Royal Omani Guard

Royal Omani Guard ; The Royal Guard of Oman ; - RGO - ; الحرس السلطاني العماني
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Lineup	1970
Country	Oman
Branch of service	Land force
Type	Royal Guard
Subordinate troops	4 regiments, 1 support regiment, Royal Guard of Oman Technical College, Music Corps
Strength	4500 to 5000
Insinuation	Omani Armed Forces
Location	Muscat (Al Aman Barracks, Seeb)
Colours	olive and red
Anniversaries	November 1st
equipment	; 9 Centauro tanks 120 mm (8 × 8); 56 Véhicule de l'avant blindé (6 × 6); MBDA VL MICA rocket launcher;
commander
Current ; commander	Major General Khalifa bin Abdullah al Junaibi

The Royal Omani Guard ( Arabic الحرس السلطاني العماني) is the bodyguard of the Sultan of Oman and part of the Omani armed forces . The manpower is 4500 to 5000.

Structure and organization

The special unit , founded in 1970, also has the task of participating in combat missions (light infantry) and serving for representative purposes.

The RGO has a motorcycle squadron for escorts of the Sultan and high-ranking state guests.

Since 1981 several military bands ( Omani Royal Guard Military Band ) in brigade strength belong to the RGO. Part of this, the Royal Cavalry Mounted Band is the only military band in the world that rides camels. There are also 100 horses on which musicians ride. The RGO also includes a jazz band, a symphony orchestra and a music school.

Subordinate units include 4 regiments, 1 support regiment, the Royal Guard of Oman Technical College ( Arabic كلية الحرس السلطاني العماني التقنية) and the music corps.

equipment

The equipment includes:

9 Centauro tanks 120 mm (8 × 8)
56 Renault Véhicule de l'avant blindé (VAB) (6 × 6)
MBDA VL MICA rocket launcher

anniversary

The anniversary is November 1st ( RGO Annual Day ). After the parade, new graduates are honored and medals of merit are given to RGO soldiers. The venue is the barracks area ( RGO parade ground ).

Others

Royal shipping is operated by the Oman Royal Yacht Squadron . Royal aviation is operated by the Royal Flight of Oman . These are each organizational unit of the farm ( divan ).

Illustrations

Military parade in Oman with RGO vehicles (1981)
RGO soldiers as guard posts on a state visit (2008)
Music Corps (2018)

Web links

Commons : Royal Guard of Oman - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

↑ Cordesman, Anthony H. (2004), The Military Balance in the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-275-98399-4 . Retrieved 9 August 2017. ( online )
↑ Times of Oman: Royal Guard of Oman celebrates its annual say, new recruits graduation (2016). Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
↑ currently Qabus ibn Said
↑ Founded as a school in 1976, converted into a college in 1997
↑ https://www.omanobserver.om/royal-guard-of-oman-marks-annual-day/
↑ http://www.directory-oman.com/assets/gpages/gpage1.htm

[1] Cordesman, Anthony H. (2004), The Military Balance in the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-275-98399-4 . Retrieved 9 August 2017. ( online )

[2] Times of Oman: Royal Guard of Oman celebrates its annual say, new recruits graduation (2016). Retrieved November 9, 2019 .

[3] urrently Qabus ibn Said

[4] Founded as a school in 1976, converted into a college in 1997

[5] ttps://www.omanobserver.om/royal-guard-of-oman-marks-annual-day/

[6] ttp://www.directory-oman.com/assets/gpages/gpage1.htm