当你头顶星空

When your eyes meet the starry sky

你会仰望什么

What do you gaze upon

当你登临雪峰

When you stand atop the snow-capped peak

你想瞭望什么

What do you yearn to see

戍守祖国西陲

Guarding the Western frontier of the motherland

你在守望什么

What are you watching over

因为一种信仰

Because of a sacred belief

我们在最高寒的地方巡逻

We patrol the coldest and highest places

在最缺氧的环境驻守

We stand guard in the most oxygen-thin air

在最寂寥的无人区扎根

We take root in the most desolate

uninhabited wilds

因为一句誓言

Because of a solemn oath

我们向难攻坚

We confront hardships and overcome obstacles

锻造空天利剑

Forge a sharp sword of aerospace defense

向新图强

We innovate and grow stronger

能战方能止战

Only by being able to fight can we deter war

向战而行

March toward the fight

为了祖国奋不顾身

For the motherland

We charge ahead without hesitation

因为一个目标

Because of a shared goal

我们研战谋战

We study and plan for warfare

只争朝夕

Seize the day and make every moment count

高效指挥

Command with efficiency

闻令而动

Move at the first order

从攥指成拳

From clenched fists

到体系联合

To integrated systems

联得更紧

Unite more closely

备得更实

Prepare more thoroughly

因为一个承诺

Because of a promise

我们一生坚守

We stand firm for life

与大漠胡杨肩并肩

Side by side with the desert poplars

与边关冷月

With the cold moon above the border

话思念

We share our silent thoughts

与灾情险情战到底

Through every disaster and peril

we fight on to the very end

与青春作伴

With youth as our companion

赴山海

We stand firm by mountains and seas

一年进一步

We advance one step further each year

十年谱新篇

We write a new chapter every decade

矢志奔一流

Strive relentlessly for excellence

释放政治整训正效应

Promote the positive impact of political education

激发强军正能量

Stimulate the positive energy

for strengthening the military

西部官兵坚决听令核心

Officers and soldiers in the Westen Theater

resolutely follow the command of the Chairman

of the Central Military Commission

忠诚戍边

Guard the borders with devotion

砥砺前行

March forward with determination

聚力胜战

Unite our strength to win wars

不辱使命

And fulfill our duty with honor