National Guard (Kyrgyzstan) Explained

Unit Name:National Guard
Native Name:Улуттук гвардия
Национальная гвардия
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Role:public duties, physical security
Size:3,000
Command Structure:Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
Garrison:Bishkek
Garrison Label:Headquarters
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March:Alga Gvardiya! (Алга, Гвардия!)[1]
Anniversaries:July 20 (Day of the National Guard)
Equipment:Anthem of the National Guard (Улуттук гвардиянын гимни)
Equipment Label:Hymn
Commander1:Sadyr Japarov
Commander1 Label:Commander-in-chief
Commander2:Colonel Talantbek Ergeshov[2]
Commander2 Label:Commander of the National Guard
Identification Symbol Label:Shoulder Patch

The National Guard of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыpгыз Pecпyбликacынын Улуттук гвардия; Russian: Национальная гвардия Кирги́зская Респу́блика) is the National Guard of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The national guard was founded on December 6, 1991, by order of President Askar Akayev. The troops took their first oath July 20, 1992.[3] [4] It carries out functions of a representative and protocol nature, protection and protection of strategic facilities of the country, liquidation of the consequences of natural disasters and emergency situations.[5] In 2014, the Internal Troops of the Ministry of the Interior were absorbed into the National Guard as a result of military reforms in the country. This arrangement would stay until September 2018 when the two were separated and the Internal Troops were reformed.[6] In 2016, the Commander of the National Guard was put onto the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Functions

The following tasks are assigned to the National Guard:

Composition

Honor Guard Company

The guard of honor is formed from the 701st Military Unit of the National Guard. It take part in state visits and the presidential inaugural parade of the National Guard.[8] The soldiers of the guard of honor of the National Guard stand at attention at the National Flagpole on Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, performing a changing of the guard ceremony every hour since August 16, 1998. It also represented the Kyrgyz Republic at foreign military parades, particularly the 2015 Moscow and Beijing Victory Day Parade.[9] The unit is similar in structure and organization to Russia's 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment and Kazakhstan's Aibyn Regiment.[10] In November 2015, the unit received its first unit banner from General Janybek Kaparov.[11] The current commander of the company is the Captain Maksat Rahimdinov.

Panther Airborne Brigade

The Panther Airborne Brigade (also known as Military Unit 714) was founded in April 1992. It is designed to serve during hostilities. This may include the destruction of gangs, the localization of terrorist groups, and the elimination of natural disasters. It took part in the Batken Conflict of 1999 in southern Kyrgyzstan during which it rebuffed the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan from the country.[12]

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.[16] [17] The official color of the National Guard is dark turquoise, which is reflected in its uniform. The summer uniform is a dark turquoise tunic worn over a buttoned shirt and tie, which are worn alongside trousers of the same color, as well as boots, white gloves, and a hat. On the other hand, the winter uniform consists of a grey overcoat that is worn over the regular uniform while a traditional Russian Ushanka hat is worn.[18]

Professional holiday

July 20 marks the Day of the National Guard 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

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.

See also

Videos

References

  1. News: Giyasov . Negmatullo . 26th Anniversary of the National Guard of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic . 24 July 2024 . ASIA TV . 20 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Талантбек Эргешов назначен командующим Национальной гвардией ВС КР.
  3. News: Kyrgyzstan gets national guard, Soviet troops selling uniforms. UPI. 2017-09-13. en.
  4. Web site: calendr.net/holiday/1099. calendr.net. 2018-09-26. 2018-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711192852/http://calendr.net/holiday/1099. dead.
  5. Web site: К юбилею Нацгвардии. Им можно доверить нашу безопасность. Информационное Агентство Кабар. ru. 2017-11-22.
  6. Web site: Внутренние войска будут выведены из состава Нацгвардии КР.
  7. Web site: Kyrgyz National Guard battalion deployed to former US Manas Airbase.
  8. Web site: Japarov reviews inaugural parade of National Guard. 2021-01-29. akipress.com.
  9. Web site: Нацгвардии Кыргызстана - 25 лет. mir24.tv. 2018-09-26.
  10. http://slovo.kg/?p=41151
  11. Web site: Национальной гвардии вручили боевое знамя.
  12. http://slovo.kg/?p=41151
  13. Web site: Четверть века в строю — Слово Кыргызстана. 2020-10-14. ru-RU.
  14. Web site: "Положение о Национальной гвардии Кыргызской Республики" (утверждено постановлением Правительства Кыргызской Республики от 29 мая 2014 года № 289).
  15. Web site: В Бишкеке новобранцы Национальной гвардии присягнули Ата-Мекену. 22 April 2017.
  16. Web site: В Кыргызстане презентовали новую военную форму. - Политика и Общество.
  17. Web site: Кыргызстанда аскер кызматчылары үчүн жаңы форма кирди. 26 May 2015.
  18. Web site: Указ Президента КР от 2 мая 2015 года УП № 82 "О военной форме одежды и знаках различия военнослужащих Вооруженных Сил, других воинских формирований и государственных органов Кыргызской Республики, в которых законом предусмотрена военная служба".
  19. Web site: День Национальной гвардии Кыргызстана.
  20. Web site: ЧОТБАЕВ Абдыгул Абдрашитович | ЦентрАзия.
  21. Web site: Kyrgyz President Dismisses National Guard Commander. www.rferl.org. en. 2017-09-13.
  22. Web site: Начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил КР - Министерство обороны Кыргызской Республики. 2014-07-24. 2017-09-14. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724085051/http://www.mil.kg/ru/armed-forces/nachalnik-generalnogo-shtaba-vooruzhennyh-sil-kr.html. 2014-07-24.
  23. Web site: Президент Кыргызстана назначил нового командующего Национальной гвардией. 24 July 2013.
  24. Web site: Мелис Сатыбалдиев освобожден от должности командующего Нацгвардией - Новости из Кыргызстана – Новости из Кыргызстана – АКИpress. kg.akipress.org. 12 May 2016. 2018-09-26.
  25. Web site: Президент назначил командующего Нацгвардией. vb.kg. 2018-09-26.
  26. Web site: Новости - Официальный сайт Президента Кыргызской Республики.
  27. News: Mirbek Kasymkulov appointed Commander of National Guard. SHAMSUTDINOV. Rinat. 2016-06-16. 24.kg. 2017-11-22. ru-ru.
  28. News: Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan have personnel changes. MOKRENKO. Anastasia. 2017-02-13. 24.kg. 2017-09-14. ru-ru.

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