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Southern Theater Command Air Force

The Southern Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the Southern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The current commander is Qiao Xiangji [zh] and the current political commissar is Xu Liqian [zh].

Southern Theater Command Air Force
中国人民解放军南部战区空军
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
Active2016–present
Country China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Air Force
Garrison/HQGuangzhou, Guangdong
Mottos为人民服务
"Serve the People"
Colors   Red and Blue
MarchMarch of the Chinese Air Force
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant General Qiao Xiangji
Political CommissarLieutenant General Xu Liqian
Southern Theater Command Air Force
Southern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese中国人民解放军南部战区空军
Traditional Chinese中國人民解放軍南部戰區空軍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Nánbù Zhànqū Kōngjūn

History

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On 1 February 2016, the founding meeting of the Southern Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in Beijing, China.[1]

Functional department

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  • General Staff
  • Political Work Department
  • Logistics Department
  • Disciplinary Inspection Committee

Direct units

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Main Bases

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Air Units

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Source:[2]

Fighter Units

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Unit Name Homebase Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
4th Air BrigadeGuangdong, Foshan, Foshan Air Base61X5XJ-20ANanning Base
5th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Guilin, Qifengling Air Base61X6XJ-20ANanning Base
6th Air BrigadeGuangdong, Zhanjiang, Suixi Airbase61X7XJ-16、Su-35Nanning Base
26th Air BrigadeGuangdong, Huizhou, Huizhou Airbase63X7XJ-16Nanning Base
54th Air BrigadeHunan, Changsha, Tianxin Airbase66X5XSu-30MKKNanning Base
124th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Baise, Tianyang Airbase73X5XJ-10CNanning Base
125th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Nanning, Wushu Airbase73X6XJ-16Nanning Base
126th Air BrigadeGuangxi, Liuzhou, Bailian Airbase73X7XJH-7ANanning Base
130th Air BrigadeYunnan, Honghe, Mengzi Airbase74X1XJ-10CKunming Base
131st Air BrigadeYunnan Qujing, Luliang Airbase74X2XJ-20AKunming Base
132nd Air BrigadeYunnan, Dali, Yunnanyi Airbase74X3XJ-7EKunming Base
808th Air BrigadeHainan, Lin'gao8XX8XJ-11BHFormerly Naval Aviation 8th Brigade
809th Air BrigadeHainan, Ledong8XX9XJH-7AFormerly Naval Aviation 9th Brigade

Bomber Units

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Unit Name Homebase Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
22nd Air BrigadeHunan, Shaoyang, Shaodong1XX9XH-6K8th Bomber Division
23rd Air BrigadeHunan, Hengyang, Leiyang1XX9XH-6U8th Bomber Division
24th Air RegimentHunan, Hengyang, Leiyang1XX9XH-6K8th Bomber Division

Special Mission Units

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Unit Name Homebase Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
58th Air RegimentGuizhou, Guiyang3XX1XY-8G，运侦-820th Special Mission Division
59th Air RegimentGuizhou, Zunyi3XX1XY-8G，运侦-820th Special Mission Division
60th Air RegimentGuizhou, Guiyang3XX1XY-9G，Y-9X，Y-8X20th Special Mission Division

List of leaders

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Commanders

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English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Xu Anxiang徐安祥February 2016December 2017
Zhou Li [zh]周利December 2017March 2023
Qiao Xiangji [zh] 乔相记 March 2023

Political commissars

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English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
An Zhaoqing安兆庆February 2016January 2017[3]
Xu Xisheng徐西盛20172023
Xu Liqian [zh] 徐立谦 2023

Chiefs of staff

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English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Zheng Yuanlin郑元林2016December 2018

References

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  1. ↑ Li Xuanliang (李宣良) (1 February 2016). 中国人民解放军战区成立大会在北京举行. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ↑ Yu Chengjun (余承君) (21 January 2017). 长安街知事：沈金龙安兆庆朱生岭晋升中将半年后再进步. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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