At night, the Plateau Airport was shrouded in thin fog. The war hawks flapping their wings to fly made a deafening roar. In the command tower, all kinds of personnel on duty sit in front of the computer and stare at the screen. As the report came, the whole world seemed to be quiet, leaving only the heartbeat. The snowy plateau was once a restricted area in the field of aviation in the world. However, a brigade of the air force aviation corps of the Western Theater wrote many "firsts" in the plateau sky. Tonight, they will take another step in training. As the take-off order was issued, several fighters broke through the fog and clouds, leaving magnificent tracks in the night sky. The leader of the brigade told reporters that it was the pilots of a large group of the brigade who were responsible for breaking through the customs and exploring the way. The sky is a high and vast battlefield. It is only with a strong desire to win that all impossibilities can be made possible. Motivated by this "desire", a large group of pilots are determined to train and take the initiative to transform, becoming the "sharp edge" of the whole brigade and even all aviation units. The flight brigade is the basic unit for air force aviation units to train and prepare for war. Focusing on the flight path of a large group, we try to see through the military training changes of the great eagle Break through self, fly high and sail far —— The first flight brigade of an air force aviation brigade in the Western Theater actively sought change and promoted the news investigation of transformation ■ PLA Daily reporter Guo Fengkuan, Fan Li, correspondent Guo Jin Two planes take off. Photo by Liu Chang From "golden helmet" to "golden helmet +" In the early morning, the mist on the Yarlung Zangbo River gradually dissipated, and the river water was calm. The sky was as quiet as if it had not been awake. By the river, Zhong Zhichen, deputy leader of the first flight brigade of a certain air force aviation brigade of the Western Theater command, brought all the equipment and boarded the vehicle to the outfield with his comrades in arms to prepare for another flight day's training. "Today's flight lesson is still 'self breakthrough'." He said "I feel like walking on ice every day for two years.". As the take-off signal was sent out, the steel Eagle dragged the light blue tail flame into the sky. When four fighters arrived at the scheduled airspace, the red and blue sides immediately formed a formation in pairs to establish an attack route. The red wingman's tactical moves are repeated in order to lure the "enemy" into being deceived. Zhong Zhichen, who was driving the red square long plane, kept raising the height and waiting for the opportunity to lock behind the "enemy" The blue side quickly saw through their plan and quickly got rid of it. In a twinkling of an eye, the blue side seized the opportunity to shoot down the red wingman. The red side, which had taken the lead, lost out in the confrontation. Soon, Zhong Zhichen was also defeated by the coordinated attack of the blue side. After returning and getting off the fighter, Zhong Zhichen found out the reason why he was "walking on thin ice": the air combat training here is as difficult as the battle of "golden helmet". Liu gongzhao, the youngest "golden helmet" in the brigade, defeated his blue pilot today. "Golden helmet", regarded as a top honor by fighter pilots, also made the brigade famous—— In the first "golden helmet" battle, Jiang Jiaji, then the leader of the first brigade, cooperated closely with his comrades in arms, flexibly used airborne radar and electronic jamming equipment to seize the electromagnetic advantage, seized the fighter, defeated the opponent with absolute advantage, and both won the "golden helmet". In the next few years, a group or the pilots of the brigade who went out from a group won 9 "gold helmets" successively. Under the "golden helmet", the first brigade has successively won the collective second class merit once and the collective third class merit three times, and has been praised by the superiors for many times However, is the "golden helmet" equal to the assurance of victory? From one "gold helmet" to nine "gold helmets", in their view, the accumulated is not only honor, but also suffering. "It's good to win the 'golden helmet', but a unit can't stand the test if it keeps staring at an award." Guchunzhe, the instructor of the brigade, has a vivid memory: in a major exercise, pilot zhangshouhai and he Xing encountered a strong "enemy". Although they won a narrow victory by virtue of their courage and courage, they also deeply realized the poor ability of "riding alone" and "Heroes meeting": "the enemy is a system operation, and we are still keen on fighting alone. How can we ensure victory?" When discussing war and training, this case was put on the table for analysis. The leaders of the brigade reached a consensus that they should not only strive to become the helmsman of pilots' ideological understanding, but also become the Pathfinder of the concept of military training. Time after time, we have learned and studied war cases and verified the innovation of war methods. The answer seems to be more and more clear: in the evolution of the war form, we must realize the leap from "gold helmet" to "gold helmet +". So what exactly is the "+" of "golden helmet +" and how? The brigade took newer and braver steps. "Elements +" - they carry out coordinated training with multi type fighter aircraft, early warning aircraft and special aircraft, and carry out joint training with various types of naval ships; "Wisdom +" -- they independently studied trial training, applied geographical science to innovate new methods of penetration and assault, and emerged in major exercises; "Support +" -- Based on dangerous and difficult conditions, they promoted pilots' self refueling, parachute loading, oxygen and nitrogen filling training, and reduced their dependence on wartime environmental conditions. Not long ago, the brigade set up seven practical courses such as "hot refueling" and "hot parachuting" in the training, which significantly improved the quality and efficiency of combat effectiveness. We should not only "win", but also "win intelligently" A battle method verification drill made pilot Wang Meng a hot topic for everyone—— In the first battle, Wang Meng and his comrades in arms took the plane to cover the task. They "sacrificed their lives to blow up blockhouses" and took the initiative to break into the air defense firepower network. With their excellent flying skills, they attracted most of the firepower energy of the other party's forces and won space and time for the main attacking forces. But unfortunately, they finally "made heroic sacrifices". Is