Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-12

Spreading Wings, Sailing Far! Officers and Soldiers of an Air Force Aviation Regiment Pilot the "Kunpeng" and Soar into a New Era

振翅远航！空军航空兵某团官兵驾驭“鲲鹏”奋飞新时代

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-12
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16473227.html
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翱翔云天振翅远航 ——空军航空兵某团官兵驾驭“鲲鹏”奋飞新时代影像 ■余红春张帅解放军报记者李建文张雷朱恩举摄影报道中原腹地，空军航空兵某团机场，数架运-20呼啸升空，飞赴训练空域。随着舱门打开，全副武装的官兵鱼贯而出。刹那间，朵朵伞花次第绽放，精准降落至目标地域…… 搭乘运-20开展伞降训练的官兵跳离机舱，朵朵伞花绽放高空。作为一支战略投送力量，该团自2019年列装运-20系列战机以来，航迹遍布祖国大江南北以及亚、非、欧、大洋洲的几十个国家。每一次闻令而动，每一次雷霆出击，都彰显着人民空军能打仗、打胜仗的责任担当。忠于使命，搏击长空。2020年新冠疫情暴发后，该团官兵驾驶列装不久的运-20，星夜兼程驰援武汉抗疫一线，为全国抗疫斗争注入强大信心。今年4月，换装新型国产发动机的运-20B首次飞出国门，接迎第十三批在韩中国人民志愿军烈士遗骸回国，被亿万国人深情赞誉：用最澎湃的“中国心”，迎接最勇敢的人回家。飞行员比武载誉归来，将奖杯放置到荣誉展台。飞行教员为年轻飞行员讲解动作要领。闲暇时间，飞行员谈心交心。飞行员列队行进，士气高昂。夜幕下，运-20编队滑行，准备出征。向战奋飞，制胜空天。新装备列装以来，该团紧盯战略转型要求，常态开展多种高难度课目训练，创新研练“最小间隔跟进起飞”“大机群密集编队”等战法训法，战斗力实现质的跃升。2021年5月，该团官兵驾驶运-20首次征战空军“金飞镖”竞赛考核，在无地面引导、无靶场标识、无详尽气象数据的复杂环境下，精准将重型装备空投至目标地域，荣获团体和机组双料冠军。亮相台海、警巡东海、战巡南海……近年来，该团官兵驾驭运-20与各型战机协同编组、体系出击，以钢铁之翼守护万里长空。云天之上，胜战航迹不断延伸。观看视频报道版式设计：赵亚会

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An unidentified PLA Air Force aviation regiment equipped with Y-20 strategic airlifters since 2019 has conducted parachute insertion training, Taiwan Strait and South China Sea patrol operations, and international missions including the April 2025 repatriation of CPVAF remains from South Korea using the Y-20B with domestically produced WS-20 engines. The article documents the regiment's operational breadth — overseas logistics, combat patrols in all three maritime theaters, and airdrop proficiency validated at the 2021 'Golden Dart' competition — and confirms that the Y-20B's first overseas flight was the remains repatriation mission, establishing a public baseline for when the WS-20-powered variant entered operational international service. The parachute insertion imagery extends the documented record of the Y-20 as an airborne assault platform, not solely a logistics or VIP transport asset.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "振翅远航！空军航空兵某团官兵驾驭“鲲鹏”奋飞新时代." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-12. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16473227.html.

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