The vanguard is the leading part of an advancing military formation.
Vanguard may also refer to:
Military
China
* Chengdu J-10 "Vanguard", a 4.5-generation Chinese fighter plane
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QW-1 Vanguard
The QW-series () are man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) developed by the People's Republic of China.
QW-1
The QW-1 is the initial version. It is likely a copy or derivative of the Soviet 9K38 Igla-1 MANPAD.''Chinese Tactics'' (2021): ...
Vultee P-66 Vanguard
The Vultee P-66 Vanguard was a United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft. It was initially ordered by Sweden, but by the time the aircraft were ready for delivery in 1941, the United States would not allow them to be exported, designati ...
, an American fighter plane built from 1939 to 1943
* Vanguard, nickname of the army
297th Military Intelligence Battalion
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* Vanguard, nickname of navy helicopter squadron
HM-14
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) is a United States Navy helicopter squadron established in 1978 based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Nicknamed the ''Vanguard'' and flying the MH-53E Sea Dragon, it comprises both active dut ...
* Vanguards, nickname of the air force 76th Fighter Squadron
* Vanguards, an early nickname of the defunct Navy squadron VX-4
Vanguard Cellular Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc. was a mobile phone carrier with headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was the largest independent non-wireline cellular carrier in the 1990s. It was acquired by AT&T in 1999.
History
In September 1982, the ...
, an American cellular phone company that was acquired by AT&T in 1999
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Vanguard Dutch Marine
VanDutch Inc. () is a Dutch yachting company, who started commercial manufacturing in 2009 with its first model, the VanDutch 40. Since, the company has expanded its model line to include the 30, 40.2 (new 2019), Super Yacht Edition (new 2019) ...
, a Netherlands-based yacht manufacturing company
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Vanguard Health Systems
Vanguard Health Systems was an operator of hospitals and other medical facilities in five U.S. states: Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas. The company's headquarters were located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanguard owned twenty ...
, an American operator of hospitals and other medical facilities
* Vanguard Industries, an American manufacturer of military badges
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Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) is a Taiwanese specialized IC foundry service provider, founded in December 1994 in Hsinchu Science Park by Morris Chang. In March 1998, VIS became a listed company on the Taiwan Over-The- ...
, an IC foundry in Taiwan founded in 1994
* Vanguard Managed Solutions, an American company (2001–2007) of which part is now Vanguard Networks
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Vanguard Sailboats
Vanguard Sailboats was one of the most successful sailboat builders. It was founded in 1967, and is now owned by LaserPerformance.
History
Vanguard Sailboats was founded in 1967 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA by Peter and Olaf Harken. The brother ...
, an American builder of racing and recreational sailboats
* The Vanguard Group, an American investment management company founded in 1975
* China Resources Vanguard, one of the largest supermarket chain companies in Hong Kong
* Vanguard, a 1970s American running shoe made by
Brooks Sports
Brooks Sports, Inc., also known as Brooks Running, is an American sports equipment company that designs and markets high-performance men's and women's sneakers, clothing, and accessories. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Brooks products are ...
* Vanguard, a former American cigarette made by
Brown & Williamson
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation was a U.S. tobacco company and a subsidiary of multinational British American Tobacco that produced several popular cigarette brands. It became infamous as the focus of investigations for chemically enhancing ...
* Vanguard, a 1960s
Eversharp
Eversharp is an American brand of writing implements founded by Charles Rood Keeran in 1913 and marketed by Keeran & Co., based in Chicago. Keeran commercialised ''Eversharp'' mechanical pencils (manufactured by two companies, Heath and Wahl), the ...
fountain pen made in England
* Vanguard, a line of Swiss watches made by
Franck Muller
Franck Muller is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, named after its founder. The company's estimated total sales (in 2010/2011) were €290 million in watches with an average unit price of €38,000. Franck Muller's watches are worn by various ...
* Vanguard, a former cigarette made by John Player & Sons
* Vanguard, a line of Swiss watches made by Roamer
* Vanguard, a mid-twentieth century American lighter made by
Ronson Ronson may refer to:
People
* Barbara Ronson (1942–2018), British Liberal Democrat politician
* Billy Ronson (1957–2015), English footballer
* Charlotte Ronson (born 1977), English fashion designer in New York
* Gail Ronson (born 1946), British ...
