Source: Xinhua News Agency Military Branch, People's Liberation Army News And Communication Center Rong Media
Author: Zhang Haoyang, Yu Hongchun, Yang Pan
Shenyang, 17 Jan (Xinhua) -- The Battle Eagle Lingyun Only to Defend the Blue Sky of the Motherland -- Remembering Li Ling, brigade commander of a certain brigade of the Air Force Aviation Corps and special pilot of the Air Force
Xinhua News Agency reporters Liu Jimei and Gao Yujiao
In the depths of winter, an airfield of the Air Force, the sky is high and the ground is wide, and the distant mountains are like Dai. Facing the direction of the sun, J-20 fighters roared up and rushed to the predetermined airspace to carry out actual combat confrontation training...
Li Ling stared at the fierce offensive and defensive posture displayed in real time on the big screen, and his face was so calm that there was no expression.
After enlisting in the army for 24 years, whether it is performing the task of escorting the remains of the martyrs of the volunteer army back to China, or carrying out the task of safeguarding rights at sea; whether it is performing the military parade task of the 70th anniversary of the National Day, or the assessment of the "Golden Helmet", as an excellent air force commander, Li Ling will never be judged by emotional interference.
Some people say that Li Ling is a "flying machine" that can achieve the ultimate tactical action; others say that he is a "digital brain" that can gain insight into battlefield information. But Li Ling himself said, "I am a well-trained air force fighter pilot." ”
Li Ling, brigade commander of a brigade of the Air Force Aviation Corps, special pilot of the Air Force, and winner of the "Golden Helmet". Under his leadership, the unit was rated by the Central Military Commission as an "advanced unit in the regularization of the whole army", belonged to a certain flight brigade, and was awarded the honorary title of "Pioneer Flying Brigade of the Strong Army" by the Central Military Commission.
In recent years, Li Ling led the team to pay close attention to the changes in science and technology, the changes in war, and the changes in opponents, played an important role in the strategic transformation of the Air Force, and played the strong army battle song of the People's Air Force in the new era with practical actions -- to fly for the motherland and escort the new era.
Tempering elite troops in the transformation of military training
In 2008, when Li Ling was transferred to the original first air division and flew onto the third-generation aircraft as desired, the People's Air Force also began the pace of strategic transformation. At the same time, the transformation and upgrading of military training has ushered in the era of "joint training" to promote the system of military training.
What really made Li Ling unforgettable about the "system" and have an intuitive feeling of modern air combat was the experience of the unit's disastrous defeat in the first "Golden Helmet" assessment of the Air Force.
"We were completely suppressed by interference, becoming 'deaf' and 'blind', like entering a black hole." Li Ling still remembers: "The other party does not make any evasive action, and directly rushes over to attack." On the first drill day, we were eliminated by a score of 59:166. ”
"While we are still immersed in the performance advantages of relying on the new fighter, other units have already relied on the support of the 'system' to win." Li Ling couldn't sleep all night. "In modern warfare, no branch of the armed forces can fight alone, and no type of equipment can stand alone, and we are losing without paying close attention to the changes in war..."
Pondering the pain, the troops put forward the slogan that "learning ability is combat effectiveness." Since then, the thinking of winning the system has taken root in the hearts of every pilot.
Engage in confrontation with army units, engage in joint efforts with naval forces, and pull ground guidance units to conduct drills...
Li Ling, brigade commander of a brigade of the Air Force Aviation Corps and special pilot of the Air Force, piloted the aircraft to participate in air combat confrontation training (taken on January 10, screenshot of the video). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Yang Pan)
Driven by Li Ling, the troops vigorously studied the trend of war, and the study of operational issues, the mechanism of winning victories, and the training methods of warfare became a common practice, and constantly pushed the troops forward to the future battlefield.
Since the establishment of the brigade, Li Ling has set up an in-depth study group, taken the initiative to establish a joint training mechanism with other units of the armed services, successively carried out coordinated training with fraternal units, and accumulated rich data and actual combat training experience.
With a solid foundation, the unit won the first place in the group five times, and many pilots won the honors of "Golden Helmet" and "Advanced Individual in Military Training of the Whole Army", becoming the vanguard of the air force's combat strength construction.
Aiming at the battle training coupling is strictly forging the tip of the winning sword
That day, when Li Ling flew the J-20 fighter back to the airport for the first time, it meant that the brigade's new aircraft modification mission achieved a breakthrough. At that time, Chief of Staff Ding Wei's tears wet his eyes, "The replacement of equipment is undoubtedly an important turning point and qualitative transformation for us, and it is a real sense of feathering rebirth." ”
In order to speed up the pace of J-20 rearmament and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, Li Ling constantly communicated with the industrial department on the combat scenarios of fighters and promoted fighters to better adapt to the needs of the battlefield. At the same time, he also took advantage of the opportunity of the exercise to explore the flight data of the fighter in actual combat and promote the leap from "being able to fly" to "being able to fight" to "being able to win."