such a "brave" method really effective in future operations? In the next battle, Wang Meng and his comrades took off again. This time, they unexpectedly broke into the "enemy" array, used electronic warfare to interfere and deceive the opponent's audio-visual, caused the opponent to make a wrong judgment, and cleverly escaped to successfully cover the penetration of the main offensive forces. When resuming the game, the opponent dropped a joke: unexpectedly, the "warrior" became a "liar" The soldier, the crafty way also. In Wang Meng's view, as a soldier, we should "win" and pursue "smart victory". "In the past, we said we should have the fighting spirit of 'lighting the sword when meeting the enemy'. Now we should often think about whether there is any other way to win besides' daring 'and' courage '?" During the discussion, the pilots talked about two cases. —— Outdated courage is not advisable. In a confrontation, a pilot piloted a new type of fighter to carry out a ground assault mission. He used various tactical actions to avoid each other's electronic interference, but he couldn't remember to use the corresponding electronic countermeasures, so he could give full play to the information advantages of the new fighter and get twice the result with half the effort. —— One's own courage is nothing. In a drill, a pilot tried his best to fly out of the equipment performance limit and destroy the target under the aircraft boundary conditions. After the drill, the commander asked why he did not call for the support of system forces and let the more confident "gun" destroy the enemy? It dawned on him. How to adjust the establishment, upgrade the personnel, and obtain the new generation of training after the reform of the system? The leaders of the brigade realized that although the factors affecting the construction of combat effectiveness include technological development, weapons and equipment and organizational form, the biggest obstacle is the old way of thinking rooted in the mind. "In the past, we were encouraged to break through the difficulties and restricted areas in training, but we ignored a more important link: breaking through the 'thinking barrier'." Captain Tao Chen said, "many pilots are keen to practice extreme movements and are proud of flying out of the performance boundary of the aircraft. Most of the honors they get are 'hard victory'. Now think about it, if you don't have new equipment and fly well the training subjects, you can win on the battlefield. To occupy the commanding height of combat effectiveness, you must pursue 'smart victory'." Another flight day, fighter planes roared into the sky. As soon as he entered the air combat area, pilot Li Chao was locked by his opponent who had been ambushed for a long time. The rear position has been exposed, and the opponent may attack at any time. He didn't get confused. While concentrating on judging the release time of interference, he turned on afterburner to pose a flight suspicion. Just when the enemy plane judged his intention, Li Chao found the right time, released the interference, placed the tail in an emergency, and finished at one go. After the fighter plane crossed a beautiful arc in the sky, the opponent entered Li Chao's attack area. He found the right time to launch missiles and defeat the enemy with one strike. Li Chao told reporters that in his view, "smart victory" is not only a kind of combat effectiveness, but also a kind of war resources and capital. Not everyone can have such resources. The key is to make this concept deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In a confrontation exercise at the beginning of this year, a large group of pilots played the role of the red side and drove two fighters to the designated airspace to fight with the blue side. During the maneuver, the command of the guidance and dispatching group was suddenly received: temporarily carry out fixed-point attack on the blue ground firepower unit in the other direction. They broke their habitual thinking and did not directly attack the target. Instead, some troops feigned to hold the "nose" of the enemy, while others took advantage of the time and space gap on the battlefield to enter. In the end, it not only successfully eliminated the blue ground targets, but also pulled the blue support fighters into a "trap". The really outstanding person is higher than yesterday's self The setting sun gradually sets in the west, and the evening wind of the plateau blows the sand and dust of the river valley. The reporter boarded the bus with the pilot and prepared to return to the infield. At the end of the day's training, "brainstorming" has just begun. This is the traditional subject of a large group - double play. Constantly denying themselves and seeking development through innovation and change is also an important secret for a brigade to stand in the vanguard of the whole brigade. Instructor Gu Chunzhe said that how to make everyone ask questions about their achievements and set up a target to "shoot at me" is testing the work wisdom of the leaders of the brigade. At ordinary times, whenever he had time, he would sink among the pilots, communicate face-to-face, solicit opinions from everyone, and guide the pilots to break the traditional concepts and upgrade their thinking. 1-hour flight training, 2-hour repeat summary; Practice during the day and repeat at night. "It has become a habit." Gu Chunzhe said that the pilot has a new slogan: the really excellent person is not higher than others, but higher than himself yesterday. Last year, a large group was ordered to carry out a training mission, and two pilots had a fierce dispute over the use of ammunition. One pilot believes that the tactical method of using an existing type of ammunition is relatively mature. When using new ammunition, we need to recalculate the use of force, attack distance and attack route. Everything is unknown. Another pilot believed that the use of new ammunition was closer to the requirements of actual combat. It can not only touch the fresh bottom, but also study new tactical methods and grow in self breakthrough. "There is no best method, only the most suitable one." Speaking of this debate, pilot Jiang Bin said that the ammunition used must be different in different geographical environments and different targets. As long as the final strike effect can be achieved, it is the most appropriate. But it is this fierce thinking collision that makes them make the right choice. Pilot Wang Meng proposed that a certain combat method ignored situational awareness and made errors in judging the movement trend and combat intention of the "enemy". When they worked out the training plan, they deliberately arranged the red and blue sides to verify each other. Different organization