* Vanguard, a 1960s Italian-made Waterman fountain pen
* Vanguard, an American line of sporting rifles made by
Weatherby
Weatherby, Inc. is an American gun manufacturer founded in 1945 by Roy Weatherby. The company is best known for its high-powered magnum cartridges, such as the .257 Weatherby Magnum, .270 Weatherby Magnum, .300 Weatherby Magnum, .340 Weatherb ...
* Vanguard Knife, a hunting knife made by the American company Buck Knives
* Vanguard 888, a mid-twentieth century American radio made by Emerson
Education
Canada
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Vanguard College
Vanguard College is a Pentecostal theological institute, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.
History
Vanguard College was founded in 1946 as Canadian Northwest Bible Institute (CNBI) ...
, a private Christian college in Edmonton, Alberta
* Vanguard School (Quebec), a private high school in Montreal, Quebec
New Zealand
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Vanguard Military School
Vanguard Military School is a co-educational school located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Serving years 11 to 13, the school was one of five new government partnership (charter) schools being implemented across New Zealand in 201 ...
, a charter school in Auckland
United States
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Vanguard College Preparatory School
Vanguard College Preparatory School, founded in 1973, is a private, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Waco, Texas, United States, for students in grades 7-12. Enrollment, as of the 2022-2023 academic year is 2 ...
, a private high school in Waco, Texas
* Vanguard High School, a public high school in Ocala, Florida
* Vanguard School (Illinois), a public high school in Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Vanguard University of Southern California
Vanguard University of Southern California is a private Christian university in Costa Mesa, California. It was the first four-year college in Orange County. The university offers over 39 undergraduate degrees and emphases in 15 different depart ...
, a private Christian university in Costa Mesa, California
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The Vanguard School (Colorado)
The Vanguard School (TVS) is a public charter school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Founded as the Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy (CMCA) in 1995, it is chartered with the Harrison School District 2. Originally founded as a K–6 ...
, a public K-12 charter school in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Vanguard School (Florida)
The Vanguard School is an independent nonprofit boarding and day school community for students, 6-12 grade, from around the US and internationally.
It is accredited through FCIS and Cognia.
History
In 1960, Dr. Milton Brutten, an expert in ...
, a private boarding high school in Lake Wales, Florida
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The Vanguard School (Pennsylvania)
The Vanguard School is an approved private school in Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately twenty-two miles northwest of Philadelphia on the campus of Valley Forge Educational Services.
History
The Vanguard School w ...
, a private school in Malvern, Pennsylvania
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Vanguard School of Coconut Grove
The Vanguard School of Coconut Grove is an accredited private day school in Coconut Grove, Florida. It focuses on children with learning disabilities and other learning issues that have average or above average IQs.
Vanguard was licensed in 196 ...
, a private day school in Coconut Grove, Florida
* Carnegie Vanguard High School, a public magnet high school in Houston, Texas
Arts, entertainment and media
Film and television
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Vanguard Animation
Vanguard Films & Animation, often named only as Vanguard Animation, is an American production studio founded in 2002 by producer John H. Williams and Neil Braun. The studio has offices in British Columbia, Canada and Ealing Studios in London, E ...
, an American production studio
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Vanguard Films
Vanguard Films, Inc. was an American film production company, established by producer David O. Selznick in 1943, after the dissolution of Selznick International Pictures. The company's president was Daniel T. O'Shea; Dore Schary was the head of p ...
, a defunct American film production company
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Vanguard Films
Vanguard Films, Inc. was an American film production company, established by producer David O. Selznick in 1943, after the dissolution of Selznick International Pictures. The company's president was Daniel T. O'Shea; Dore Schary was the head of p ...
, a defunct Philippine film production company
* ''Vanguard'' (film), a 2020 Chinese action film
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News Vanguard
News Vanguard is a Bengali language television news channel based in the India's North-eastern state of Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-le ...
