The Western Theater Command Air Force is the air force under the

Western Theater Command The Western Theater Command ()is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its jurisdiction includes Sichuan, Tibet, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Chongqing. Guizhou ...

. Its headquarters is in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

. The current commander is Wang Qiang and the current political commissar is .

History

On 1 February 2016, the founding meeting of the Western Theater Command Air Force was held at the August First Building in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, China.

Functional department

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

Direct units

Bases

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List of leaders

Commanders

Political commissars

Chief of staffs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Western Theater Command Air Force Western Theater Command Air force units and formations of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Military units and formations established in 2016 2016 establishments in China