Independent Honor Guard Battalion (Turkmenistan)

The Independent Honor Guard Battalion of the Ministry of Defence of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Goranmak Ministrligi Hormat Garawuly Batalyony; Russian: Отдельный батальон Почетного караула Министерства обороны Туркменистан) is the official ceremonial unit of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan that serves as a guard of honour unit.One of the color guards in the parade held the combat flag of the 748th Infantry Regiment, which was the unit Berdymuhammed Annayev (President Berdimuhamedov's grandfather) served in during the Great Patriotic War.The battalion received the flag at Ashgabat International Airport from a color guard from the Russian Armed Forces that was on a special Moscow-Ashgabat flight.[1] The full dress uniform of the infantry unit is based on that of Russian honor guards and has a range of shades of green, the national color.[23] In March 2015, Berdimuhamedov personally sampled the new dress uniform of the guard of honor and the equestrian escort after a meeting of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan.
The battalion in the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade .
The two Turkmen Pobeda cars during the nighttime rehearsal on Red Square .
TurkmenistanPresident of TurkmenistanArmed Forces of Turkmenistanpublic dutiesMinistry of DefenseTurkmen Ground ForcesAshgabatNiyazov's Honour MarchTurkmenRussianguard of honourIndependence MonumentNational Museum of TurkmenistanPresidential PalacecavalryTurkmen Internal TroopsTurkmen Border TroopsTurkmen National GuardState visitsHassan RouhaniIlham AliyevIndependence Monument in Ashgabatmilitary band2010 Moscow Victory Day Paradeindependence day military paradeMakhtumkuli AvenueIndependence SquareIndependence Day ParadeAkhal-TekeVictory Day ParadeMoscowRussian GovernmentGeorgy ZhukovMoscow Victory Parade of 1945Gurbanguly BerdimuhamedovVictory ParadeHalk Hakydasy Memorial ComplexAshgabat International AirportRussian Armed ForcesVictory BannerRed Square2020 Moscow Victory Day ParadeGAZ-M20 PobedaFlag of TurkmenistanTurkmenabadCOVID-19full dress uniformState Security Council of TurkmenistanTurkmen counterpartOguzkhan Presidential Palace154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's RegimentKyiv Presidential Honor Guard BattalionAibyn Presidential Regiment