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In early April, a field publicity vehicle of a guided missile division of the air force of the Beijing Military Area Command was formally enlisted as a kind of battle equipment. Three officers and men have become its new masters to undertake such tasks as research and study on public opinion warfare, law warfare and psychological warfare.
Several years ago, the division invested fund to rebuild a field publicity vehicle in order to meet the requirements of executing tasks outside the barracks. The field publicity vehicle was equipped with satellite ground receiving system, multi-media computer, books and video database and could relay TV programs. It not only enabled the officers and men to capture external information synchronically, but also could produce field bulletin and provide books, disks and video material for political education. But, since it was not clearly authorized by the higher authority, the field publicity vehicle couldn't be commissioned regardless of the fact that it was urgently needed. Some argued that, a field publicity vehicle was not necessary since the troops had to maneuver far and wide. Some others were of the view that since the time for the vehicle to be used for official duty was limited and it was sitting there idle most of the time, therefore, instead of investing a large sum of money in it, it would be better to spend the money on some other equipment. For that reason, the field publicity vehicle was cold-shouldered with no fixed crew for a very long time.
Later the Party committee of the division came to the understanding that with the advance of the new military change, the battle function of political work would increase. Only by recognizing the rules and characteristics, could they bring it into full play in terms of pubic opinion warfare, law warfare and psychological warfare. Therefore, after obtaining the approval of the higher authority, they enlisted the field publicity vehicle. They also upgraded and completed its configuration level in terms of hardware and software as well as its service function in legal service. At the same time, they selected three officers and men to be responsible for it and to conduct related training.
By Wang Fuhai and Liu Quan
(Apr. 23, PLA Daily)
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