東海艦隊
Jiang spent most of his career in the PLAN's East Sea Fleet. He was promoted to deputy commander of the Shanghai Naval Base in January 2003, before becoming vice president of the PLA Naval Command Academy in December 2003. He then served as deputy commander of the Zhoushan Base from June 2004 to August 2007, commander of the Lüshun Base from 2007 to 2008, chief of staff of the East Sea Fleet from 2008 to 2010, and director of the PLAN Armaments Department from February to November 2010.