Southern Theater Command Air Force Explained

Unit Name:	Southern 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 Xu Liqian
Commander2 Label:	Political Commissar
Dates:	2016–present
Current Commander:	Lieutenant General Qiao Xiangji
Garrison:	Guangzhou, Guangdong

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 and the current political commissar is .

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

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		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		20th Special Mission Division
59th Air Regiment	Guizhou, Zunyi	3XX1X		20th Special Mission Division
60th Air Regiment	Guizhou, Guiyang	3XX1X		20th Special Mission Division

List of leaders

Commanders

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 徐安祥	February 2016	December 2017
	Chinese: 周利	December 2017	March 2023
	乔相记	March 2023

Political commissars

English name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office	Notes
	Chinese: 安兆庆	February 2016	January 2017	^[3]
	Chinese: 徐西盛	2017	2023
	徐立谦	2023

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: Yu Chengjun (Chinese: 余承君). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1605410 . zh: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 . 21 January 2017 . 1 September 2021 . zh.