Saudi Arabia's National Guard

Abstract

This paper reviews the history of the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG) emphasizing the role it played in the unification of the Kingdom. Current SANG organization and assigned national taskings are fully developed as the background for a discussion of the extensive SANG ongoing Modernization Plan. The Iraq war with Iran and the recent Iraq invasion of Kuwait have influenced the revision of SANG national taskings, force sizing, and the overall SANG employment operational concept. The paper concludes overall SANG employment operational concept. The paper concludes with a vision of SANG at the completion of the Modernization Plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 27, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236930

Entities

People

  • Bandar O. Nahil Al Harbi

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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