Northern Theater Command Ground Force

The Northern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Northern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Jinan, Shandong. The current commander is Shi Zhenglu and the current political commissar is Zheng Xuan (born 11964).

History
The Northern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Jinan Military Region and Shenyang Military Region.

Functional department

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

Direct units

 * Zhurihe Joint Tactic Training Base
 * Taonan Joint Tactic Training Base
 * 78th Group Army Hospital
 * PLA Ground Force Third Comprehensive Training Base
 * PLA Ground Force Eighth Comprehensive Training Base

Group army

 * 78th Group Army (stations in Harbin, Heilongjiang)
 * 79th Group Army (stations in Shenyang, Liaoning)
 * 80th Group Army (stations in Weifang, Shandong)

Other army

 * Fourth Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence （偵察情報第4旅）
 * Fourth Brigade of Information Support （信息保障第4旅）
 * Fourth Brigade of Electronic Warfare （電子对抗第4旅）
 * 321st Brigade of Border Defense（边防第321旅）(stationed in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia)
 * 322nd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第322旅) (stationed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia)
 * 323rd Brigade of Border Defense (边防第323旅) (stationed in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia)
 * 324th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第324旅) (stationed in Hulunbuir and Arxan, Inner Mongolia)
 * 325th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第325旅) (stationed in Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia)
 * 326th Brigade of Border Defense （边防第326旅）(stationed in Mohe and Heihe, Heilongjiang)
 * 327th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第327旅）(stationed in Hegang, Heilongjiang)
 * 328th Brigade of Border Defense (边防第328旅) (stationed in Jidong County, Heilongjiang)
 * 329th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第329旅）(stationed in Hunchun, Jilin)
 * 330th Brigade of Border Defense（边防第330旅） (stationed in Baishan, Jilin)
 * 331st Brigade of Coastal Defense 海防第331旅）(stationed in Dandong, Liaoning)
 * 332nd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第332旅）(stationed in Dalian, Liaoning)
 * 333rd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第333旅）(stationed in Yantai, Shandong)
 * 334th Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第334旅）(stationed in Weihai, Shandong)
 * 335th Brigade of Coastal Defense Force（海防第335旅）(stationed in Qingdao and Rizhao, Shandong)