"The change in the performance of the fighter will inevitably bring about a change in the method of warfare, and we need to solve the mystery of future information-based air combat." After the replacement of the J-20, Li Ling was also pushed into the "no man's land" generated by the combat effectiveness of the new aircraft, "whoever can solve the problem of military training can withstand the cruel test of the next war." ”
A brigade of Li Ling's Air Force Aviation Corps organized flight training, and the J-20 fighters slid out in batches (photo taken on January 7). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Yang Pan)
"The J-20 has a strong situational awareness capability, plays an important role in system operations, and completely reshapes the role of pilots in air combat." Gao Gaoqiang, captain of the "Strong Army Pioneer Flying Brigade," said, "After we equip the J-20, we also urgently need to establish a new type of combat training relationship and explore a new mode of coupling combat training." The closer the training is to actual combat, the more it can realize the coupling of combat training, and the closer it is to winning the war. ”
"Only by putting ourselves on the battlefield can we truly test the effectiveness of the system's combat." During that time, around the new type of operation, the focus of the whole brigade was on improving the system training capability.
"Based on the needs of the battlefield, we have explored the 'four generations +' model of small system training, deepened the joint training of the system, indeed found out the number of fighters, and rapidly improved the combat capabilities of new aircraft in an all-round way." Liu Xianpeng, chief of the training section, said, "During that period, the number of group training in only half a year was equivalent to the sum of the past few years, and the transformation of 'scientific organization and training to promote combat effectiveness' was truly realized. ”
In the course of practice, Li Ling also realized that unified standards are the key factors determining the effectiveness of mixed operations, and only by acting under unified coordination standards and unified tactical standards can we reduce the cost of coordination during operations and give better play to the joint force of the system.
Over the years, Li Ling has taken the lead in formulating tactical standards and unified tactical phrases, realizing that the effect of mixed operations can be achieved through simple coordination.
Hand over qualified answer sheets to the party and the people
In a certain joint exercise, in order to achieve the task of directly inserting into the important target area of the "enemy," Li Ling flew at a high altitude and long distance to carry out surprise defense, defeated the enemy with one blow, and completed the attack task, creating a splendid battle example in the exercise.
Every time this record is talked about, the high school strong who is also the winner of the "Golden Helmet" sincerely admires, "Ultra-low altitude flight is a test of the pilot's comprehensive ability, and the slightest mistake will affect flight safety and cannot complete the attack task." ”
Li Ling's "fierceness" is also reflected in the extremely strict requirements for flight standards. In air combat, how big is the Mach number when turning a corner? For this question, the pilots have their own answers, even if the answers are only slightly different, Li Ling also asks to eliminate the error through verification.
"If the data is not clear, there will inevitably be errors in the fight, and the victory cannot always be locked in." In Li Ling's mind, we must always measure the quality and effectiveness of training with the yardstick of xiangzhan , "Flight training is not only training for combat, but also training for battle, and we must establish the concept that taking off is to meet the enemy and taking off is to fight." ”
Li Ling (left), brigade commander of a brigade of the Air Force Aviation Corps and special pilot of the Air Force, exchanges experience with his comrades after completing training (photo taken on January 8). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Yang Pan)
"With each flight, the air battle against each air battle is carried out 7 to 8 times, sometimes the maximum load is pulled to 8 G, which is equivalent to 8 of their own weight pressed on the body, and the pilot must maintain standard flight movements and prevent black vision caused by ischemia in the head." Ding Wei said, "In order to sharpen the will to fight, it is also necessary to set up dangerous situations, and even the opponent can be resurrected indefinitely to attack... Today, fierce air combat like this has become the norm for brigade training. ”
"The difficult subjects fly as ordinary subjects, flying under the upper limit of the outline, flying to the lowest altitude, flying to the far end of the sea..." Every time he faced the pain after the flight, facing the blood spots on his arm that were pressed out by the load, Li Ling would say, "Pain is not important, what is important is that we know that the purpose of bearing pain is to win victory." ”
The brigade was formerly a heroic unit with great achievements in battle, and in the face of future high-end wars, how to hammer the sword-tip troops that won the future sky, this responsibility made Li Ling never dare to relax.
Plateau training, maritime rights protection... Over the past few years, Li Ling has forced himself and his comrades-in-arms into desperate situations again and again, and once again stepped out of desperate situations and completed one major combat training task after another.
"Fight bravely like our ancestors and hand over qualified answers to the party and the people." Today, in the face of the new "three-step" strategy for the modernization of national defense and the armed forces, and in the face of the new journey of speeding up the construction of a world-class air force, Li Ling and his comrades-in-arms are only racing against the clock, aiming at the forefront of military reform and scientific and technological development, changing feathers and flying high, and flying far and wide...
(Produced by Xinhua News Agency Military Branch and PEOPLE's Liberation Army News and Communication Center)