National Guard of Georgia

National Guard of Georgia
საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია
Georgian National Guard flag and insignia
Founded20 December 1990 (1990-12-20)
Country Georgia
TypeGendarmerie
Guard of honour
Military reserve force
Role
Size554 primary cadre. Mobilization capacity ranging in the tens of thousands.
PatronSaint George
EngagementsGeorgian Civil War
Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
Russian-Georgian war
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Irakli Chumburidze
Notable
commanders
Tengiz Kitovani
Koba Kobaladze
Samson Kutateladze
Nikoloz Janjgava
Insignia
GNG shoulder insignia

The National Guard of Georgia (GNG, Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული გვარდია, sak'art'velos erovnuli gvardia) is the gendarmerie, guard of honour, and military reserve force branch of the Defense Forces of Georgia. It is tasked with responding to civil affairs, civil disorders, external threats, important ceremonial duties, internal security, natural disasters crisis, public security, and support military operations.