Source record Ministry of National Defense · 2026-08-21

An Air Force Unit Holds a Retirement-from-Flying Ceremony for Six Veteran Pilots — "Our Hearts Will Forever Remain with the War Eagles"

空军某部为6名老飞行员举行停飞仪式——“我们的心永远与战鹰同在”

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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-21
Original URL	http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/wzll/kj/16480514.html
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空军某部为6名老飞行员举行停飞仪式—— “我们的心永远与战鹰同在” 清晨，空军某部机场，战鹰列阵，一场停飞仪式如期举行。停机坪上，6名老飞行员在该部官兵和家属代表的见证下，向战鹰致以深情的告别，将接力棒交到新一批飞行员手中，为自己的飞行生涯画上一个圆满的句号。这群老飞行员数十载翱翔云端，用一条条壮美航迹书写热血忠诚，守护祖国安宁。同时，他们还甘为人梯，潜心飞行带教，为部队战斗力建设作出了重要贡献。亲手抚摸熟悉的战鹰，老飞行员们的眼里满含眷恋。特级飞行员杨勇依依不舍地绕着战机转了好几圈。作为一名经历过多岗位锻炼的老飞行员，他与战鹰并肩战斗30载，上高原、赴海岛、战戈壁，把青春与热血融进道道航迹。如今，虽已年过半百、两鬓染霜，但杨勇奋进强军的初心依然滚烫。 “请停飞飞行员向年轻飞行员交接头盔！”随着一段简洁有力的口令下达，6名年轻飞行员代表整齐列队，跑步前进到老飞行员面前。看着眼前朝气蓬勃的年轻面孔，老飞行员孟宪奇忍不住眼眶湿润。他小心翼翼地捧起头盔，郑重地交到年轻飞行员手中，语重心长地嘱咐道：“戴上它，继续守护好祖国的蓝天！” 站在家属代表的队伍中，孟宪奇的儿子孟令宇使劲为父亲鼓掌。在他的记忆中，身穿飞行服的父亲总是高大帅气。受父亲影响，孟令宇从小就爱上了蓝天和飞行。如今，他已考入空军勤务学院学习深造。此时此刻，孟令宇心里明白，父亲交接的不仅是飞行头盔，更是一份沉甸甸的使命和责任。“我一定要追随父亲的脚步，练强打赢本领，将来与战友们一起，忠诚守护祖国的蓝天。”他说。 “我舍不得心爱的战鹰、亲爱的战友、热爱的事业，但我也欣慰地看到，一批年轻飞行员茁壮成长，沿着我们飞出的航迹，向更高、更远的天空翱翔……”手捧官兵代表献上的鲜花，老飞行员陈志杰发自肺腑的一番话语，赢得现场官兵和家属代表的热烈掌声。引擎轰鸣，数架战鹰接续加力起飞。目送战鹰依次升空，6名身披绶带的老飞行员整齐列队，抬臂敬礼。“尽管脱下了飞行服，但我们的心永远与战鹰同在，与使命同在，与头顶这片深爱的蓝天同在。”看着渐渐远去的战鹰，孟宪奇深情地说。

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An unidentified PLA Air Force unit held a retirement-from-flying ceremony at an unnamed airfield for six veteran pilots, including master-grade pilot (特级飞行员) Yang Yong, who logged thirty years of flight across plateau, island, and Gobi deployments, and Meng Xianqi, whose son has enrolled at the Air Force Service College. The article is standard political-work content built around the 甘为人梯 ('willingly serve as stepping stones') framing; its value is as a record of how the Air Force institutionalizes generational continuity and family-lineage narratives to reinforce retention culture and recruit motivation. The unit, aircraft type, and location are withheld throughout, so the article documents messaging posture, not operational detail.

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Source text. Ministry of National Defense. "空军某部为6名老飞行员举行停飞仪式——“我们的心永远与战鹰同在”." MOD China (国防部), 2026-08-21. http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/wzll/kj/16480514.html.

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