Written by | Meng Yaxu Li Yan
Zheng Zhijun noted that Kong Jun had been appointed commander of the Eastern Theater Army. Previously, Kong Jun was the first commander of the PLA Marine Corps after the adjustment and expansion.
On December 30, the New Year's Tea Party for people from all walks of life in Fujian Province was held in Fuzhou, and Kong Jun participated in the activity as the "Commander of the Eastern Theater Army".
According to public information, in May 2017, Kong Jun became the first commander of the PLA Marine Corps. The political commissar of the Marine Corps, who appeared at the same time at the time, was Yuan Huazhi. Yuan Huazhi then assumed the post of political commissar of the new Eastern Theater Air Force, and returned to the Navy in April 2019 to serve as the deputy political commissar of the new Navy.
During his tenure as commander of the Marine Corps, Kong participated in a military parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
On the morning of July 30, 2017, the military parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was held in Zhurihe Joint Training Base. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the troops and delivered an important speech.
At that time, 34 ground square teams and air echelons formed 9 combat groups, including the maritime combat group, and passed through the review platform in turn according to the operational group.
Among them, the maritime combat group includes the Marine Corps Squadron, the Navy Missile 1st Party, and the Navy Missile 2nd Party. At that time, Kong Jun revealed in the introduction: "As the first commander of the Marine Corps, I feel a heavy responsibility and a glorious mission. ”
What is a Marine Corps?
According to the data, since the establishment of the 1st Marine Regiment in 1953 and the 1st Land Brigade in May 1980, the Chinese Marine Corps has now developed into an integrated amphibious combat force composed of marine infantry, amphibious armored troops, artillery, air defense, engineering troops, signal troops, chemical defense troops, amphibious reconnaissance units, and various service support detachments.
Military commentator Song Zhongping explained to the political circle (WeChat ID: wepolitics) that the Marine Corps, as the name suggests, mainly carries out special operations tasks such as landing operations, island and reef operations, and island offensive and defensive warfare. Because of its complex and difficult mission, the Marine Corps is actually a special forces role in various countries. Combatants in marine corps require a higher and more comprehensive level of training than other branches of the army, and the level of familiarity with equipment is much higher than that of the army. In addition to the quality of personnel, the marine corps is also equipped with more complex weapons and equipment.
The political circle found that after several years of adjustment, the PLA Marine Corps has been expanded and officially confirmed.
During the military reform in 2016, the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission decided to adjust and expand the Marine Corps into an amphibious combat force that integrates land, sea and air, and has both offensive and defensive capabilities. In April 2019, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Navy, CCTV released a video revealing that the amphibious combat force shifted from the arms to the full development of the army, and the Marine Corps was expanded into an army.
Song Zhongping's interpretation believes that the reason for the expansion of the Marine Corps is that China is facing more and more traditional or non-traditional threats. At present, the plaster is facing the task of safeguarding national unity and safeguarding the rights and interests of maritime land and land, and at the same time, because of the development of economic globalization, the need to safeguard the safety of shipping routes and the interests of overseas Chinese compatriots is also increasing.
Speaking back to Kong Jun.
The transfer of the commander of the Marine Corps to the commander of the Eastern Theater Army is literally a cross-service transfer. However, from the perspective of carrying out the task, the two positions are quite compatible.
Although the Marine Corps is subordinate to the Navy in terms of structure, its amphibious combat attributes determine that marine officers and men must study both land and naval warfare. In addition, judging from the resume of Kong Jun himself, he served in the PLA army system for a long time, serving as the brigade commander of an armored brigade of the former Nanjing Military Region, the former deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of the 12th Group Army.
The political circles have noted that when kong jun participated in the military parade as a marine corps commander, he once said: "Standing at a new historical starting point for reforming and strengthening the army, all marines will certainly use the spiritual outlook of 'attacking strong points on the back of the water and bravely forging ahead' to build the troops well and build them strong, and to make them a marine sharp knife that can be called upon, capable of fighting, and victorious in battle." ”
Kong Jun was transferred to the Eastern Theater Army and still did not leave the "water".
The Eastern Theater is one of the five theaters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which leads and commands the armed forces of six provincial-level administrative regions in East China, including Jiangsu Province, Shanghai Municipality, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province, and Fujian Province, except Shandong Province, and the theater organs are stationed in Nanjing. Among them, the four provinces of Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian are china's coastal provinces.
According to authoritative media, the organs of the Eastern Theater are stationed in Nanjing City, while the offices of the Eastern Theater Army are stationed in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.
This time Kong Jun appeared in a new position, and the political circle also noticed a detail.
When he became commander of the new Marine Corps in 2017, it was publicly reported that Kong Jun's rank was major general. Now, in the picture of the New Year's Tea Party in Fujian Province, it can be seen that Kong Jun wore lieutenant general epaulettes to attend.
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