National Guard (Kyrgyzstan)
National Guard | |
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Улуттук гвардия Национальная гвардия | |
Active | 6 December 1991 |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Role | public duties, physical security |
Size | 3,000 |
Part of | Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic |
Headquarters | Bishkek |
March | Alga Gvardiya! (Алга, Гвардия!)[1] |
Anniversaries | July 20 (Day of the National Guard) |
Hymn | Anthem of the National Guard (Улуттук гвардиянын гимни) |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-chief | Sadyr Japarov |
Commander of the National Guard | Colonel Talantbek Ergeshov[2] |
Notable commanders |
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Insignia | |
Shoulder Patch |
The National Guard of Kyrgyzstan (
Functions
The following tasks are assigned to the National Guard:
- Protection of the constitutional system and state sovereignty of the country
- Implementation of measures in the conditions of the military and emergency states
- Participation in the territorial defense of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Protection of state and strategic facilities
- Interact with state bodies in charge of national security on issues related to public security
- Implement measures of alertness
- Eliminate of illegal armed groups
- Manage the consequences of natural and man-made emergencies
- Work as an anti-terrorismforce
- Perform ceremonial rituals at protocol events
- Ensure the protection of information constituting state secrets
Composition
- Headquarters Command
- Leadership Staff
- Commander of the National Guard
- First Deputy Commander of the National Guard
- Deputy Commander of the National Guard
- Deputy Commander of the National Guard
- Leadership Staff
- Bars Commandant Brigade
- Edelweiss Training Center
- Panther Special Forces Brigade
- Rapid Reaction Battalion (at Manas Airbase[7])
- Honor Guard Battalion (Military Unit No. 701)
- 1st company (subordinated to the President)
- 2nd company
- 3rd company
- Band of the National Guard (Улуттук гвардиянын оркестри)
- Medical Division
Honor Guard Company
The guard of honor is formed from the 701st Military Unit of the National Guard. It take part in
Panther Airborne Brigade
The
Operational Battalion
On 20 July 2015, President Almazbek Atambayev presented the battle banner to a separate operational battalion.[13]
Recruitment and training
National Guard personnel are composed of soldiers and civilians alike. The basis for recruitment is laid out under a voluntary contract, as well as conscription of citizens for military service. The selection of servicemen to the National Guard is carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of the Interior. While the National Guard does not provide its own independent educational course, many National Guard personnel are educated in higher military institutions (such as the Armed Forces Military Institute) and foreign institutions (mostly academies in Russia and Kazakhstan).[14] As of recently, new recruits take their oath of allegiance in a ceremony on Victory Square, Bishkek.[15]
Uniform
In 2015, a new version of the general uniform was presented to the National Guard.
Professional holiday
July 20 marks the Day of the National Guard (Kyrgyz: Улуттук гвардия күнү, Russian: День Национальной Гвардии) is the official professional holiday for the National Guard. The holiday coincides with the founding of the National Guard by President Akayev on this date in 1992.[19]
List of leaders
- Abdygul Chotbaev (1992 – August 24, 2005)[20]
- Sultan Kurmanov (September 2005 – May 25, 2006)[21]
- Asanbek Alymkozhoev (May 25, 2006 – 2009)[22]
- Asanbek Alymkozhoev (July 24, 2013 – February 6, 2014)[23]
- Melis Satybaldiev (February 22, 2014 – May 12, 2016)[24][25]
- Melis Satybaldiev (May 12, 2016 - June 16, 2016)[26]
- Mirbek Kasymkulov (June 16, 2016 – February 11, 2017)[27]
- Almazbek Karasartov (February 11, 2017 – January 19, 2019)[28]
- Talantbek Ergeshov (January 19, 2019 – Present)
The Commander of the National Guard is the de facto head of the national guard and the highest-ranking officer in the branch. Moreover, he/she is a member of the General Staff and reports directly to its chief.
Gallery
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Dmitry Medvedev and Kurmanbek Bakiyev reviewing the National Guard.
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A barracks in downtown Bishkek with a sign saying, "National Guard" in the Kyrgyz language.
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Acolor guardfrom the National Guard.
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Operational soldiers of the National Guard.
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National Guard soldiers marching in front of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Sooronbay Jeenbekov at the Ala Archa State Residence.
See also
- Azerbaijani National Guard
- Republican Guard (Kazakhstan)
- 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment
- Independent Honor Guard Battalion of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan
- Presidential National Guard
Videos
- Портретник: Командир военной части №701 Мирлан Темиров
- A member of the National Guard Band
- Показательные выступления Национальной Гвардии 23.07.2012
- Ата Мекен коргоочулар күнүнө арналат
- Улуттук гвардиянын оркестри "Марш Будапешт"/Санат ТВ
- Таңкы беш: Улуттук гвардиянын оркестри
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