Azerbaijan National Guard

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The Azerbaijan National Guard is the first component of the Azerbaijan Army. It's operating as a semi-independent entity of the Azerbaijan Defense Department.

[edit] Mission

The Azerbaijani National Guard is composed by troops who finished their conscription duty, they are placed in the national guard for a remaining 10 years. The national guard serves as an emergency army of Azerbaijan, it has over 575,000 personnel ready to be called for duty by a decree from the president.

[edit] See also

• Azerbaijan
• Military of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan Army
• Azerbaijan Air Force
• Azerbaijan Navy
• Azerbaijan Air Defense Force
• Azerbaijan Border Guard
• Azerbaijan Interior Guard
• Azerbaijan Coast Guard
• Caspian Guard Initiative
• Azerbaijan Defense Industry

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