Identify this PLA Colonel.

[CardSharp]

I have seen him at pretty much all of President Hu's state visits.

Here he is again during Pres. Hu's trip to the US.

I am wondering is he the guy that carries the Chinese equivalent of the Nuclear football?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football?

 

[blackops]

wo if that is the guy you have found out something serious

 

[CardSharp]

Another picture of him

How does a colonel get to walk along side of the Chinese pres and US vice-pres.

 

[Imran Khan]

there was same like this guys with mushy also all time i dont know why

 

[Bigoren]

Maybe he is the head of secret department of China?

 

[CardSharp]

Maybe he is the head of secret department of China?

You don't take the head of your secret service on a state visit.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

PLA Colonel Xiong

Head of Presidential Security Command

 

[Nomenclature]

He must be someone from the PLA 61889 Regiment (i.e. the Central Security Regiment). But he's NOT the most senior officer in charge of the president's security detail.

The officer in charge will be a deputy chief of the Central Security Bureau, therefore must be either a Senior Colonel (Brigadier General in the Western system) or a Major General. That officer will be accompanying the president but will not sport an uniform.

The guy in the picture is a Colonel, which will make him commander of a normal PLA regiment. But the 61889 Regiment is not exactly a normal regiment, so I'm not sure how senior he is in the regiment.

 

[peaceful]

he is there as the symbol of the Chinese armed forces.
in Chinese, it is called 外交武官，not sure what is the english term.

 

[Patriot]

Maybe he's Huo Jinato ADC?

 

[no_name]

he is there as the symbol of the Chinese armed forces.
in Chinese, it is called 外交武官，not sure what is the english term.

In other words he is a Military attaché.

 

[CardSharp]

In other words he is a Military attaché.

I am just curious why he would be taken along for state visits.


By the way I really like the new PLA dress uniforms, much more professional looking and less comic than the old soviet style suits and hats.

 

[no_name]

What's the old one looks like.

I personally think all winter uniform styles look nice.

 

[CardSharp]

What's the old one looks like.

I personally think all winter uniform styles look nice.

I agree, I'm glad they changed it.

Both the men and womens opted for a more form fitting cut.


Though I think the PLAN's No.1 dress uniforms still takes the cake.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

^

I like the soviet type hats, and the Insignia on the girl's uniform.