At the Bagua City Air Base, the neat hangars are in good order, and on the runway, rows of fighters are neatly placed together, and pilots, mechanics, and ground crews are standing in front of their planes one by one, stretching over the entire runway of more than 3,000 meters.

The 1st Aviation Division of the Red Police Corps is stationed here, which has the most comprehensive types of aircraft in the army, the best pilots, and the most advanced combat models.

In the same way, like all air force units, it is a strategic sortie force, which is always in a state of combat at any time, and every patrol flight mission is also launched with live ammunition. Ground crews must maintain the aircraft at all times to ensure that each fighter is in a state of readiness for combat.

Today, except for a large group of fighters carrying out patrol and base defense tasks, all the remaining personnel and fighters were concentrated on the runway to be flown off, and every pilot was in high spirits and had a lot of expectation in his eyes.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, a convoy passed through layers of sentry posts and entered this huge air base, and along the way, the personnel of the air defense and missile units in the base were already standing on the side of the road and saluting.

At the airport, the Air Force's honor guard was already lined up at the front of the runway, and the slowly approaching convoy stopped in front of the red carpet. Kai immediately walked to the convoy and waited.

The car stopped in front of the red carpet, and Li Lan opened the car door and walked down.

The Somali sun hangs high in the sky for at least 250 days a year, but today is an exception, the new rainy season has arrived. However, before the weather control instrument could take effect, the rain clouds had already gathered in the northeast corner of Africa as scheduled.

Today's Bagua City is also a cool breeze. The eucalyptus trees around the airport swayed gently in the breeze, the grass and flowers sprouted new green shoots, and the air was not filled with the pungent smell of aviation fuel and engine oil, but with a refreshing and natural feeling of going out in the wild.

Li Lan, who took a deep breath, seemed to be very satisfied with the current environment here, and her face was a little more light. Natasha, who got out of the car with him, also had a comfortable smile on her face.

As soon as Li Lan appeared, Smith. Kai immediately stepped forward and saluted solemnly: "Report to the commander, the 1st Air Division of the Somali Defense Force Air Force has finished plating. Waiting for your review. ”

"Take a break." Li Lan returned a military salute. Today's Li Lan does not wear a suit, but a set of commander's military uniforms that belong to him, with unique badges and military ranks to match his majestic temperament. One glance was enough to convince the soldiers.

"Salute ......," the leader of the Air Force honor guard shouted.

In Natasha and Smith. Accompanied by Kay. Accompanied by the military music of the Air Force. The guard of honor was reviewed. After walking through the guard of honor, they came to the front of the soldiers of the 1st Air Division, with 280 pilots in the front row. Behind the scenes, hundreds of engineers and thousands of ground crews are the guarantee of the air force's operations and the guardian saints of safeguarding the rights and interests of the sea and air.

When he came to the podium and looked at these spiritual young faces in front of him, Li Lan naturally felt a little proud in his heart, these were his own soldiers, and they were born to fight for themselves.

"This land represents my eagle in the sky, although I have been here many times, but I rarely face to face with everyone, think back then, there were only a dozen planes here, about 20 pilots, today my team has been very strong, we finally have a multi-service aviation unit, this is the result of our joint efforts. I'm so proud of you.

At that time, our conditions were very difficult, and this was the sacred place of every air force personnel, the birthplace of our air force, and now it is also the sacred and inviolable guardian saint of national sovereignty. In the new era, new opportunities are accompanied by new challenges, and they are becoming more and more severe challenges, but I have always been full of confidence, because I have a group of heroic and tenacious air athletes like you.

Answer me, are you proud to be part of the Air Force? Finally, Li Lan, who was standing on the podium, asked in a shout.

As soon as Li Lan's words fell, the soldiers below shouted in unison: "Loyal leader, defend sovereignty, and have no regrets even if you die......."

Listening to the shouts of the young people, looking at the excited and fanatical gazes, Li Lan was even more proud in his heart, stretched out his hand to press in the void, the scene was instantly silent, and he continued to say loudly: "You are all warriors of the country, my pride, and the pride of the people. The smoke of war has once again floated and has spread to our side, and now is the time when the country and the people need you, answer me, do you have the confidence to win any of the next wars? ”

"The eagle strikes the sky, and I am invincible......"

Facing the crowd shouting excitedly again, Li Lan gave a military salute affectionately, and immediately stepped off the podium and walked towards every soldier. Here he has too many familiar faces, some of whom he has personally bestowed, some of whom he pays special attention to, and some of whom he has remembered for a long time.

