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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-29

The Crimson Party Flag Like a Beam of Light in the Deep Sea, Illuminating the Heart of Every Submarine Officer and Soldier

红彤彤的党旗如深海中的一束光,照亮了每名潜艇官兵的心房

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Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletPLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source languagezh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-06-29
Original URLhttp://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16470330.html
Collected at2026-06-29 16:18:16 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint4355cccf1610700e5aababb5871d5ebe3d50220cf04f1dca670ecf58568cfa80 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run72
Analysis modelclaude-sonnet-4-6
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鲜红党旗照亮深海之路 ■董存金 解放军报特约记者 茆 琳 北部战区海军某潜艇支队官兵向党旗庄严宣誓。解放军报特约记者 茆 琳摄 深海之中,北部战区海军某潜艇支队一艘任务潜艇游弋前行。 建党105周年之际,潜艇官兵特意制作了一期特殊的《战斗快报》。版面上,一抹鲜艳的红色格外亮眼。 “这面党旗有着特殊的意义。”一级军士长赵峰指着稿件旁的图片忆起过往。那年,潜艇受命赶赴某陌生海域执行巡逻任务。出航前夕,赵峰和战友们面向党旗宣誓:“坚决完成任务,誓死保卫祖国!” 刚一抵达目标海域,潜艇便正面遭遇台风。紧急上浮充电时,潜艇横摇接近40度,就连不少老兵都被晃得昏昏沉沉,吐得直不起身。 党旗之下喊出的那句誓言,为官兵增添了战风斗浪的勇气。恶劣条件下,大家不惧艰险、并肩作战,最终圆满完成任务。后来,官兵专门将这面党旗珍藏起来。“艇由我操纵,我听党指挥!”赵峰坚定地说。 大洋深处,不见阳光,红彤彤的党旗如深海中的一束光,照亮了每名官兵的心房。 那日训练间隙,战友们在党旗下为下士杨尊严举行了一场“水下成人礼”。 “恭喜你,圆满完成首次随艇远航任务!”艇长将一个玻璃瓶郑重递到杨尊严手中,“本次出海,我们收集了最深下潜点位的海水。这是对你全程坚守岗位、顺利完成各项通信保障任务的专属肯定。” 鲜红的党旗悬挂于舱壁,映红了杨尊严的脸颊,他激动地说:“从今天起,我就是一名合格的潜艇兵,我会用青春与热血书写忠诚与担当!”党旗见证下,一瓶特殊的“深蓝之水”,成为杨尊严成长路上最具分量的纪念。 “一个忠诚于党、坚强有力的战斗集体,才能所向披靡、战无不胜。”该艇政委感慨,那年,艇党支部率领官兵创下支队潜艇执行远航任务“间隔时间最短,完成标准最高”的纪录;在潜艇系泊试验期间,为尽早完成任务,艇党支部带头攻坚,每天平均睡眠时间只有4个小时,提前1个月完成某型武器试验…… 艇行万里心向党,大洋深处不迷航。潜艇官兵用始终听党指挥的忠诚底色、时刻向战而行的担当品格和甘愿以身许国的信仰追求,铸造了坚不可摧的“水下钢铁长城”。

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A Northern Theater Command Navy submarine brigade published a special 'Combat Bulletin' marking the CCP's 105th founding anniversary, featuring accounts from Senior Master Sergeant Zhao Feng and Corporal Yang Zunyan that frame patrol endurance, typhoon operations, and a weapons trial completed one month ahead of schedule as expressions of Party loyalty. The article documents the brigade's standard political work format for anniversary periods — oath ceremonies, 'underwater coming-of-age' rituals, and commissar reflections — and its value is as a record of how the submarine force institutionalizes Party-loyalty framing around operational milestones, not as evidence of changed readiness or posture. The reference to a brigade record for long-distance voyage missions at 'shortest interval time and highest completion standard' is the one operationally specific claim worth noting, as it fits a broader pattern of Northern Theater Navy submarine units publicizing increased patrol tempo.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "红彤彤的党旗如深海中的一束光,照亮了每名潜艇官兵的心房." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-06-29. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16470330.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 1900, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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