Northern Theater Command Air Force Explained

Unit Name:	Northern Theater Command Air Force
Motto:	Chinese: 为人民服务 "Serve the People"
Colors:	Red and Blue
March:	March of the Chinese Air Force
Commander1 Label:	Commander
Ceremonial Chief:	Lieutenant General Cai Lishan
Commander2 Label:	Political Commissar
Dates:	2016–present
Current Commander:	Lieutenant General Liu Wenqi
Garrison:	Shenyang, Liaoning

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 and the current political commissar is .

History

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]

Functional department

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

Air Units^[2]

Fighter Units

Unit Name	Homebase	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Comments
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		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		8XX5X	JH-7A	Formerly Naval Aviation 6th Brigade
807th Air Brigade		8XX7X	J-11B、JH-7A、JL-9、JL-10	Formerly Naval Aviation 7th Brigade

Special Mission Units

Unit Name	Homebase	Serials Range	Aircraft Type	Comments
46th Air Regiment	Liaoning, Shenyang	2XX7X		16th Special Missions Air Division
47th Air Regiment	Liaoning, Shenyang	2XX7X		16th Special Missions Air Division
48th Air Regiment	Jilin, Shuangliao	2XX7X		16th Special Missions Air Division

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List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 丁来杭	2016	2017	^[3]
	Chinese: 许学强	2017	August 2021	^[4]
	刘文起	August 2021

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 白文奇	2016	December 2018
	Chinese: 蔡立山	April 2019

Chief of staffs

References

Notes and References

1. News: Li Xuanliang (Chinese: 李宣良). http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/2016-02/01/c_1117960554.htm . zh:中国人民解放军战区成立大会在北京举行 . xinhuanet.com . 1 February 2016 . 31 August 2021 . zh.
2. Web site: Orbats . 2024-05-11 . www.scramble.nl.
3. News: https://news.qq.com/a/20160206/026522.htm . zh:丁来杭出任北部战区空军司令员 白文奇任政委 . qq.com . 6 February 2016 . 2 September 2021 . zh.
4. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1898359 . zh:许学强履新北部战区空军党委副书记 . thepaper . 9 December 2017 . 2 September 2021 . zh.