一场训练两次复盘！第73集团军某旅创新模式提升实战能力

A Training, Two Reviews

——An Experience of a Certain Brigade of the 73rd Group Army in Enhancing Training Effectiveness

■ Li Jianliang, Special Correspondent of PLA Daily, Shi Zhipeng, Reporter, Wei Qiaoqiao

“During the last air-ground confrontation training, the No. 2 aircraft breached the specified altitude during a low-altitude penetration, resulting in being 'locked on' by the 'enemy' radar…” In the summer, on the eve of an air-ground confrontation training, a certain brigade of the 73rd Group Army held a pre-training review meeting with the participating officers and soldiers.

“The training hasn’t even started, why are we reviewing it already?” a reporter curiously asked.

“Reviewing is a common method for the troops to summarize training effectiveness. In the past, we focused on post-training reviews, but now we have added a review before training, mainly to summarize the problems encountered in previous training,” said Wang Zhijie, the brigade's training staff officer. To effectively enhance the crew's decision-making and battlefield adaptability, they organized the participating officers and soldiers to analyze past similar training videos and flight parameters, sorting out experiences and lessons, summarizing key points, anticipating possible special situations, and formulating contingency plans.

The practice of “one training, two reviews” originated from two training failures. In a previous air drop training, pilot Zhang was flying a helicopter and had just landed at the designated drop point when the opponent executed a “full encirclement,” resulting in a failed mission. Unexpectedly, a similar situation occurred again in a subsequent air drop training.

“Why did we fall into the same 'pit' twice in such a short time? What exactly went wrong?” Afterward, pilot Zhang and his comrades thoroughly investigated the root causes. Insufficient coordination, incomplete intelligence, improper selection of landing points… They compared the videos and flight parameters from both training sessions and tried to list all possible reasons. However, everyone still felt uncertain: “If we change to an unfamiliar area and a new opponent next time, will we fall into another 'pit'?”

In response to this situation, the brigade's party committee dispatched relevant personnel to embed with the training front line for full-time supervision. They found that traditional reviews often focused on single training sessions and lacked systematic summarization of experiences and lessons from similar training, leading to the recurrence of some old problems.

“Continuous learning leads to continuous improvement; reviews cannot only focus on one training session.” The brigade's party committee decided to implement the “one training, two reviews” model: before training begins, they first review and discuss past similar training, deeply exploring weak links and summarizing key points, researching countermeasures for the identified problems, shifting from passive responses to proactive prevention; after training, they focus on the shortcomings exposed during training and organize another review, examining capability gaps against combat standards and updating the problem list and solutions. To enhance the quality of reviews, they assigned dedicated personnel to record videos throughout the training and compile flight parameter data, ensuring that post-training review data is accurate and comprehensive.

As the warplanes lined up and engines roared, the training commenced as scheduled shortly after the pre-training review concluded. The reporter observed on-site that during the confrontation, faced with the opponent's tightly arranged air defense network, the crew did not rush in recklessly but strictly followed the plan formulated during the pre-training review to change flight postures, successfully evading 'enemy' radar tracking and completing simulated strikes on designated targets.

As the smoke cleared, the participating pilots immediately entered the tactical assessment room to conduct a post-training review. They retrieved confrontation videos, analyzed combat scenarios from multiple angles, and identified shortcomings one by one, further validating the effectiveness of tactical methods and optimizing the experiences summarized in the pre-training review. “The pre-training review focuses on summarizing common patterns and frequent problems, while the post-training review concentrates on sorting out new situations and compiling new tactics,” said pilot Zhang. The new review model not only allowed them to enter combat mode in advance but also enhanced the crew's awareness and vigilance regarding weak links, effectively improving battlefield adaptability.

The innovative practice of “one training, two reviews” has become an “accelerator” for the brigade to enhance its combat capabilities. Since the beginning of this year, based on the practice of “one training, two reviews,” the brigade has optimized and improved the closed-loop process of “pre-research preparation—practical training verification—reviewing deficiencies—targeted strengthening,” successfully completing multiple training tasks with high quality, and a batch of new tactics and training methods have undergone practical verification, significantly enhancing training effectiveness.