An airborne unit entered its sixth day of air dropping drill in northern Hubei Province on November 24. The drill for comprehensive logistics support was conducted under modern conditions. At 7:00am, officers and men of medical service and dozens of 17m3-containers as large as trucks were dropped from planes.

　　The dropped supplies included medical equipment, military supplies and tools for repairing. Each container of precision medical equipment was packed with 45 pieces including field surgical equipment, anaesthesia machines, electrocardiographes and so on. The equipment all landed intact. According to related resources, the drill was the first of its kind for the airborne unit.

　　Liu Shouzhen, director of a logistics department and commander of the drill, said that the success of the drill marked the acquisition of the capability of comprehensive logistics support by Chinese airborne units.

　　By Zhao Bo and Zhao Qihong

　　(November 25, PLA Daily)