The Northern Theater Command () is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region, Jinan Military Region and Beijing Military Region. Its headquarters is in the Heping District of Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The Northern Theater Command shares borders with North Korea, Russia and Mongolia.
The Northern Theater Command's area of responsibility includes Mongolia, Russian Siberia, Korea and Japan, as well as the Bohai Bay, Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan.
structure The Northern Theater Command consists of the following components: Northern Theater Command Ground Force, located at Jinan, Shandong 78th Group Army (Harbin, Heilongjiang, formerly 16th Group Army); 79th Group Army (Shenyang, Liaoning, formerly 39th Group Army); 80th Group Army (Weifang, Shandong, formerly 26th Group Army). North Sea Fleet/Northern Theater Command Navy, headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong. Huludao Naval Base Jianggezhuang Naval Base Lüshun Naval Base Dalian Base Yantai Base Yuchi Naval Base Northern Theater Command Air Force, headquartered at Shenyang, Liaoning.
Unit Bases Combat Series Number Make1st Fighter Division Anshan (1st Regiment, 3rd Regiment), Chifeng (2nd Regiment) 1XX2XJ-11B (1st Regiment), J-10A (2nd Regiment), J-8F (3rd Regiment)11th Division (Ground Support) Siping (31st Regiment), Dalian (32nd Regiment)2XX2X JH-7A (31st Regiment), Q-5 (32nd Regiment)16th Division (Specialised) Shengyang (46th Regiment, 47th Regiment), Shenyang (48th Regiment) 2XX7X JQ-8 (46th Regiment), Y-8 (47th Regiment) Y-8, Z-9 (48th Regiment)21st Division (Air Combat)Mudanjiang, Qiqihar, Yanbian 3XX2XJ-8H, J-7, Jiaolian-9; J-7; J-7Dalian BaseDandong (88th Brigade), Pulandian (89th Brigade), Yingchengzi (90th Brigade) 4XX1XJ-7E (88th Brigade), J-11A/BS (89th Brigade)4th Brigade (Radar) Qingdao 5th Aviation DivisionWeifang (13th Regiment, 15th Regiment) Zhucheng (14th Regiment) 1XX6X Q-5 (13th Regiment, 14th Regiment), JH-7A (15th Regiment)12th Fighter Aviation DivisionWendeng 2XX3XJ-7, J-10A (36th Regiment), (J-8)19th Division (Air Combat)Jining 3XX0X J-11B (55th Regiment), Su-27SK/UBK/J-11A
List of leaders
Commanders English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotesSong PuxuanFebruary 2016September 2017Li QiaomingSeptember 2017September 2022Wang QiangSeptember 2022August 2024Huang MingAugust 2024Incumbent
Political commissars English nameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeNotesChu YiminFebruary 2016April 2017Fan XiaojunApril 2017January 2022Liu QingsongJanuary 2022June 2023Zheng XuanJune 2023Incumbent
See also Northern Theater Command Ground Force Northern Theater Command Air Force Northern Theater Command Navy/North Sea Fleet
Notes
External links Jamestown Foundation, https://jamestown.org/program/strategic-assessment-chinas-northern-theater-command/