The 1st Mobile Corps, also translated as 1st Mobile Contingent, is a
corps leader grade formation of
China
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People's Armed Police
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, abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates
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(PAP). It was formed in 2017-2018 during PAP reforms from units previously subordinated to PAP mobile divisions.
Mobile corps are
rapid response formations tasked with internal stability, wartime support, and disaster relief. The 1st Mobile Corps is likely specifically tasked with reinforcing internal security forces in Beijing.
History
The 4th Mobile Detachment, 1st Mobile Corps 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
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.
Structure
* Headquarters (Shijiazhuang, Hebei)
* 1st Mobile Detachment (
Panjin
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Liaoning
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* 2nd Mobile Detachment (
Shenyang
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, Liaoning)
* 3rd Mobile Detachment (Gutongliao,
Inner Mongolia
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* 4th Mobile Detachment (
Tianjin
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* 5th Mobile Detachment (Dingzhou, Hebei)
* 6th Mobile Detachment (Baoding, Hebei)
* 7th Mobile Detachment (Puzhong, Shanxi)
* 8th Mobile Detachment (Zhengzhou, Henan)
* 9th Mobile Detachment (Pingliang, Gansu)
* 1st Special Operations Detachment ("") (
Beijing
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)
* 2nd Special Operations Detachment ("Overseas Guards Special Operations Detachment")
(Tianjin)
* 3rd Special Operations Detachment (Shijiazhuang)
* 1st Transportation Detachment (Beijing)
* 2nd Transportation Detachment (Xi’an, Shaanxi)
* Engineering and Chemical Defense Detachment (Huludao, Liaoning)
* Helicopter Detachment (Puzhong, Shanxi)
See also
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2nd Mobile Corps
The 2nd Mobile Corps, also translated as 2nd Mobile Contingent, is one of two Mobile Corps (the other being the 1st Mobile Contingent) of the People's Armed Police and is headquartered in Changle district, Fuzhou.
History
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References
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Units and formations of the People's Armed Police
Rapid reaction force units and formations
Corps grade units of the armed forces of China