The People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force is directly under the leadership of the Central Military Commission.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Joint Logistics Support Force, established on September 13, 2016, is directly under the Central Military Commission, and is institutionally parallel to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, and Strategic Support Forces, and is at the level of Deputy Theater of Operations. The headquarters organ is located in Wuhan, led by the Wuhan Joint Logistics Base as an establishment, with five joint logistics centers under it in Wuxi, Guilin, Xining, Shenyang and Zhengzhou.
The Joint Logistics Support Force is a comprehensive support force with multiple capabilities, aiming to provide a full range of support services such as logistics, medical care and transportation for combat troops. As an important part of the modernized military force system of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the Joint Logistics Support Force plays an important role in safeguarding national security and promoting military modernization.
Responsibilities of the Joint Logistics Support Force
The Joint Logistics Support Force is mainly a department of the army responsible for providing logistical support and safeguarding the army's daily life needs. Its duties mainly include military material security, transportation security, guard security and communication security and other aspects. Military material security aims to provide the army with the required military equipment and materials to ensure that it has normal combat conditions.
Transportation security is responsible for the army's transportation tasks, including material transportation, personnel transportation and weapons and equipment transportation. The guard security part is to provide medical guard services for the army, to ensure that the injured and sick personnel can get timely treatment and rehabilitation. Communication security is to ensure the construction and maintenance of information transmission and communication equipment inside and outside the army.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Force