Kuwait National Guard

The Kuwait National Guard (KNG) is a paramilitary and gendarmerie branch of the Kuwait Armed Forces. The National Guard is an independent combat institution and traces its heritage directly to the cavalrymen and infantrymen that defended Kuwait's three mounted defensive walls. Since its inception, the Kuwait National Guard under the guidance of the respective leadership; executed, participated in, and supported carrying out all conflicts in which the Kuwait Armed Forces have engaged since 1967.