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This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard. Border guards, coast guards, civil guards, home guards, national guards, honor guards, republican guards, imperial guards and royal guards are listed under their own articles. See also presidential guard and Red Guards (disambiguation)
The D.C. National Guard has deployed more than 1,200 soldiers and airmen to support the Global War on Terrorism. The D.C. Guard completed over 90 whole-unit deployments, including tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, Saudi Arabia and stateside missions as part of Operation Noble Eagle. Many D.C. National Guard soldiers and airmen served ...
The District of Columbia National Guard was brought into federal service April 1898 to fight in the Spanish–American War. [22] The organization of the District of Columbia National Guard modified by Act of the Congress, 11 May 1898 to provide for organization of a naval battalion to consist of not more than four companies of naval militia. [23]
A royal guard or the palace guard, is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family member, such as a king or queen, or prince or princess.
The District of Columbia Air National Guard (DC ANG) is the aerial militia and Air Force reserve organization of the District of Columbia, the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is, along with the District of Columbia Army National Guard , an element of the District of Columbia National Guard .
An imperial guard or palace guard is a special group of troops (or a member thereof) of an empire, typically closely associated directly with the emperor and/or empress. Usually these troops embody a more elite status than other imperial forces, including the regular armed forces , and maintain special rights, privileges and traditions.
The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, locked in a rivalry stretching back to the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, each put forward six challengers to compete for eight places at the ...
Royal Security Command (RSC) – Militarized royal guards under the Monarchy of Thailand and provides personal protective security to the royal family. Special Branch Bureau (SBB) – Personal protective security to members royal family, members of the Royal Thai Government VIPs, and members of foreign governments VIPs visiting Thailand.