"Only with battlefield security and successful missile launches is there meaning in doing this!"

Engineer of a certain unit of the Rocket Force

Wang Jiangfan

Works on the front line of special equipment inspection

Skilled in 12 advanced inspection technologies

Contributing significantly to the Rocket Force's

breakthrough in achieving zero safety assessment

He joined the "Peacock Blue"

with "double first" results

Wang Jiangfan

Born in 1990

His grandfather participated in the Anti-Japanese War

His father once guarded the border

Influenced by his family

He early on planted a seed in his heart

to serve the country in the military

However, he was unable to fulfill this wish

due to vision issues during the college entrance examination

In 2020

After learning that the military was recruiting civilian personnel

he resolutely signed up

In the end,

he joined the "Peacock Blue"

as an engineer with "double first" results in both the interview and written test

He conducts "health checks" on special equipment

Silently guarding the "Great Power's Long Sword"

Wang Jiangfan's work in

non-destructive testing of special equipment

is a crucial part of maintaining the safety of the position and ensuring successful launches

Inspection tasks often take place on the front line

with operations mostly conducted in closed, cramped, low-oxygen

or even high-altitude, toxic

environments

which pose significant challenges to the mental and physical well-being of the staff

“Most of our positions are in deep mountains

and a lot of the work is repetitive

One piece of equipment may require hundreds of radiographs

which means climbing up and down to constantly adjust the equipment

In closed spaces

we have to wear gas masks and protective suits to operate

and often finish with our masks full of sweat

……”

In 2022

Wang Jiangfan was assigned a task

“Entering the position felt distinctly different

There was a bit of excitement

but also a heightened sense of caution

The equipment here cannot afford any mistakes

If there is an error, the consequences are unbearable”

Although he has never seen in person

the missiles carving magnificent trajectories in the sky

Wang Jiangfan appears at the launch site in another form

After the task is completed

Wang Jiangfan and his colleagues must sign their names on the

inspection certificates

taking responsibility for the data and ensuring safety

It is these seemingly unremarkable names on the inspection certificates

that bear the sacred mission

silently guarding the "Great Power's Long Sword"

7 certificates in 3 to 4 years

and also won a gold medal in the entire military

Wang Jiangfan obtained 7 certificates in 3 to 4 years

His comrades say he

is like an engine that never stops

always full of energy

Wang Jiangfan said

he has always felt a sense of imposter syndrome

“In our profession,

the equipment we ensure is very special

and requires constant improvement of skills

I have been working for 5 years

Many people think you have mastered everything

but in fact, there is still a lot of room for improvement in current technology

and many problems remain unsolved

……”

On a bookmark he made himself,

he wrote this sentence:

“Although most of us may not reach the top,

everyone should have the courage to strive for it”

In 2024,

Wang Jiangfan won a gold medal

at the national industry vocational skills competition

the second "Craftsmanship Cup" Equipment Maintenance Vocational Skills Competition

becoming the only civilian personnel among the military participants to receive this honor

He has been recognized as

an outstanding civilian personnel of the Rocket Force

and was awarded the title of "Sword Sharpener" by the Equipment Department of the Rocket Force

and received a second-class personal merit

Wang Jiangfan said:

“Our work

is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops

Only if we do well,

the position is safe,

and the missiles are successfully launched,

that is the meaning of what we do”

Reporter丨Wang Wukai Xin Ren Bo Xu Ming

Video Editor丨Wang Wukai Xin