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READY, SET, DRILL!

At a training ground in Shandong province last month, armor infantry squad soldiers from the Red Eighth Company of the 80th Army Group of the People's Liberation Army engaged in battle drills. As several flares were fired into the sky, China Daily photographer Jiang Dong got the chance to record the training at close range.

By Jiang Dong | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2022-09-02 00:00
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New recruits to the armor infantry squad of the Red Eighth Company of the 80th Army Group of the People's Liberation Army stand ready to join in the battle drills at a training ground in Shandong province last month. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

Company soldiers learn the unit's history before the drill. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

The Red Eighth Company is an elite unit known for gallant and meritorious service. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

An armored car with a machine gun joins in the drill. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

Tibetan soldier Norsang Dondrup unleashes smoke to camouflage his fellow soldiers as they clear obstacles with explosives. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

A soldier traverses obstacles using a cable bridge. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

Soldiers jump through a flaming hoop. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

The head of the infantry squad sprints across the training ground. JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY

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