Monday, August 02, 2010

Vanguard-2010 military exercise

China to Launch Military Exercise in Central Provinces
2010-08-03 00:50:34 Xinhua Web Editor: Zhang Xu
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/08/03/2021s586330.htm

A total of 12,000 soldiers and officers from China's air defense force are scheduled to conduct a five-day military exercise in two provinces from Tuesday, a source from the the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Jinan Military Command said Monday.

The military exercise, code-named "Vanguard-2010", will be carried out in the provinces of Henan and Shandong and is an important part of annual joint military exercises between different military commands, according to the source.

An unidentified number of scouting planes, combat aircraft and helicopters will join the exercise, according to the source.

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