, an Indian TV channel
* ''Vanguard'' (TV series), a journalistic reporting series on Current TV
Music
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Vanguard (synthesizer)
Vanguard was a VSTi and AU software synthesizer created by Canadian independent publishereFXand Markus Krause froTone2 Audio
Production
Released in 2004, Vanguard was a virtual analog synthesizer with three oscillators, 31 waveforms alongside ...
, a software synthesizer developed by reFX
* Vanguard Records, an independent record label founded in 1950
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The Vanguards
The Vanguards were a rock band from Bærum, Norway that debuted in 1961. Although the band disbanded eight years later, members continued to reunite for appearances during the 1970s.
The Vanguards were one of Norway's most popular rock band dur ...
, a 1960s Norwegian rock band
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Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps
Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps is a competitive drum and bugle corps, based in Santa Clara, California. The Santa Clara Vanguard is one of the thirteen founding member corps of Drum Corps International (DCI) and a seven time DCI World ...
, A World Class corps and six time DCI world champion based in Santa Clara, California
* ''Vanguard -of the muses-'', an album by Japanese band Exist Trace
* "Vanguard", a single by Violet Chachki from her 2015 EP '' Gagged''
Publications
* ''Vanguard'' (journal), published by the anarchist Vanguard Group
* ''Vanguard'' (Nigeria) (''Daily Vanguard''), a daily newspaper based in Lagos, Nigeria
* ''Vanguard'', a defunct Canadian magazine
* Vanguard Press, a publishing label now owned by Random House
* '' Portland State Vanguard'' (formerly ''Daily Vanguard''), the student newspaper at Portland State University
* ''Vanguard'', student newspaper of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama
* ''The Vanguard'', the student weekly of Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts
* ''The Vanguard'' (Bentley University), a student newspaper at Bentley University
* ''The Vanguard'' (Buckingham Browne & Nichols), a student newspaper at Buckingham Browne & Nichols
* ''Vanguard'', official press organ of hardline, a radical deep ecology movement
* ''The Vanguard'' (1922–28), a publication of the émigré Communist Party of India, founded and edited by
Manabendra Nath Roy
Manabendra Nath Roy (born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, better known as M. N. Roy; 21 March 1887 – 25 January 1954) was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist, as well as a noted philosopher in the 20th century. Roy ...
* ''The Vanguard'' (January–March 1853), a short-lived socialist paper published by
George Julian Harney
George Julian Harney (17 February 1817 – 9 December 1897) was a British political activist, journalist, and Chartist leader. He was also associated with Marxism, socialism, and universal suffrage.
Early life
George Julian Harney, the son ...
Comics and anime
* Vanguard (Image Comics), an alien superhero in ''Megaton'' and ''Savage Dragon''
* Vanguard (Marvel Comics), a name shared by a mutant Russian character as well as a fictional team of characters
* Vanguard, a high-tech humanoid robot in the anime '' Vandread''
* '' Cardfight!! Vanguard'' an anime series, based on the trading card game
Games and toys
* ''Vanguard'' (video game), a 1981 shooter game, with the 1984 sequel ''Vanguard II''
* '' Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'', a 2007 MMORPG created by Sigil Games Online and Sony Online Entertainment
* '' Medal of Honor: Vanguard'', a first-person shooter game created by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2 and Wii
* '' Cardfight!! Vanguard'' a trading card game
* Vanguard, an organization in the computer game '' The Longest Journey''
* Vanguard, a faction in the video game, '' Destiny''
* Vanguard, the droid partner of the Transformers toy Sideswipe
* Vanguard, a variant of the collectible card game '' Magic: The Gathering''
* Vanguard, the main battle tank used by the New Conglomerate in ''
PlanetSide
''PlanetSide'' was a massively-multiplayer online first-person-shooter video game published by Sony Online Entertainment and released on May 20, 2003.
''PlanetSide'' chronicles the efforts of three factions as they fight for territorial contro ...
City of Heroes
''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game which was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCSOFT. The game was launched in North America on April 28, 2004, and in Europe by NCsoft Europe on Febru ...
