in NE China

A speaker delivers a speech to commemorate Leifeng, China's iconic soldier, who embodied selflessness, in Fushun, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 15, 2012. More than 3,000 people here gathered to commemorate Lei Feng on the 50th anniversay of his sacrifice day Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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Nanjing Military Region Forces Conduct Training in Unfamiliar Territory

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Fighters Conduct Training on Plateau

The air force of the Chengdu Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) organized its fighters to carry out actual combat training on the Tibetan Plateau on August 10, 2012, in a bid to explore and perfect the new methods of operation for the aviation force in high attitude areas. The photo features the formation of J-11 fighters. (PLA Daily/Liu Yinghua)
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

"Penglai 2012" Joint Confrontation Exercise Held

Recently, a mechanized infantry brigade of the Jinan Military Area Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army co-organized the "Penglai 2012" joint confrontation exercise with a coastal defense regiment in the maritime training area. (mil.cnr.cn/Chen Lei and Long Xiurui)
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Soldiers of Fortune Target Gold Deposits

Established in 1979, the Gold Mining Unit is responsible for establishing and protectinggold mines.

When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, the gold industry had anaverage annual output of less than 10 metric tons.In 1974, Premier Zhou Enlai asked Vice-Premier Wang Zhen to find ways to boost goldreserves. In 1979 Wang decided to use military expertise.The Gold Mining Unit was created by reassigning soldiers of the People's LiberationArmy.The unit was given an initial mission to conduct a national survey and produce 150tons of gold by the end of 1985.That year saw the unit brought under the command of the People's Armed PoliceForce and was overseen by the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (now defunct) andthe Ministry of Public Security.From December, the unit was put under the joint charge of the Ministry of Land andResources and the People's Armed Police Force.Besides gold, nonferrous metals such as copper and lead are also included in theunit's mission and their target area is in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, theTibet autonomous region, Qinghai province and the Greater Hinggan Mountains.Their work includes geological surveys and disaster relief.The unit's headquarters are in Beijing.