Chinese and Russian troops hold forced isolation drill
Chinese and Russian airborne troop officers discuss battle plan during a forced isolation drill in east China's Shandong Province, August 25, 2005. Chinese and Russian troops launched the drill as the last item of actual combat in the joint military exercise dubbed "Peace Mission 2005" on Thursday. Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and his Russian counterpart Sergei Ivanov observed the exercise.
Russian airborne soldiers coordinate with paratroops' combat vehicles to attack targets during a forced isolation drill in east China's Shandong Province, August 25, 2005.
Paratroops and cambat vehicles dropped by Russian transport planes land or parpare to land on the appointed area during a forced isolation drill in east China's Shandong Province, August 25, 2005.
Transport helicopters fly above a landing field with the air fire cover during a forced isolation drill in east China's Shandong Province August 25, 2005.