Southern Theater Command Air Force

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 People's Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Air Force
Garrison/HQGuangzhou, Guangdong
Motto(s)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

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].

History

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

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

Direct units

Main Bases


Air Units[2]

Fighter Units

Unit Name Homebase Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
4th Air Brigade Guangdong, Foshan, Foshan Air Base 61X5X J-20A Nanning Base
5th Air Brigade Guangxi, Guilin, Qifengling Air Base 61X6X J-20A Nanning Base
6th Air Brigade Guangdong, Zhanjiang, Suixi Airbase 61X7X J-16、Su-35 Nanning Base
26th Air Brigade Guangdong, Huizhou, Huizhou Airbase 63X7X J-16 Nanning Base
54th Air Brigade Hunan, Changsha, Tianxin Airbase 66X5X Su-30MKK Nanning Base
124th Air Brigade Guangxi, Baise, Tianyang Airbase 73X5X J-10C Nanning Base
125th Air Brigade Guangxi, Nanning, Wushu Airbase 73X6X J-16 Nanning Base
126th Air Brigade Guangxi, Liuzhou, Bailian Airbase 73X7X JH-7A Nanning Base
130th Air Brigade Yunnan, Honghe, Mengzi Airbase 74X1X J-10C Kunming Base
131st Air Brigade Yunnan Qujing, Luliang Airbase 74X2X J-20A Kunming Base
132nd Air Brigade Yunnan, Dali, Yunnanyi Airbase 74X3X J-7E Kunming Base
808th Air Brigade Hainan, Lin'gao 8XX8X J-11BH Formerly Naval Aviation 8th Brigade
809th Air Brigade Hainan, Ledong 8XX9X JH-7A Formerly Naval Aviation 9th Brigade

Bomber Units

Unit Name Homebase Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
22nd Air Brigade Hunan, Shaoyang, Shaodong 1XX9X H-6K 8th Bomber Division
23rd Air Brigade Hunan, Hengyang, Leiyang 1XX9X H-6U 8th Bomber Division
24th Air Regiment Hunan, Hengyang, Leiyang 1XX9X H-6K 8th Bomber Division

Special Mission Units

Unit Name Homebase Serials Range Aircraft Type Comments
58th Air Regiment Guizhou, Guiyang 3XX1X Y-8G，运侦-8 20th Special Mission Division
59th Air Regiment Guizhou, Zunyi 3XX1X Y-8G，运侦-8 20th Special Mission Division
60th Air Regiment Guizhou, Guiyang 3XX1X Y-9G，Y-9X，Y-8X 20th Special Mission Division

List of leaders

Commanders

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Xu Anxiang 徐安祥 February 2016 December 2017
Zhou Li [zh] 周利 December 2017 March 2023
Qiao Xiangji [zh] 乔相记 March 2023

Political commissars

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
An Zhaoqing 安兆庆 February 2016 January 2017 [3]
Xu Xisheng 徐西盛 2017 2023
Xu Liqian [zh] 徐立谦 2023

Chief of staffs

English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes
Zheng Yuanlin 郑元林 2016 December 2018

References

  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.