At the northern foot of Mount Everest, there is a heroic force stationed in the Gangba Battalion of a border defense regiment of the Tibet Military Region, which was awarded the title of "Model Camp for Border Defense on Plateau" by the Central Military Commission. The camp has an average altitude of nearly 5000 meters, which is the highest altitude and the most difficult natural environment in the army.

In the 1960s, the officers and soldiers of the Gambia continued to inherit the "old Tibetan spirit" and planted the five-star red flag on the top of the snow mountain. Since then, generations of officers and soldiers of the Gambia have taken root in the forbidden area of life, written mission loyalty, and defended the territorial sovereignty and integrity of the motherland with youth and blood.

In September 2021, President Xi wrote back to encourage all the officers and men of the "Model Camp for Border Defense on Plateau", encouraging the officers and men of the battalion to always devote themselves to training and preparing for war in the spirit of the time is not waiting, fulfilling the party's goal of building a strong military in the new situation, and constantly improving the combat effectiveness and ability to defend and control the border.