Western Theater Command Ground Force

The Western Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Lanzhou, Gansu. 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 department

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

Direct units

 * Qingtongxia Joint Tactic Training Base
 * Daliangshan Joint Tactic Training Base
 * PLA Ground Force Fifth Comprehensive Training Base
 * PLA Ground Force Sixth Comprehensive Training Base

Group army

 * 76th Group Army (stations in Xining, Qinghai)
 * 77th Group Army (stations in Chongzhou, Sichuan)

Other units

 * Third Brigade of Reconnaissance Intelligence
 * Third Brigade of Information Support
 * Third Brigade of Electronic Warfare
 * 53rd Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade (People's Republic of China)
 * 54th Brigade, Tibet Military District