National Guard Naval Service Corps

Naval Service Corps of the National Guard Forces Command
Морские части Войска Национальная Гвардия России
Moskoy Chasti Voyska Natsional'naya Gvardiya Rossii
Common name Naval National Guard
Motto Честь, отвага, мужество
Honor, Bravery, Courage
Agency overview
Formed 1978
Preceding agency Naval Service of the Internal Troops of Russia (raised 1978)
Employees estimated 5,000 active personnel
Volunteers estimated 8,000 reserves
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		 RUS
Population 145 million
Legal jurisdiction Russian Federation
Primary governing body Security Council of Russia
Secondary governing body National Guard of Russia
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed by President of Russia
thru the Commander of the National Guard and the Commander of the NGFC
Headquarters Moscow
Agency executives
  • General Viktor Zolotov, Commander, National Guard Forces
  • Captain 1st Rank Andrey Andreev, Commander of the NGNSC-NGFC
Parent agency Security Council of Russia thru the National Guard of Russia
Child agency National Guard Naval Diving Service
Services provided by National Guard Forces Command
Uniformed as naval service personnel
Facilities
Stations 5 Naval Detachments and various naval service units within the NGFC
Notables
Significant operation Anti-terrorism operations, combating illegal weapons trade, keeping public order in the seas and inland waters of Russia, water police, coast guard and lifesaving activties
Anniversary April 5
March 27, anniversary of the Internal Guards Corps
May 5, creation of the Naval Service of the MVD

The National Guard Naval Service Corps (Морские части Войска Национальная Гвардия России, Moskoy Chasti Voyska Natsional'naya Gvardiya Rossii) is the naval service, water police and coast guard branch of the National Guard Forces Command, National Guard of Russia. Formerly the Naval Service of the Internal Troops of Russia, it was established in 1978 thru the fulfillment of a 1976 resolution of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and a 1978 decree of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union.

Brief history

The roots of this service may be traced to the May 5, 1976 Resolution "On the Protection of artificial structures on the Trans-Baikal and Far Eastern Railways" of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The resolution created an interdepartmental commission for inspection of underwater structures and make recommendations for their protection. As a result, problems have been identified for both the Baikal-Amur Mainline and the Trans-Siberian Railway, prodiving the basis for the 1978 formation of the first units of boats and naval divers of what was then the Naval Service of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics or NS-IT-MIA-USSR (Морские части внутренних войск МВД CCCP, Moskoy Chasti Vnutrenniye Voiska MVD SSSR) with the approval of the suggested measures and subsequent decrees of the Council of Ministers. The naval service, while sporting uniforms similar to the Soviet Navy would provide public order and secuity, inland waters and waterways security and lifesaving functions for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only with the raising of the Naval Service did the problems facing the waterways, as well as lifesaving duties in these areas, began to be resolved.

In 1981 the current uniform and officer ranking system was adopted, in 1983 special flags were issued (today's flags feature the state naval ensign on the canton), and in 1985, the warrant officer and rating ranks were officially standardized. In 1984, thru a general order of the chief of internal troops of the parts on the protection of sea lanes, two patrol boat divisions were raised. In 1988, on this basis, a separate detachment of patrol boats was established. A Divers' Training Center was included in its composition (established in 1987) for training and retraining of divers of the Naval Service, which would form the basis for today's National Guard Naval Diving Service.

Thru a Decree of the USSR Council of Ministers on May 18, 1989 "On the Repair and technological enterprise of the nuclear fleet" (which gave military protection to personnel from today's FSUE Atomflot and the Murmansk Shipping Company) and a Decreee of the Council on August 3 the same year the organizational and staffing structure was approved for the 2 naval patrol boat divisions assigned in Murmansk to the Naval Service of the MVD.

On the basis of part of personnel of the 1st Naval Detachment (Khabarovsk), the 5th Independent Maritime Training Division (Severobaikalsk) was raised on October 1, 1996. This division's cadets are trained in specialties: diver-shooter, mechanic, and boat captains. According to data for 2002, it created the basis for specialty training steering for signalmen.

As of April 15,2016, the NS-IT-MIA-RF has transformed into the NGNSC-NGFC of the National Guard and reports directly to the Security Council.

Naval Service Units

Missions

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