1st Mobile Contingent
| 1st Mobile Contingent | |
|---|---|
| 第一武警机动总队 | |
 Flag of the People's Armed Police | |
| Active | 2017 |
| Country | China |
| Agency | People's Armed Police |
| Type | Gendarme |
| Role | Internal security |
| Operations jurisdiction | Beijing, north-central China[1] |
| Headquarters | Shijiazhuang |
| Notables | |
| Significant operation(s) | 2023 China floods |
The 1st Mobile Contingent is a corps leader grade[1] formation of China's People's Armed Police (PAP). It was formed in 2017-2018 during PAP reforms[2] from units previously subordinated to PAP mobile divisions.[3]
Mobile contingents are rapid response formations[4] tasked with internal stability, wartime support,[5] and disaster relief.[6] The 1st Mobile Contingent is likely specifically tasked with reinforcing internal security forces in Beijing.[1]
History
The 4th Mobile Detachment, 1st Mobile Contingent deployed 1500 officers, 115 vehicles and 8 bridges to assist in fixing dams and highways along with transporting relief materials after the 2023 China Floods.[7]
Structure
- Headquarters (Shijiazhuang, Hebei)[8]
- 1st Mobile Detachment (Panjin, Liaoning)[8]
- 2nd Mobile Detachment (Shenyang, Liaoning)[8]
- 3rd Mobile Detachment (Gutongliao, Inner Mongolia)[8]
- 4th Mobile Detachment (Tianjin)[8]
- 5th Mobile Detachment (Dingzhou, Hebei)[8]
- 6th Mobile Detachment (Baoding, Hebei)[8]
- 7th Mobile Detachment (Puzhong, Shanxi)[8]
- 8th Mobile Detachment (Zhengzhou, Henan)[8]
- 9th Mobile Detachment (Pingliang, Gansu)[8]
- 1st Special Operations Detachment ("Falcons") (Beijing)[8]
- 2nd Special Operations Detachment (Tianjin)[8]
- 3rd Special Operations Detachment (Shijiazhuang)[8]
- 1st Transportation Detachment (Beijing)[8]
- 2nd Transportation Detachment (Xi’an, Shaanxi)[8]
- Engineering and Chemical Defense Detachment (Huludao, Liaoning)[8]
- Helicopter Detachment (Puzhong, Shanxi)[8]
See Also
References
- ^ a b c Wuthnow 2019, p. 13.
- ^ Wuthnow 2019, p. 5.
- ^ Wuthnow 2019, p. 12.
- ^ Wuthnow 2019, p. 4.
- ^ Wuthnow 2019, p. 21.
- ^ Wuthnow 2019, p. 22.
- ^ "坚决听从统帅号令，解放军和武警部队挺膺担当筑起抵挡洪水的"钢铁堤坝"-国防信息-中华人民共和国退役军人事务部". Ministry of Veterans Affairs of the People's Republic of China (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Wuthnow 2019, p. 14.
Sources
- Wuthnow, Joel (16 April 2019). China's Other Army: The People's Armed Police in an Era of Reform (PDF). Washington: Institute for National Strategic Studies. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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