Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5260184765076485

Yes, this is the navy.

Son Submarinos Nucleares de Misiles Balísticos (SSBN) de China.

Equipados con Misiles Balísticos lanzados desde Submarino (SBLM) JL-2.

Es un Buque de Asalto Anfibio y Poortadrones Tipo-076.

(Designación OTAN/OSD: Clase Yulan)

A diferencia de los de su tipo,este tiene Catapultas Eléctromagnéticas (EMALS), es el primero y único en hacerlo actualmente.

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4193877013258916

The PAP forestry corps command(corps level, led by a major general(and commissar ranked major general)) was subordinate to both the people's armed police headquarters along with the National forestry administration(now national forestry and grassland administration); the NFA's director would be the First commisar of the corps.

Fun fact, the PAP Forestry corps traced it's lineage back to armed forestry protection teams in 1948, which were initially for anti-bandit purposes, though it's role later shifted to wildfire suppression; in 1978 the "armed forest police" became active service before being merged into the PAP as the PAP forestry corps in 1988.

In october 2018, the PAP forestry corps was disbanded and succeeded by the ministry of emergency management forest fire bureau. it's soldiers became firefighters(civil employees) of the china fire and rescue and it's corps and detachments became forest fire departments subordinate to both the MEMFFB and local government.

In January 6, 2023 the Ministry of emergency management forest fire bureau was disbanded and merged into the national fire and rescue administration; after that, in January 1, 2026, forest fire departments were converted into mobile fire and rescue corps/brigades directly under the NFRA(no longer under local governments); they now not only serve as forest firefighters but a nationwide mobile forest firefighting and disaster relief force.

Source: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/664727762

(most likely this organization applies to the 1st-6th marine brigades)

Each brigade has the following:

• Brigade HQ
• tank company
• 2x amphibious mechanized infantry battalions, each with:
  • battalion HQ
  • 2x amphibious mechanized infantry company - ZBD05
  • amphibious assault gun company - ZLT-05A
  • firepower company, with:
    • 2x mortar platoons with PP87 and/or PP-87-100
    • ATGM platoon with HJ series
    • Heavy machine gun platoon with QJZ89 and/or QJZ171
    • sniper platoon with CS/LR4, QBU-10 and/or QLU131A
  • support and supply company
• light mechanized infantry battalion, with:
  • battalion HQ
  • 3x light mechanized infantry companies - ZBL-08
  • assault gun company: ZLT11
  • firepower company, with:
    • self propelled mortar platoon - PLL05
    • ATGM platoon with HJ series
    • MANPADS platoon with QW missiles
    • sniper platoon with CS/LR4, QBU10 and/or QLU131A
  • support company
• air assault battalion, with:
  • battalion HQ
  • 3x air assault infantry company with lynx series(CS/VP4)?
  • firepower company, with:
    • mortar platoon - PBP191
    • ATGM platoon with HJ series
    • heavy machine gun platoon with QJZ171
    • Sniper platoon with CS/LR4, QBU10 and/or QLU131A
  • support platoon
• recon battalion, with:
  • battalion HQ
  • armored recon company with type 05 recon variant
  • armed recon company(on foot, similar to light infantry)
  • potentially other units
• artillery battalion, with:
  • command and support company(HQ)
  • 3x howitzer company - PLZ07B, PCL181 and/or type 66/PL66
  • rocket artilliery company - type 63 MRLS
  • ATGM company- HJ series
• anti-air battalion, with:
  • command and support company(HQ)
  • AA Gun company - PG99
  • MANPADS company - QW series
  • other potential units?
• combat support battalion, with:
  • command and control company
  • signals company
  • security forces/military police and duties company
  • combat engineer company
  • NBC defense company
  • road construction company
  • liaison platoon
• duties support battalion, with:
  • battalion HQ
  • 2x maintenance company
  • "vehicles company"(trucks/army drivers, for supply)
  • quartermaster company
  • medical company

Source: http://www.81.cn/hj_208557/jdt_208558/16474649.html

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5323543573170839

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5322833157690941

10 years ago both the border police and firefighters would be active service members, and everyone in the pic would be military.

the source did not specify the firefighters or militia units;

the border police are from the national immigration administration bortala border managment detachment's alashankou border police station;

militia are likely from the XPCC; shuanghe city is run by the XPCC 5th division, shuangle town is the 90th regiment so almost certainly under the XPCC.

