PLA Rocket Force makes National Day parade debut as strategic force
Updated: October 1, 2019 13:57Xinhua
A formation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force takes part in a military parade during the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 1, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING — Some 350 soldiers in dark green uniforms of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force were reviewed in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum on Oct 1 during a grand parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
It is the first time that the Rocket Force participates in a National Day military parade as a strategic force. It was established in December 2015 as part of the PLA's extensive military structural reform.
The predecessor of Rocket Force, the Second Artillery Force, was founded on July 1, 1966.
A formation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force takes part in a military parade during the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 1, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
A formation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force marches in a military parade during the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 1, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force formation takes part in a military parade during the celebrations marking the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 1, 2019.[Photo/.Xinhua]
A formation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force takes part in a military parade during the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 1, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
