The People’s Liberation Army Air Force for the first time mobilized a civilian vessel for an exercise on Aug. 10 to practice its maritime force projection capability, according to the PLA Daily.
A roll-on/roll-off ship belonging to an unknown civilian company was used to transfer a battalion of troops and their vehicles under an air defense missile brigade of the PLA Air Force to an undisclosed port located in the northeastern province of Liaoning.
This exercise was held to test whether the PLA Air Force is capable of coordinating with civilian resources during a time of conflict.
After several hours of sailing, the battalion arrived at its destination on time, the report said.
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