On the afternoon of August 25, 208 officers and men of the first echelon of China's 10th batch of peacekeeping troops to Mali flew from Changchun Longjia International Airport to Mali, West Africa, to carry out a one-year peacekeeping mission. China's 10th batch of peacekeeping troops to Mali totaled 398. Among them, there were 210 defense infantry units, 125 engineering units and 63 medical units. The defense infantry and engineering units are mainly formed by the units under the 78th group army, and the medical unit is formed by the 960th Hospital of the joint logistics support force. The defense infantry detachment is mainly responsible for guard patrol, armed escort and other tasks; The engineering detachment is mainly responsible for road repair and maintenance, construction of safety and defense facilities and other tasks; The medical detachment is mainly responsible for the medical support of peacekeepers in the East theater of the United Malaysian regiment. Prior to this, the peacekeeping forces conducted targeted training on high temperature resistance, fatigue resistance, anti-terrorism and riot prevention according to the environmental characteristics and security situation in the mission area, and organized officers and soldiers to systematically learn the laws and regulations of the United Nations peacekeeping operations and diplomatic etiquette. (the 10th batch of officers and men of the first echelon of China's peacekeeping force to Mali boarded the plane and set out for duty.) (news agency)