Jun.23 (Military Report released by “China Military Power Mashup” and written by Hu Yushan)-- Smoke drifts over a military airfield where explosions have blasted craters in the runways.

Reports arrive one after another at the command office: The air assault fleet of the red army has encountered enemy air defenses. Four helicopters have been destroyed and two pilots have bailed out.

The supply ship at the B naval port has been attacked by missiles and awaiting rescue.

The command officer delivers his orders: Repair the airport and rescue the injured with the utmost dispatch.

Repair vehicles, armored ambulances and helicopters with the flexible support contingent rush to the sites, on land, at sea and in the air.

It is a typical scene in a modern war.

However, this is a scenario at the war simulation center of the Logistics Command Academy (LCA) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing.

The LCA is the only intermediate training school for logistics officers in the PLA, established to train logistics commanders in modern warfare.

The cadets at this drill come from logistics departments of various arms and services. Some already hold the rank of major or lieutenant colonel. For these cadets, the situations in the virtual simulation are issues of real significance.

A Post and a Reform

Three years ago, an entry posted on the online forum of the LCA, titled "Old Wine in New Bottles," drew the attention of the teachers and cadets.

The post read: "As a cadet of the LCA, I have been here for training three times. I found that, although the names of the text books varied in the three sessions, the substance was almost the same. Moreover, there are gaps between the book knowledge in the materials and the real situations of the military operations."