Northern Theater Command Air Force | |
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中国人民解放军北部战区空军 | |
Active | 2016–present |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Allegiance | Chinese Communist Party |
Branch | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
Garrison/HQ | Shenyang, Liaoning |
Motto(s) | 为人民服务 "Serve the People" |
Colors | Red and Blue |
March | March of the Chinese Air Force |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Li Qiaoming |
Northern Theater Command Air Force | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中国人民解放军北部战区空军 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國人民解放軍北部戰區空軍 | ||||||
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The Northern Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Northern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Shenyang,Liaoning. The current commander is Li Qiaoming and the current political commissar is Fan Xiaojun.
On 1 February 2016,the founding meeting of the Northern Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in Beijing,China. [1]
Unit Name | Homebase | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
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1st Air Brigade | Liaoning,Anshan,Teng'ao Airbase | 61X2X | J-20A | Dalian Base |
2nd Air Brigade | Inner Mongolia,Chifeng,Yulong Airbase | 61X3X | J-10C | Dalian Base |
3rd Air Brigade | Heilongjiang,Qiqihar,Sanjiazi Airbase | 61X4X | J-16 | Dalian Base |
31st Air Brigade | Jilin,Siping,Siping Airbase | 64X2X | JH-7A | Dalian Base |
61th Air Brigade | Jilin,Yanbian,Yanji,Chaoyangchuan Airbase | 67X2X | J-10B | Dalian Base |
63rd Air Brigade | Heilongjiang,Mudanjiang,Hailang Airbase | 67X2X | J-7H | Dalian Base |
88th Air Brigade | Liaoning,Dandong,Langtou Airbase | 69X9X | J-7E | Dalian Base |
89th Air Brigade | Liaoning,Dalian,Pulandian Airbase | 70X0X | J-11B | Dalian Base |
15th Air Brigade | Shandong,Weifang,Nanyuan Airbase | 62X6X | J-16 | Jinan Base |
34th Air Brigade | Shandong,Weifang,Daishuipo Airbase | 64X5X | J-10C | Jinan Base |
44th Air Brigade | Inner Mongolia,Hohhot,Bikeqi Airbase | 65X5X | J-7G | Jinan Base |
55th Air Brigade | Shandong,Jining,Qufu Airbase | 66X6X | J-20A | Jinan Base |
805th Air Brigade | Shandong,Yantai | 8XX5X | JH-7A | Formerly Naval Aviation 6th Brigade |
807th Air Brigade | Liaoning,Suizhong | 8XX7X | J-11B、JH-7A、JL-9、JL-10 | Formerly Naval Aviation 7th Brigade |
Unit Name | Homebase | Serials Range | Aircraft Type | Comments |
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46th Air Regiment | Liaoning,Shenyang | 2XX7X | JZ-8F | 16th Special Missions Air Division |
47th Air Regiment | Liaoning,Shenyang | 2XX7X | KJ-500、Y-8G,运侦-8 | 16th Special Missions Air Division |
48th Air Regiment | Jilin,Shuangliao | 2XX7X | WZ-7 | 16th Special Missions Air Division |
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English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Ding Laihang | 丁来杭 | 2016 | 2017 | [3] |
Xu Xueqiang | 许学强 | 2017 | [4] |
English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Bai Wenqi | 白文奇 | 2016 | December 2018 | [3] |
Cai Lishan | 蔡立山 | April 2019 |
English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Zhan Yongsheng | 战永胜 | 2016 |
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