Selecting goods, scanning code for payment, printing lists... Recently, the military supermarkets of Yongshu Reef, Zhubi Reef, and Meiji Reef in Nansha have been completed and officially put into use. The reef guarding officers and soldiers can purchase the necessary daily necessities on the islands and reefs. This is a microcosm of the Nansha garrison's efforts to further enrich and expand the island and reef support model, and vigorously address the life support challenges of island and reef officers and soldiers. Entering the Reef Military Camp Supermarket, a wide variety of goods are displayed on the shelves in different areas and categories. Han Hongbo, a sergeant stationed at Yongshu Reef, picked up toothpaste and toothbrushes at the supermarket and brought along an iced drink. "You can also drink cold drinks on Yongshu Reef in the perennial heat, which is beyond the imagination of the older generation of Nansha reef guards," Han Hongbo said with deep emotion. Nansha Islands and Reefs are far from the mainland of China, with inconvenient transportation. In the past, personal necessities for reef guarding officers and soldiers were mainly transported by supply ships or brought back when returning from vacation. Being able to shop on islands and reefs has always been the wish of garrison troops. In order to better solve the problem of material support on islands and reefs, under the guidance of the Navy, the Party Committee of the Nansha garrison has conducted many investigations and demonstrations, and decided to build a military supermarket on the islands and reefs where officers and soldiers are stationed. They actively learned from local experience and first carried out the trial operation of military supermarkets in Yongshu Reef. Through public bidding, they selected reliable domestic businesses to provide supply sources, relying on supply ships to regularly replenish goods. The garrison specially formulated detailed rules for supermarket management measures to clearly regulate the flow of supermarket goods, operation mode, management and use. Officers and soldiers do not participate in supermarket operations, but are only responsible for daily management and maintenance; Commodity settlement is directly paid to the merchant by scanning the code of the officers and soldiers. At the same time, they arrange special personnel to recycle supermarket garbage to avoid damaging the ecological environment of the islands and reefs. On the basis of continuously summarizing and optimizing the operational experience of Yongshu Reef Military Camp Supermarkets, Zhubi Reef and Meiji Reef Military Camp Supermarkets were also put into operation earlier this year. In order to better meet the needs of officers and soldiers, the "menu style" supply mode is adopted in the military camp supermarkets on islands and reefs. Each reef regularly organizes cargo demand surveys, lists "replenishment lists", and implements precise support. The author saw in the military camp supermarket on the reef that there are more than 400 kinds of goods covering 5 categories, which are excellent in quality and cheap in price. At Zhubi Reef Military Camp Supermarket, several officers and soldiers are selecting goods, and the entire procurement process is simple and fast. Sergeant Ge Wangsen sighed, "Nowadays, the protection of islands and reefs is more complete, and everyone is more motivated to take root in the sea and build meritorious outposts." (Xinhua News Agency)