A few days ago, an emergency logistics support group of the Second Artillery Force (SAF) wrapped up a 10-day-long exercise with actual troops, real equipment and live ammunition. The checkup group of the SAF is of the view that the support group established only three years ago has already acquired all-round operational support capability.

　　In September 2005, the Logistics Department of the SAF outdid the leading organs of the other services and arms to be the first to form an emergency logistics support group consisting of 7 required elements like medical care, material reception and distribution, emergency transportation, epidemic prevention and protection, and battlefield rush repair in line with the element requirement of real war support. In addition to that, field comprehensive trainings were carried out for three years in a row. To highlight pertinence, adaptability and real-war requirement of emergency logistics support under actual war conditions, the group succeeded in using automatic water purification vehicle for water supply, field cook vehicle for food preparation, tent for bivouac and its own generator for electricity supply, thus effectively uplifting its capability in self survival and self support in field operations.

　　By Sun Xianfu and Xia Hongqing

　　(Oct 15, PLA Daily)