2021/09/15
Fighter jet conducts take-off and landing exercises on the Jiadong combat air-strip
Fighter jet conducts take-off and landing exercises on the Jiadong combat air-strip
Demonstrates the precise combat capabilities of flight troops
Reported by: Military News Agency
Reporter: Lin Ze-ting
Pingtung, 15th
Air Force Command conducted the fighter take-off and landing as well as reorganization and fill-up exercises on Provincial Highway No. 1 of the Jiadong combat runway today. As the Joint Operations Center of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) issued the coordinated combat and support order, all of the related authorities of the 4th Joint Combat Battalion worked closely with the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), the Directorate General of Highways, the National Police Agency and others to successfully furnish the reorganization and fill-up operations for four different types aircraft, demonstrating the effectiveness of joint operations.
Early in the morning the sound of fighter engines pierced the silence of the sky. Then, as many as four aircraft from the Air Force – IDF, F-16V, Mirage 2000, and E-2K – took off from different bases, and quickly landed on the Jiadong combat runway. With assistance from the ground crew, they quickly took off after having completed fuel replenishment operations, and continued with the exercise, demonstrating the precise combat capabilities of flight troops of the Air Force.
On the third day of the Han Kuang No. 37 war game, take-off and landing exercises were carried out on the Jiadong combat runway. Before the exercise, from as early as 03.00, officers and soldiers of the Air Force removed foreign objects from the combat runway to ensure the exercise could be completed without interference.
Air Force Command stressed that this exercise has fully demonstrated the unity between the military and civilians, and has brought into play the mobilization power of national defense. As such, it hopes the public renders its appreciation for the well-drilled training of the Armed Forces as well as the determination of self-defense through the strategic communication mechanism, consolidating the consensus of national defense as "concern by all nationals, support by all nationals, and participation by all nationals." The success of the live military exercise of jet fighters taking-off and landing on the combat runway is just one example of this effort. The Air Force has stated it is thankful for the understanding and support of the public while it closed off roads for the defense drill.
On the 15th, Air Force Command conducted take-off and landing exercises of jet fighters on the Jiadong combat runway. ((Photographed by reporter Kuo Jia-liang, Military News Agency)