Li Lan can name every soldier of the First Air Division, because these people are the pride of the Air Force, or outstanding cadets who have graduated from military academies, and almost all of them have exceptional treatment.

Greeting and shaking hands with these pilots one by one, Li Lan's footsteps soon stopped in front of a young man, touched the lines on the young man's military uniform, and sorted out the already neat corners of his clothes, Li Lan opened his mouth and asked: "Golden Knight No. 8, Cai Kaohsiung, where is your car now?" ”

"Report to the commander, my car is in the middle of the runway, fighter number 5008, and it is the latest Apollo stealth fighter." Cai Kaohsiung looked very excited, as an old pilot, although it was not the first time he had seen Li Lan so face-to-face, but every time Li Lan could clearly call his name, which made him feel extremely excited every time.

"Yes, the Apollo is our most powerful stealth fighter, are you proficient in it now?" Li Lan nodded and asked.

"Report to the commander, the operating system of the Apollo fighter has many similarities with other models, and after several months of running-in, I have reached the level of man-machine integration." Cai Kaohsiung Road.

"It's good, but you can't be proud, the combination of man and machine is just a process, what you need is to fly your fighter as if you were using your own hands, so that you can defeat more enemies in the Air Force." Li Lan encouraged.

"Guaranteed to get the job done." Cai Kaohsiung immediately assured.

Li Lan nodded, and walked down again, every pilot, he stopped to ask a word or two, to encourage or encourage. Soon, Li Lan came to the front of the team of female pilots, and a familiar face met his eyes.

"Alena, you really didn't disappoint me." In front of her was a young Somali woman, some inheritance of Arab blood, showing bronzed skin of Alena, Li Lan is no stranger. (For those who forget jì, please see chapter 446)

"His Excellency the President was able to remember the students, and the students' perseverance over the years has also been affirmed." Alena said excitedly.

"Wrong......" Hearing Alena's proficient Chinese, Li Lan shook her head and said, "Your efforts are not to prove to me, but your persistence at the beginning, which has blossomed today." ”

"Yes, Alena has not forgotten Jì, I am now a fighter pilot like Kurata, I am very happy to be able to uphold Kurata's will and determination, I hope he can be proud of me in the kingdom of heaven." Alena's eyes moistened.

"After so many years, you still haven't forgotten him?" Li Lan took a deep breath, took out a photo of him with the first batch of fighter pilots at this base for the first time from his neckline pocket, and continued: "Some people are alive but have died, and some people are dead but live forever. I didn't forget about them either. ”

"Alena too, Alena will not have a second man in this life, my whole life has been Kurata's, and my youth will also be given to this country." Looking at that photo, the tears in the corners of Alena's eyes were overflowing, but her voice was extremely firm.

Li Lan gently patted Alena on the shoulder, which was a kind of comfort and encouragement to her, and then changed her voice and said, "What position do you hold now?" ”

Alena also immediately put away her feelings, and replied immediately: "Report leader, I studied UAV when I was in the military academy, and now I am a UAV ground pilot in the UAV Brigade of the 1st Aviation Division, responsible for driving the ground driving of the Sky Knight UAV with the number 9042. ”

"Women don't let you shave your eyebrows, your current lieutenant rank is very suitable for you, and your space will be greater in the future, come on, I'm optimistic about you." Li Lan nodded, drone piloting is a very complex job, requiring professional knowledge and a very dedicated attitude, although there is no fighter pilot that is close to life and death, but the technical requirements will be extremely harsh.

Because the Sky Knight UAV is not only a drone that only manages ground attack, but also a drone that can be used for aerial combat, the operation of ground pilots is very demanding.

A student who has just graduated not long ago can be selected as the first batch of drone pilots in the Air Force of the Red Guard Corps, and the sweat required is several times or even more than ten times that of the ordinary people.

You must know that there are not a few pilots in the First Aviation Division who are not Red Police, let alone drone ground pilots, except for Alena, the rest are from Red Police. The threshold is far higher than that of any army. In particular, the requirements of drone pilots are even more one-in-a-thousand, requiring the pilot to have excellent computer skills, knowledge of cyber warfare, and the use and use of wireless and digital databases, which can almost be said to be an all-rounder.

Li Lan didn't know about the position held by Alena before, but now he admires this stubborn woman a little more in his heart.

Subsequently, Li Lan met with each pilot one by one to understand their current positions, and then had intimate exchanges with the mechanic engineers and ground staff until lunchtime. (To be continued......)