Governmental and Military
See also: List of army units called Guards and List of protective service agencies- Police in medieval contexts
- Border guard, a state security agency.
- Coast guard, responsible for coastal defence and offshore rescue
- Honor Guard, primarily ceremonial.
- National Guard (disambiguation), primarily domestic defense units which have military or law enforcement missions
- Guards unit, a title earned by distinguished units in the former Soviet Union and in some contemporary ex-Soviet states
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