Armenian Border Guard
The Armenian Border Guard (Armenian: Հայաստանի Սահմանային պահպանություն) is the branch of the National Security Service of Armenia that is responsible for monitoring and guarding Armenia's borders with neighbors Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran and Georgia. The border guard works in conjunction with a Russian military contingent from the Federal Security Service stationed in Armenia and headquartered at the 102nd Military Base in Gyumri.
| Armenian Border Guard | |
|---|---|
| Հայաստանի Սահմանային պահպանություն | |
An Armenian border guard station in Shirak province, facing the closed border with Turkey | |
| Founded | 26 April 1994 |
| Country | Armenia |
| Type | Border Patrol |
| Role | Border guard |
| Part of | National Security Service of Armenia |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Nickname(s) | Frontier Guard |
| Anniversaries | Border Guards Day – 26 April |
| Infantry fighting vehicles | BMD-1 BMP-1 |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Colonel Arman Maralchyan |
| Chief of Staff of the Border Guard | Colonel Arman Gasparyan |
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| Identification symbol | |
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