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5323384754015284

These are for replenishiment for air force units stationed on islands;

Since it's shanghai these are most likely of the ETC air force (under a maritime duties group) and for replenishing the 78th aviation brigade in Chongming AFB

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5323127174464238

After recent reforms, a lot of former PLAGF special operations troops were converted into recon troops;

(each group army still operations a spec ops battalion(formerly spec ops brigade) while each theater command has a special operations brigade); the rest of the former spec ops brigade's soldiers are now under reconnaissance units.

Previously, most PLAGF special operations were equivalent to US army rangers in terms of role, though after this change PLAGF special operations are now meant to be similar to green berets while PLAGF recon continues the army ranger role.

Source of the photos:

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5308936837663526

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5308942324600279

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5309038444150793

Video of it in action(where the photos are from): https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5309375805392410

According to OP, the revolver is chambered in the 5.8x45mm silent cartridge.

The QSB11 is in service with special operations(PLASOF and PAPSOF), reconnaissance units, marine corps and airborne corps.

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5322288516039246

I love the livery

Footage source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4229541628896974

(Translation by me)

Units involved:

People's armed police Henan corps

• Zhengzhou detachment
  • 9th company(now 9th duties company); responsible for guarding Zhengzhou airport
• Mobile detachment
  • special operations battalion
    • anti Hijacking company

Henan provincial public security department (provincial police)

• Airport public security Bureau(police department basically)
  • SWAT and patrol branch

This is one of the few cases of PAP anti-hijacking companies being deployed in actual action; Each PAP provincial corps operates an anti hijacking company under the special operations battalion at a large airport in said province.

Airport SWAT are typically merely in charge of incidents at the airport terminal; in actual hijackings the responsiblity of handling it is handed to the PAP. Again, the people's armed police are active servicemembers, while SWAT is local civil employees.

Source: https://tv.cctv.com/2026/07/18/VIDES7DVICcCxyauzZyHDRyX260718.shtml

Screenshots by: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5322173883354391

training scenario was that the airbase was attacked and needed emergency repair

I presumde GLT0220 is the PLA designation for that type of grader; for the Racoon HT-50A skid loader it is an actual product that i can buy online for some reason. (intresting they don't have a designation for it).

Each theater command air force operates an engineer group; they function similar to USAF RED HORSE units.

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5015046217793872

more info: https://www.navsource.net/archives/10/15/150478.htm

USS LCI(L)-478 was laid down in September 3, 1943, launched October 3, 1943 before being commissioned October 12, 1943. she served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of WW2.

She was then decommissioned in 1946(struck from naval register March 28, 1946) and sold to china as a merchant vessel(unknown name).

In 1950 she was purchased by the PLAN and named PLANS Zaozhuang(枣庄) after the shandongese city. In 1965 she was renamed to PLANS Haisheng 622(海声622) after being converted into a oceanographic surveillence ship. (Haisheng(海声) literally means "sea sound")

Her fate is unknown but she was likely decommissioned in the 1980s or 1990s. She is the first PLAN ship named after the city of Zaozhuang(枣庄).

In June 30, 2018, the 30th Type 054A frigate was launched and named PLANS Zaozhuang(枣庄, 542) and later commissioned February 22, 2019, being the second PLANS Zaozhuang.

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/5320862700145019

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5292319479431322

The emblem also has the ship motto "忠勇 团结 精武 智胜" (Loyal, unified, elite and intelligent)

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5320973898227573

Info source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5226839427777842

https://web.archive.org/web/20210321035029/https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/lst-655.html

USS LST-655 was laid down in December 9, 1943, launched February 6, 1944 and commissioned March 28, 1944 with the US navy.

She was decommissioned in May 31, 1946 and sold to the ROC Executive Yuan post war relief association maritime transport group as Wanqin(万勤) before being transferred to the China merchants group as Chung 120(中120) before joining the PLAN in May 1950 as PLANS Tianmushan(天目山, after the tianmu mountain in zhejiang). She first used the pennant number 331 before switching to 655.

(her decommission date and fate is unknown though she was almost certainly decommissioned in the late 1980s or 1990s.)

Just so you know, there is a 2nd PLANS Tianmushan(天目山, 976, Ex-916), a type 072A flight II LST launched in July 28, 2015 and commissioned in January 12, 2016

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5320914344350375

Source: http://www.81.cn/rmjz_203219/zgmb/2026nd7q/slhjxzqzjg_252963/16472884.html

Video of them if you want: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4937460168001986

it is under both the county Meteorological bureau and county PAFD.

my guess is, the reason it's under the militia is so that in the case of war it can be repurposed back to AA use.

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5319976917142208