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Simplified Chinese | 北部战区 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 北部戰區 | ||||||
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The Northern Theater Command is one of the five war zones of the People's Liberation Army. It was founded on February 1, 2016; its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region. Its headquarters is at Shenyang, Liaoning.
Its jurisdiction includes Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, and Inner Mongolia.[citation needed] Its commander is Li Qiaoming and its political commissar is Fan Xiaojun.
The Northern Theater Command Ground Force Headquarters is located at Jinan, Shandong, and directs three armies:[1]
- 78th Group Army (Harbin, Heilongjiang, formerly 16th Group Army);
- 79th Group Army (Shenyang, Liaoning, formerly 39th Group Army);
- 80th Group Army (Weifang, Shandong, formerly 26th Group Army).
- Northern Theater Command Navy Headquarters at Qingdao, Shandong.
- Qingdao Base
- Dalian Base
- Yantai Base
- Northern Theater Command Navy Headquarters at Qingdao, Shandong.
- Northern Theater Command Airforce Headquarters Shenyang, Liaoning.
Unit | Bases | Combat Series Number | Make |
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1st Division (Air Combat) | Anshan (1st Regiment、3rd Regiment)、 Chifeng (2nd Regiment) | 1XX2X | J-11B (1st Regiment)、 J-10A (2nd Regiment)、 J-8F (3rd Regiment) |
11th Division (Ground Support) | Siping (31st Regiment)、 Dalian (32nd Regiment) | 2XX2X | JH-7A (31st Regiment)、 Q-5 (32nd Regiment) |
16th Division (Specialised) | Shengyang (46th Regiment、 47th Regiment)、 Shenyang (48th Regiment) | 2XX7X | JQ-8 (46th Regiment)、Y-8 (47th Regiment) Y-8、 Z-9 (48th Regiment) |
21st Division (Air Combat) | Mudanjiang、Qiqihar、Yanbian | 3XX2X | J-8H、 J-7、 Jiaolian-9; J-7; J-7 |
Dalian Base | Dandong (88th Brigade)、 Pulandian (89th Brigade)、 Yingchengzi (90th Brigade) | 4XX1X | J-7E (88th Brigade)、 J-11A/BS (89th Brigade) |
4th Brigade (Radar) | Qingdao | ||
5th Division (Ground Support) | Weifang (13th Regiment、15th Regiment) Zhucheng (14th Regiment) | 1XX6X | Q-5 (13th Regiment、14th Regiment)、 JH-7A (15th Regiment) |
12th Division (Air Combat) | Wendeng | 2XX3X | J-7、 J-10A (36th Regiment)、(J-8) |
19th Division (Air Combat) | Jining | 3XX0X | J-11B (55th Regiment)、 Su-27SK/UBK/J-11A |
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