Independent Honor Guard Battalion (Turkmenistan)

One of the first events the battalion took part in was the independence day military parade on Makhtumkuli Avenue in October 1992, serving as linemen for the parading troops. The battalion is the first contingent on Independence Square during the annual Independence Day Parade, during which it also performs a unique drill routine[11] that sees it create shapes and figures such as a Map of Turkmenistan,[12] the Akhal-Teke,[13] and a figure of the number "27".[14]

The battalion took part in the annual Victory Day Parade in Moscow in May 2010, and with the Russian Government's permission, the commander of the battalion, Major Pygy Baýramdurdyýew, led the contingent on horseback, with the white Akhal-Teke horse being a descendant of the horse Marshal Georgy Zhukov rode on during the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945.[15][16][17] President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov praised the level of training of the unit put in while in Moscow, saying that it will be "immortalized in modern history of Turkmenistan".[18]

In 2020, the battalion took part in the first Victory Parade in Ashgabat, held at Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the war victory. The one of the color guards In the parade held the combat flag of the 748th Infantry Regiment, which was the unit Berdymuhammed Annayev (President Berdimuhamedov's grandfather) served in during the Great Patriotic War. The battalion received the flag at Ashgabat International Airport from a color guard from the Russian Armed Forces that was on a special Moscow-Ashgabat flight. They were transported by a special car to the site of the parade.[19] The Victory Banner was also brought from Russia to be trooped on the square.[20]

The two Turkmen Pobeda cars during the nighttime rehearsal on Red Square.

During the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade, the Turkmen contingent from the battalion consisted of two color guards riding in two GAZ-M20 Pobeda cars brought in from the Turkmen capital. One guards carried the Flag of Turkmenistan and the other carried the combat flag of the 748th Infantry Regiment.[21] After their appearance, the contingent were quarantined at a hospital in Turkmenabad due to COVID-19 restrictions.[22]