The Western Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Lanzhou, Gansu. The current commander is Yang Yi and the current political commissar is Xu Deqing.
History The Western Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Lanzhou Military Region and Chengdu Military Region.
Functional departments General Staff Political Work Department Logistics Department Equipment department Disciplinary Inspection Committee
Directly subordinate functional units Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base
Directly subordinate combat units Group armies 76th Group Army (stationed in Xining, Qinghai) 77th Group Army (stationed in Chongzhou, Sichuan)
Other army units Third Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence Third Brigade of Information Support Third Brigade of Electronic Warfare 53rd Mountain Combined Arms Brigade 54th Brigade, Tibet Military District
List of leaders Commanders English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes He Weidong 2019 December 2019 Xu Qiling April 2020 June 2021 Yang Yi杨毅September 2021
Political commissars English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes Xu Zhongbo 2016 December 2017 Xu Deqing April 2018 January 2022 Wang Zhibin汪志斌March 2022December 2023Zheng Yanpo郑堰坡2024
Chiefs of staff English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes Fan Chengcai 2016 January 2017 Cao Yimin January 2017
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