President Tsai inspects base in Hualien, eats with officers and confers bonuses
President Tsai inspects base in Hualien, eats with officers and confers bonuses
2022-09-06
President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday visited an Air Force base in Hualien County. While she was there she took the opportunity to meet with a distinguished female pilot, and to express her thanks to the military for its contributions to national security during a time of heightened tensions with China. Tsai also learned how the country’s domestically designed missile systems work.
Soldiers stand at the ready, while others lie face down firing weapons during live-fire exercises. President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday visited a base in Hualien County, inspecting several units throughout the day, two of which operate the Hsiung Feng and Sky Bow III missile systems.
During her inspection Tsai boarded a Hsiung Feng III launch vehicle, and a Sky Bow III command vehicle, getting a better understanding of how the two missile systems operate.
Tsai listened to an officer’s briefing, before taking a group photo and conferring bonuses on soldiers. During her address to troops, she touched on the matter of China’s increasingly frequent provocations against Taiwan. She said that the Air Force’s F-16 fighter jets, which can take to the skies in just six minutes, are a key component of Taiwan’s first line of defense.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
Last month, when the Chinese military was conducting drills, the Air Force’s 5th Tactical Composite Wing grew by 63 teams and 126 members of staff. The air-defense team conducted 18 sorties with 36 aircraft. Five female officers and soldiers who ate with us today demonstrated outstanding performance in piloting aircraft, managing ground operations, conducting foreign affairs liaison, and garrisoning at camp. For example, Captain Chou Wan-chun, who is here today, took on the mission of scrambling a response when Chinese military aircraft came on an intrusion.
Tsai made it a point to mention Chou, who had been seated next to the president during an earlier meal. Chou’s performance in the line of duty, and her contributions during past disaster-response efforts left a deep impression on Tsai.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
Live-fire combat training and rescue-operations training have better prepared the military for wartime rescue efforts, as well as improved its capacity for disaster relief in peacetime. This training has also demonstrated to the world that Taiwan’s military seeks innovation and improvement, and is resolved to optimize its combat capabilities. Commander Sun Chih-yung 孫知勇 of the mechanized infantry battalion also confidently told me that we Taiwanese must strive to protect ourselves. As the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, I am extremely proud of every officer and soldier in the R.O.C. Armed Forces for your resolute belief and ability to defend the nation.
Tsai thanked the military for its incessant contributions to Taiwan’s defense. With the Mid-Autumn Festival around the corner, she also made a point of thanking all serving staff for giving up time with their loved ones to keep the nation safe.
總統視察花蓮 赴雄風.天弓飛彈營區打氣
2022-09-06
中秋前夕，總統蔡英文特別到花蓮視察三軍，除了慰問，也登上雄三飛彈車、天弓飛彈指揮管制車，了解運作狀況。對於8月時中國圍台軍演，蔡英文稱讚空軍第五聯隊的戰機能在6分鐘升空攔截，其中還有女性飛官參與任務，不分軍種、性別，都承擔保衛國家的重責大任。
國軍弟兄或站或趴，有的躲在掩體之後，進行實彈射擊演練，總統蔡英文來到花蓮視察，一口氣走訪好幾個單位，最引人矚目的，就是操作雄風飛彈的以及天弓三型飛彈的部隊。
總統不只登上雄三飛彈發射車、還進入天弓三型飛彈指揮管制車，了解運作狀況。
聽簡報，也與官兵合影留念、並頒發加菜金。在空軍聯隊致詞時，她指出面對中國軍機軍艦日益頻繁的擾台行為，第五聯隊的F-16戰機能在6分鐘就升空警戒，是最可靠的第一線。
[[總統 蔡英文]]
“在上個月，中國軍演期間，空軍第五聯隊的總體警戒兵力，增加63組、126人次，防空應處共執行18批、36架次。今天在一起同桌共餐的五位女性官兵，在飛行、地勤、外事聯絡，或是戍守營區上，都有專業傑出的表現。像我們在座的周琬淳上尉，也曾在共機擾台之際，肩負起緊急升空攔截的任務。”
蔡英文致詞時特別提到的飛官周琬淳，用餐時位子就剛好在她旁邊，除了戰備任務，國軍在救災時的表現，也讓蔡英文印象深刻。
[[總統 蔡英文]]
“紮實的實戰化射擊，和戰傷救護訓練，不僅提升了國軍在戰時救護，平時救災的能量，更向國人展現國軍求新求變，持續優化戰力的決心。機步營的孫知勇營長，也很有自信地告訴我，自己的家園就是要讓自己來守護，身為三軍統帥，我對於中華民國國軍，每一位官兵展現出自我防衛的堅定信念和能力，感到無比驕傲。”
除了肯定國軍對社會的貢獻，在國人即將與親友團聚過中秋時，官兵仍需要維持留守人力，蔡英文感謝他們為國付出。
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