Warships galloping through waves, war eagles soaring high in the sky, submarines lurking in secret... In the deep blue sea, a 'storm' is brewing. Hundreds of miles away, the atmosphere in the command and control hall of a joint training base of the navy is also tense. Under five huge electronic display screens, officers and soldiers wearing different armbands are sitting full. This is the exercise director's office and also the command center for naval forces. The position where the officers and soldiers are located is called the "seat" - they are like the gears of a clock, working independently and working together to convey instructions, deploy troops, and control the process throughout the entire exercise. With the commander's command, the sound of keyboards and conversations echoed between rows of flashing screens, and the naval forces quickly took action. Training "is the design and rehearsal of" war ", while" war "is the application and testing of" training ". One seat corresponds to a node in the vast combat system. Through the square screen on the seat, we can glimpse the rich connotations and broad extensions of modern warfare. Seat Thinking - Sitting on a seat and having a global perspective, one must consider a seat, two display screens, and a landline from a global perspective. This is the seat of the Chief of the Training Department at the base. The signboard above the display screen shows that this is the comprehensive guide seat. On the screen of Director Li, several longitude and latitude lines outline the vast ocean, with red and blue markings intertwined, presenting the complexity and tension of the battlefield at sea. Director Li reached out his finger and lightly pressed it, giving a work prompt to the microphone. Short "clear" reply sounds came from other seats one after another. To gain a deep understanding of the director's position, we can first imagine a highly complex and dynamically operating 'war brain'. ”Director Li stood up and pointed to different seats, saying that each seat is a decision-making hub, an information node, and an authority in a professional field. The position of Chief Li is located in the last row of the operation desk. Looking ahead, there are densely packed computer screens on different seats; Taking a few steps further, you will arrive at the commanding post of the leader. Being closest to the command post means being closest to the final decision - this is the 'hub' of the entire exercise. All important combat documents should be summarized here, sorted and integrated, and reported to the commander; And the decisions of the director's department head are also distributed from here to different professional seats, ultimately turning into data instructions and quickly reaching every corner of the battlefield. However, this is not just a role of a microphone. ”Director Li said that this is equivalent to the "metronome" and "overall dispatch" of the exercise. Sitting on a seat with a global perspective, one must think from a global standpoint. As he spoke, he closely monitored the real-time updates of the maritime situation, moving the mouse back and forth, making it clear at a glance what the next deployment of the red and blue sides would be. Everyone knows that modern warfare is invincible, but how to connect is an open question facing everyone. ”Director Li believes that each seat in the director's department is a source of complexity and uncertainty in the exercise. When multiple units of different branches of the military are included in the base's "point book", to transform the complex combat elements from "physical combination" to "chemical fusion", it is not simply stacking and stacking, but requires scientific arrangement and combination. A simple example is that the same type of aircraft may have completely different application scenarios in the Air Force and Navy. If not properly arranged, it may make a joke in front of the troops. The seat is connected to the battle position. ”Director Li said that what the directing department needs to do is to ensure that every military branch, every weapon, and every officer and soldier can find their place in the system. It's impossible for me alone to achieve it. ”Director Li looked up and saw that dozens of officers and soldiers on various seats ahead were also busy and nervous. In those backs, there were his colleagues whom he spent his days with, as well as some comrades from other branches of the military. Union is first reflected in the command center. Just like how a person needs to be driven by their brain to complete an action. Aviation seats, anti submarine seats, new technology seats, air defense and anti missile seats, electronic countermeasures seats, comprehensive support seats... For each exercise, the base invites professional representatives based on the forces and content involved in the exercise. Each seat becomes a symbol of high specialization, like gears on precision instruments, interlocking with each other. You can't see the waves, but you can feel the rough waves of the battlefield; You can't smell the smoke of gunpowder, but you can feel the pressure of victory and defeat determined by the minute and second. ”Director Li said, "Our seats are connected to the entire joint operations system." The change in seats - to cope with increasingly complex battlefield environments, seats must be more precise and specialized. The fluorescent indicator lights of telephones keep flashing, and the information pop ups on computer screens are stacked layer by layer. After distributing instructions, the communication network seat became one of the busiest seats. Commander Huang of the communication battalion of a certain regiment had a serious expression and swiftly conveyed instructions to various command posts between mountains and seas. He didn't relax until the information system received the receipts one by one. If the entire system is a 'war brain', then the information flow between seats is the 'qi and blood' that ensures the normal functioning of the brain. ”Huang Yingchang said that each seat is the foundation for the linkage of a huge system. Huang Yingchang first participated in the director's department duty, which happened to be 10 years ago. At that time, officers and soldiers stepped into their respective positions, not called "seats", but referred to as "parts". In the past, when conducting training, although everyone sat together, they basically only cared about their own 'one acre and three fen land'. ”Recalling the past, Captain Huang said. The command center is still like this, and the training of the troops is even more scattered: the ships are looking forward to going out to sea to shoot live ammunition, the aviation troops are thinking about aerial combat, and the coastal guidance troops are staring at their targets... everything is vividly remembered. At that time, various parts and branches of the military were like independent chimneys, although each position emitted heat, they lacked communication and were difficult to integrate with each other. Location, seat. The variation of a word is vastly different. Searching for semantics and location mainly refers to the spatial distribution relationship of things; A seat symbolizes the position and rights of an individual or group in a specific occasion. So, from position to seat, what "rights" are given to officers and soldiers sitting in the same position? The right to know and the right to participate. ”Huang Yingchang said that the reform not only changed the organizational structure of the troops, but also transformed everyone's minds. Taking his major as an example, in the past, the communication seat only needed to be responsible for connecting the links, and as for how people used them and whether they used them well or not, they didn't need to pay attention at all. Now, they need to communicate with all participating troops in advance to understand their respective equipment and combat needs, and be responsible for the entire communication process during the exercise... "Before, we were just road builders; Now, we not only build roads, but also establish traffic regulations and manage all information data. ”Captain Huang's metaphor reflects the consensus among the officers and soldiers of the base: as the concept of joint operations gradually becomes mainstream, military training and preparation will shift from being "the responsibility of a few people" to "the responsibility of everyone". In his eloquent narration, even the names of each seat underwent multiple changes - at first, the seat where Captain Huang was located was called the Communication Support Seat, later changed to the Communication Seat, and now it has been subdivided into the Communication Network Seat, Spectrum Control Seat, and Telecommunications Receiving and Sending Seat. The change in seats is due to a change in the times: the removal of "guarantees" is because many previously overlooked links have been incorporated into the combat chain; Functional segmentation is due to the need for more precise and specialized seating in response to increasingly complex battlefield environments. Nowadays, these seats standing between the square inches are driving troops with silent power, shining their swords in deep blue and honing their strength in the ocean. (New Society)