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
Current
commander
Zhou Li
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

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 Zhou Li and the current political commissar is Xu Xisheng.

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

  • PLA Air Force Liuzhou Aviation Equipment Training Base

Bases

  • PLA Air Force Nanning Base
  • PLA Air Force Kunming Base

List of leaders

Commanders

English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Xu Anxiang徐安祥February 2016December 2017
Zhou Li周利December 2017

Political commissars

English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotes
An Zhaoqing安兆庆February 2016January 2017[2]
Xu Xisheng徐西盛2017

Chief of staffs

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