- Source: Kuwait National Guard
The Kuwait National Guard (KNG) (Arabic: الحرس الوطني الكويتي) is a paramilitary and gendarmerie branch of the Kuwait Armed Forces. The National Guard is an independent combat institution and traces its heritage directly to the cavalrymen and infantrymen that defended Kuwait's three mounted defensive walls. Since its inception, the Kuwait National Guard under the guidance of the respective leadership; executed, participated in, and supported carrying out all conflicts in which the Kuwait Armed Forces have engaged since 1967.
Creation and patron
The founding of the Kuwait National Guard was first conceived during the Six-Day War and following the outcomes of Operation Vantage when Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was the Crown Prince of Kuwait through the 2nd decree of 1967 on June 6 during the reign of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah. A mission for this purpose was led by Sheikh Salem Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who was the driving force in forming the various task forces within the National Guard and who has remained at the head of the institution since its enacting in 1967.
Leadership
= National Guard Commander
== Deputy National Guard Commanders
=History
= 50th Anniversary of the Kuwait National Guard
=In June 2017, the Kuwait National Guard commemorated their 50th Anniversary Golden jubilee under the leadership of the Commander-in-chief, the Emir of Kuwait, and directives of Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah.
Ranks
Officers
Enlisted
Equipment
= Armored Fighting Vehicles
=References
External links
Kuwait National Guard official page
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Misy'al Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Ash-Shabah
- Wangsa Sabah
- Nawwaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Ash-Shabah
- Saddam Hussein
- Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat
- Malaysia
- Pertempuran Khafji
- Hamas
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Abdullah dari Arab Saudi
- Kuwait National Guard
- National Guard
- Kuwait Armed Forces
- Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
- List of prime ministers of Kuwait
- House of Sabah
- 2024 in Kuwait
- Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait)
