Fighting the cold
PLA marines endure a monthlong training exercise in north china, and pass with flying colors
More than 1,000 marines and officers from China's People's Liberation Army took part in a winter drill in the Shenyang Military Command's Taonan training base from Jan 8 to Feb 6. During the drill, troops experienced extremely cold weather at the base, which is in the Horqin Grassland in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Despite harsh conditions, the marines and their equipment, which included 200 vehicles, amphibious armored tanks and weapons, passed the stringent tests they were put through. The exercise ended with training goals accomplished and the marines' combat capability improved, officials say.
| Officers and soldiers rest in their tents after a full day's exercise. |
| A marine toughs it out in below-zero temperatures during the drill. |
| Practicing battle tactics at the Taonan training base. |
| A day's trek in icy weather during the monthlong drill in Horqin Grassland. Photos by Wang Jing / China Daily |
| Comrades in arms polish their weapons ahead of a day's drill. |
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Eating breakfast ahead of a day's drill. |
| A soldier takes part in a battle scenario during the drill. |
| Armored tanks passed all the intensive testing the drill demanded of them. |
(China Daily European Weekly 02/20/2015 page4)
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