Northern Theater Command
The Northern Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region. Its headquarters is in the Heping District of Shenyang, Liaoning Province.[1] The Northern Theater Command shares borders with North Korea, Russia and Mongolia.
| Northern Theater Command | |
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| Founded | 1 February 2016 |
| Country |  China |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party |
| Type | Theater Command |
| Role | Concentration on Mongolia, the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula. |
| Part of |  People's Liberation Army |
| Headquarters | Shenyang, Liaoning Province |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | General Li Qiaoming |
| Political Commissar | Admiral Liu Qingsong |
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| Simplified Chinese | 北部战区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北部戰區 | ||||||
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Area of Responsibility (AOR)
The Northern Theater Command's Area of Responsibility (AOR) consists of Mongolia, Russian Siberia, and Korea, as well as the Bohai Bay and Yellow Sea.[2]
Organizational structure
The Northern Theater Command consists of the following components:
- PLA Ground Forces Northern Theater, located at Jinan, Shandong, and directs three armies:[3]
- 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, headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong.
- Qingdao Base
- Dalian Base
- Yantai Base
- Northern Theater Command Air Force, headquartered at Shenyang, Liaoning.
- Northern Theater Command Ground Force, headquartered at Jinan, Shandong
| Unit | Bases | Combat Series Number | Make |
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| 1st Fighter Division | 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 Aviation Division | Weifang (13th Regiment, 15th Regiment) Zhucheng (14th Regiment) | 1XX6X | Q-5 (13th Regiment, 14th Regiment), JH-7A (15th Regiment) |
| 12th Fighter Aviation Division | 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 |
Notes
External links
- Jamestown Foundation, https://jamestown.org/program/strategic-assessment-chinas-northern-theater-command/
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