Chengdu MRAF Command Post was established on 20 October 1965 and became the Chengdu MRAF on 15 August 1985. In 1960, the Kunming MRAF CP was formed, abolished in 1976 but the 5th Air Corps staff was moved to Kunming that year and the MRAF CP was retitled the 5th Air Corps. 5th Air Corps became the Kunming MRAF CP in 1978, and then the Command Post was renamed a Base at some time after 1993. Officers General Li Zuocheng (Commander), from July 2013 Lieutenant General Zhu Fuxi (Political Commissar), from October 2012 Rong Guiqing (戎贵卿, Chief of Staff) Lieutenant General (zhong jiang) Yang Jinshan served as the Deputy Commander of Chengdu Military Region between July 2013 to October 2014, and Commander of Tibet Military District from December 2009 to July 2013. Nickname Organizations affiliated with the Chengdu Military Region often use the nickname "banner" (), including the Banner Performance Troupe () and the Banner Newspaper (). References Citations Sources International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2006 Chapter 8, PLA Ground Forces, by Dennis J Blasko, in The People's Liberation Army as Organisation, RAND, CF182 1950s establishments in China 2016 establishments in China Military units and formations established in the 1950s Military units and formations disestablished in 2016 Military regions of the People's Liberation Army Organizations based in Chengdu History of Chengdu