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  • Comment: Heads-up to reviewers: check the draft talk page, where the draft creator has been advised to post replies to the AfC comments. bonadea contributions talk 06:41, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: I can't find any sources here that mention "7th Marine Brigade" perhaps the article's title needs to be changed to "Jiaolong Commandos' per common name? Theroadislong (talk) 16:48, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: I find it strange that an article about a military unit nowhere in the text mentions what country it belongs to. ColinFine (talk) 11:48, 20 December 2024 (UTC)checkY
  • Comment: You state that they are used for Air assault but the citation for that does not support this claim -- it shows a parachute insertion. "Air assault" refers to helicopter operations, not paratrooper insertions.⇒SWATJester Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 00:17, 23 December 2024 (UTC)checkY
  • Comment: The claim of an 88.8% washout rate comes from an unsubstantiated quote from a primary source, as republished in a blog. This cannot be used in wikivoice, and must have attribution; regardless, it should be removed entirely as it fails point 1 of WP:ABOUTSELF: it is an exceptional claim and unduly self-serving. ⇒SWATJester Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 00:17, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Naval Special Operations Battalion(2002-2017)
7th Marine Brigade(2017-Now)
海军特种作战大队(2002-2017)
海军陆战队第七旅(After 2017)
Insignia of the 7th Marine Brigade
Active2002-Now
CountryPeople's Republic of China
BranchPeople's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps
People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces
TypeMarines
Special Operations Forces
SizeClassified
Garrison/HQYulin Naval Base, Sanya
Nickname(s)"Jiaolong Commandos"
Mascot(s)Jiaolong
EngagementsAnti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden
Evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen

The 7th Marine Brigade, commonly known as the "Jiaolong Commandos" is a special operations unit in the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps of the People's Republic of China (Mainland or Communist China). It is based in Sanya, Hainan Island.[1][2][3][4]

"Jiaolong" refers to a variant of dragon in Chinese folklaw, and is often rendered in the case of this unit, in English, as "Sea Dragon."

History

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The unit was founded as the Naval Special Operations Battalion[5][4] in 2002.[6]

On 26 December 2008, 70 soldiers from the unit were deployed to Somalia, where they conducted anti-piracy operations.[7]

"In 2015, Jiaolong commandos participated in the evacuation of 571 Chinese citizens and over 200 other foreign nationals from Yemen after a Saudi-led coalition began airstrikes against the Houthi rebel group (Yemen Civil War). In April 2017 the Tuvalu-registered cargo ship “OS35” was hijacked by Somali pirates in the waters of the Gulf of Aden. At the time, the PLA Navy’s Yulin [玉林], a Type 054 Destroyer in China’s South Sea Fleet was participating in anti-piracy patrols."[8] </ref> Sixteen PLA Navy Special Forces, led by a special forces platoon leader, boarded the ship and rescued the crew.

On 5 May 2017, three pirates were captured by the unit's personnel and handed over to to the Somali Police Force.[9][10][11]

Personel of the 7th Marine Brigade boarding a ship during the United States Pacific Fleet Exercise RIMPAC

The Naval Special Operations Battalion was renamed to the 7th Marine Brigade in 2017.[5][4]

Missions

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The brigade is used for Visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS)[6], anti-piracy, air assault[12][6], direct action, combat diving[2][3], sabotage[6] and amphibious reconnaissance[6].

Recruitment

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In a 2015 interview, a Jiaolong commander commander said 88% of potential recruits fail to complete training (an 88% "washout rate").[8]

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Operation Red Sea (2018) is loosely based off the unit's involvement in the evacuation of Chinese and foreign nationals in the Yemeni Civil War and also depicts the unit.[1][13]

Equipment

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Similar units

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Jiaolong Commandos". PRC Ministry of Defense. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Newdick, Thomas (2020-08-10). "Watch Chinese [PRC] Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns". The War Zone. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  3. ^ a b c Makichuk, Dave (2020-08-11). "Video reveals weaponry of China's [PRC] elite 'Sea Dragons'". Asia Times. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  4. ^ a b c "百度安全验证".
  5. ^ a b https://navy.mnd.gov.tw/Files/Policy/5-%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%B1%E8%BB%8D%E6%94%B9%E5%BE%8C%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E9%99%B8%E6%88%B0%E9%9A%8A.pdf, Archived 5/11/2020
  6. ^ a b c d e f "走进"蛟龙突击队"，感受海军特战尖兵的血性与忠诚 - 中华人民共和国国防部". www.mod.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  7. ^ a b "揭秘中国海军陆战队"蛟龙突击队" 队员均具四栖作战和海上反恐能力_新闻_央视网(cctv.com)". m.news.cctv.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  8. ^ a b Wood 2018.
  9. ^ "中国海军"蛟龙"突击队武装押解海盗". v.cctv.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  10. ^ CGTN Africa (2017-05-07). Chinese navy hands over suspected pirates to Somali authorities. Retrieved 2024-11-29 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "China's Somali pirate-catching commando gets a hero's welcome". South China Morning Post. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  12. ^ "Marine corps' commandos in parachuting training at sea - Focus - 中国军网（英文版）". eng.chinamil.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  13. ^ a b Trevithick, Joseph (2024-08-02). "Chinese [PRC] Sea Dragon Commandos Show Off Drones That Look Just Like Birds". The War Zone. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  14. ^ Loh, Matthew. "China's naval commandos rode electric skateboards into a combat exercise with drones disguised as birds, then left in a pickup truck". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

Category:Naval units and formations of the People's Republic of China Category:Special forces of the People's Republic of China Category:Military units and formations established in 2017

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