The China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) team arrives in Lijiang aboard the Y-20 military aircraft for Emergency Mission 2023 earthquake relief exercise in Yunnan Province on May 16. (Photo by Luan Cheng)
中国国际救援队搭乘运-20飞机抵达丽江。栾铖摄
By Luan Cheng and Jiang Boxi
栾铖、姜博西
The Office of the State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) and the Yunnan Provincial Government jointly held the "Emergency Mission 2023" earthquake relief exercise in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, on May 16, with forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP) and the militia involved in.
5月16日，国务院抗震救灾指挥部办公室、应急管理部、云南省人民政府在云南丽江等地联合举行“应急使命·2023”救援演习，解放军和武警部队及民兵应急救援力量参演。
Set on the scenario of earthquakes and resultant secondary disasters in the alpine and canyon areas, this air-ground relief exercise aimed to comprehensively test and improve integrated emergency response capabilities of various disaster relief forces in such geographic regions.
演习以发生在高山峡谷地区的地震灾害及其引发的次生灾害为背景，组织进行空地一体化的联合救援，旨在全面检验提升高山峡谷地区的综合应急能力。
The PLA Southern Theater Command deployed over 900 military emergency response personnel, together with more than 1,600 pieces (sets) of equipment, to participate in drills on over 20 subjects including emergency air-ground delivery, air-ground joint search and rescue, and secondary disaster management. It also arranged specialized forces in information communication, mapping and navigation, meteorology and hydrology, and other disciplines to continuously provide situational awareness of the losses and the rescue progress in disaster-hit areas offering support for commanding and decision-making in disaster relief operation.
在演习中，南部战区统一指挥解放军和武警部队及民兵各类应急专业队伍900余人，动用装备器材1600余件（套），参加空地应急投送、空地联合搜救、次生灾害处置等8个环节20余个课目演练，并统筹运用信息通信、测绘导航、气象水文等专业力量，持续对灾区损毁和救援情况实施态势感知，为指挥决策和救灾行动提供保障支撑。
A helicopter attached to an air assault brigade of the PLA 75th Group Army participates in Emergency Mission 2023 earthquake relief exercise in Yunnan Province on May 16. (Photo by Luan Cheng）
第75集团军某空中突击旅直升机参与抗震救灾。栾铖摄
The military and civilian forces jointly erect a mechanized bridge to connect the "earthquake-stricken” roads during the Emergency Mission 2023 earthquake relief exercise in Yunnan Province on May 16. (Photo by Luan Cheng)
军地联合架设机械化桥梁连通“震区”道路。栾铖摄
A disaster relief soldier operates a mechanical dog for search and rescue during the Emergency Mission 2023 earthquake relief exercise in Yunnan Province on May 16. (Photo by Luan Cheng)
西南方向地震灾害紧急救援队队员操控“机械狗”展开搜救行动。栾铖摄
PAP soldiers and militias stationed in Lijiang rush to fight the fire during the Emergency Mission 2023 earthquake relief exercise in Yunnan Province on May 16. (Photo by Luan Cheng)
武警丽江支队官兵和丽江军分区民兵奔赴火场参与灭火。栾铖摄
