Supreme Guard Command
Supreme Guard Command (Korean: 호위사령부; Hanja: 護衛司令部) (also known as Unit 963, the Escort Bureau, Guard Command, Bodyguard Command, SGC, Guard Bureau and the General Guard Bureau) is the personal bodyguard force tasked with the protection of North Korea's ruling Kim family. The current Supreme Guard commander is General Yun Jong-rin.
| Supreme Guard Command | |
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the Supreme Guard Command's Honor Guard Battalion, 8 February 2023. | |
| Active | 1946 - Present |
| Country | North Korea |
| Allegiance | Kim Jong Un |
| Branch | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
| Type | Protective security unit |
| Role | Protection of domestic VIPs and the Kim family and high-ranking KWP officials |
| Size | 95,000-120,000 (Corps) |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang |
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| Patron | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of North Korea |
| March | Song of the Korean People's Army |
| Engagements | Korean War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | General Kwak Chang-sik |
| North Korea portal |
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