A military aircraft takes off at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 25. (Photos: Yu Hongchun/For China Daily(

Workers carry out maintenance on a military aircraft at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 25.

A military aircraft returns to it hangar at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 24.

A military aircraft is prepared for takeoff at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 25.

Pilots discuss training experiences at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 25.

The ground is inspected in preparation for military flights from an airport in Shaanxi province on March 24.

PLA pilots discuss tactics at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 26.

People's Liberation Army pilots march in unison at an airport in Shaanxi province on March 25.