Ceremonial duties are usually served by the battalion: •
State visits of foreign leaders visiting Turkmenistan (e.g. Presidents
Hassan Rouhani and
Ilham Aliyev) • Guarding the
National Museum of Turkmenistan and the
Independence Monument in Ashgabat. • Raise the national flag on special ceremonies • Receiving the new armed forces unit colors • Unveiling of monuments A
military band was created within the unit in 1992. .
Independence Day One of the first events the battalion took part in was the
independence day military parade on
Makhtumkuli Avenue in October 1992, serving as linemen for the parading troops. The battalion is the first contingent on
Independence Square during the annual
Independence Day Parade, during which it also performs a unique drill routine that sees it create shapes and figures such as a Map of Turkmenistan, the
Akhal-Teke, and a figure of the number "27".
Victory Day 2010 The battalion took part in the annual
Victory Day Parade in
Moscow in May 2010, and with the
Russian Government's permission, the commander of the battalion, Major Pygy Baýramdurdyýew, led the contingent on horseback, with the white
Akhal-Teke horse being a descendant of the
horse Marshal
Georgy Zhukov rode on during the
Moscow Victory Parade of 1945. President
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov praised the level of training of the unit put in while in Moscow, saying that it will be "immortalized in modern history of Turkmenistan".
Victory Day Parade in Ashgabat In 2020, the battalion took part in the first
Victory Parade in Ashgabat, held at
Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the war victory. One of the color guards in the parade held the combat flag of the 748th Infantry Regiment, which was the unit Berdymuhammed Annayev (President Berdimuhamedov's grandfather) served in during the Great Patriotic War. The battalion received the flag at
Ashgabat International Airport from a color guard from the
Russian Armed Forces that was on a special Moscow-Ashgabat flight. They were transported by a special car to the site of the parade. The
Victory Banner was also brought from Russia to be trooped on the square.
Victory Day 2020 . During the
2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade, the Turkmen contingent from the battalion consisted of two color guards riding in two
GAZ-M20 Pobeda cars brought in from the Turkmen capital. One guards carried the
Flag of Turkmenistan and the other carried the combat flag of the 748th Infantry Regiment. After their appearance, the contingent were quarantined at a hospital in
Turkmenabad due to
COVID-19 restrictions. == Training ==