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The Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) (Arabic: الحرس السلطاني العماني) is the royal guard of the Sultan of Oman. It is a separate service within the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and although equipped to carry out land defense operations, it is not part of the Royal Army of Oman. The RGO is a personal security and ceremonial unit responsible for the protection of the Sultan and other senior members of the royal family.
There are two other Royal Household partner organizations which directly interface with the RGO, they are:

The Oman Royal Yacht Squadron - based in Muscat Harbor with moorings for larger royal vessels in Muttrah's Port Sultan Qaboos
The Royal Flight of Oman - based at Muscat International Airport




History of the Force


The RGO can trace its history back to the small groups of lightly armed Askaris that guarded the palaces and forts of the Sultans of Oman, many habitually recruited from East Africa or loyal local tribesmen. However, it was His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said that decided to develop a more structured approach to royal protection. The RGO originated from the Oman Gendarmerie, which in the early 1970s became His Majesty's Body Guard known as the Royal Guard Squadron. In 1975 the squadron developed into the Royal Guard Regiment and was responsible for the protection of His Majesty and his guests; and by default the security of royal residences (palaces, etc.) and the Sultan's travelling camps This unit was grown in size and evolved into the multi-function RGO of today.




Organisation



The RGO is organised as a light mixed capability brigade-sized formation of at least 4,500 but no more than 5,000 personnel. It is equipped with a variety of wheeled armoured and soft-skinned combat vehicles; as well as light and heavy support weapons. The RGO also has a ceremonial equestrian unit that is based at the Royal Stables at Seeb. The RGO's motorcycle VIP convoy escort specialists have also created a display team known as the Red Helmets. The RGO has ceremonial bands (including bagpipe bands) and a school of music. The RGO also administers the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra and its own technical college, both based at separate sites in Seeb.
The following is the brigade's military structure:

Headquarters Company
Honour Guard Battalion
RGO VIP Escort
Motorcycle Escort
Mounted Escort
Red Helmets
Omani Royal Guard Military Band
Infantry Band
Royal Cavalry Mounted band
Jazz Band
Steel Band
Pipes and Drums
Symphonic Orchestra
School of Music
Armoured Company
Royal Guard of Oman Technical College




Base locations


The following are some of the official residences of the Sultan and have a permanent RGO security presence:

Al Alam Palace - the Sultan's ceremonial palace in Muscat - RGO personnel are billeted in the old Portuguese Fort Mirani adjacent to the palace
Al Baraka Palace - the Sultan's primary residence in Seeb
Al Hosn Palace - the Sultan's residence in Salalah
Al Maamoura Palace - the Sultan's residence outside of Salalah
Al Shomoukh Palace - the Sultan's residence in Manah
Bahjat al Andhar Palace - the Sultan's residence in Sohar
Al Alam Camp and Halban Camp are two of the RGO bases in the Muscat area for when they are not deployed.




Equipment


The RGO uses wheeled armoured fighting vehicles and is known to have:

Nine Italian Centauro 120mm (8x8) Mobile Gun Systems. These AFVs replaced older French VBC-90 mobile gun systems in the RGO inventory
56 French Renault Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB) (6x6), including VPM-81 (81mm mortar carrier) and VDAA TA20 (anti aircraft) variants
French Truck-mounted MBDA VL MICA missile Ground Based Air Defense system.

















See also



Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
Royal Guard of Oman Technical College




References

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• National Day of Oman
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• Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces
• Royal Guard of Oman Technical College
• Omani Royal Guard Military Band
• Royal Army of Oman
• Royal Oman Police