page_title: Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion / Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: A Ukrainian honor guard stands at attention Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, upon Vice President Dick Cheney's departure from Boryspil International Airport in Kiev. The next stop on the Vice President's international trip is Italy, where he will address the Ambrosetti Forum and meet with Italian officials.
context_page_description: The Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion is a guard of honour unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is a part of the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Guard Regiment.
context_section_description: Battalion HQ
  1st Company
  2nd Company
  3rd Company (subordinated to the Ministry of Defense)
  Military Band
  Symbols Protection Company
  Training Company
  All eligible candidates to join the battalion have to meet certain requirements such as fluency in the Ukrainian language, having a height of at least 180 cm, full secondary education and no physical and/or mental problems.
caption: Armed honour guards from the battalion presenting arms upon Vice President Dick Cheney's departure from Kiev in September 2008.
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