Soldiers assigned to a highland scout company with a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command provide security with each other while advancing to engage mock enemy positions in ice and snow during a highland tactical reconnaissance training exercise on December 30, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Han Qiang)
Soldiers assigned to a highland scout company with a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command practice climbing techniques as they cross over a steep hill during a reconnaissance and patrol mission on December 30, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Han Qiang)
Soldiers assigned to a highland scout company with a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command patrol on frozen water during a highland tactical reconnaissance training exercise on December 30, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Han Qiang)
Soldiers assigned to a highland scout company with a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command patrol on frozen water during a highland tactical reconnaissance training exercise on December 30, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Han Qiang)
A squad leader gives pep-talk to his fellows prior to a tactical reconnaissance and patrol mission organized by a highland scout company with a regiment under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command on December 30, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Han Qiang)