Spiral Knights
''Spiral Knights'' is a massively multiplayer online game created by Three Rings Design and now owned by Grey Havens. The free-to-play, Java-based game was released in 2011 and is still updated occasionally with re-occurring events, but has not re ...
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* Vanguards, a line of die-cast model cars made by Lledo, now owned by British company Corgi
* '' Call of Duty: Vanguard'', a 2021 installment of the ''Call of Duty'' franchise
Other arts, entertainment and media
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Vanguard Radio Network
Vanguard Radio Network (VRN) is a Philippine radio network. Its corporate office is located at Rm. 614, Cityland Shaw Tower, St. Francis St. cor. Shaw Blvd., Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, and its main headquarters is located at Pan-Philippine Hi ...
, a Philippine radio network
* '' Star Trek: Vanguard'', a series of novels about a space station called Vanguard
* ''The Vanguard'', a painting which was the basis of the design of
Western Cattle in Storm
Western Cattle in Storm is a $1 stamp issued by the United States Post Office Department as part of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue. ''Western Cattle in Storm'' is one of nine commemorative postage stamps in the series, which marked the 1898 Tra ...
Vanguard Public Foundation
Vanguard Public Foundation was an American social justice foundation focused on providing grants to social justice nonprofits. One of the first of the "rich kid foundations," Vanguard was a model for a new generation's philanthropy. Vanguard rose ...
, a defunct American social justice foundation
* U.P. Vanguard, alumni association of the University of the Philippines
ROTC
The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC ( or )) is a group of college- and university-based officer-training programs for training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces.
Overview
While ROTC graduate officers serve in all ...
Politics
* Vanguard, a former name of the
Russian Unity
Russian Unity ( uk, Руська Єдність; russian: Русское Единство) was a political party in Crimea, registered in October 2008.Vanguard Group (anarchist)
The Vanguard Group was an anarchist political group active during the 1930s, which published the periodical '' Vanguard: Journal of Libertarian Communism'', led by Sam Dolgoff (aka Sam Weiner, editor of ''Vanguard''). Vanguard was for a time, durin ...
, an American anarchist group in the 1930s
* Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, a unionist political party in Northern Ireland during the 1970s
* Vanguard Organization, a secret unit of the Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat
Vanguard (steeplechaser)
Vanguard (foaled 1835) was a steeplechase racehorse. At age eight, he defeated fifteen rivals to win the Grand National at his first attempt. This win gave jockey Tom Olliver
Thomas Olliver (1812 – 7 January 1874), born Oliver or Olivere, w ...
, winner of the 1835 Grand National
Science and technology
* Project Vanguard, an American satellite launch project begun in 1957
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Vanguard (rocket)
The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV- ...
, a launch vehicle used in Project Vanguard
** Vanguard TV3, the first satellite launch attempt in 1957
** Vanguard 1, an artificial satellite launched in 1958
** Vanguard 2, an artificial satellite launched in 1959
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Vanguard 3
Vanguard 3 (Harvard designation: 1959 Eta 1) is a scientific satellite that was launched into Earth orbit by the Vanguard SLV-7 on 18 September 1959, the third successful Vanguard launch out of eleven attempts. Vanguard rocket: Vanguard Satell ...
, an artificial satellite launched in 1959
* Vanguard (microkernel), a discontinued experimental microkernel developed at Apple Computer
Transportation
Aviation
* Vickers Vanguard, a British short/medium-range turboprop airliner (first flown 1959)
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Vickers Type 170 Vanguard
The Vickers Vanguard was a 1920s United Kingdom, British airliner developed by Vickers Limited from the Vickers Victoria, Victoria.
Design and development
Developed from the earlier Victoria with the introduction of a wider fuselage, the Vang ...
* Standard Vanguard, a car produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1947 to 1963
* Toyota Vanguard, a Japanese compact crossover sport utility vehicle
Ships and boats
* '' BOKA Vanguard'', the largest heavy lift ship ever built
* ST ''Vanguard'', a 250 GRT tugboat formerly the Empire ship named ''Empire Pine''
* USNS ''Mission San Fernando'' (T-AO-122), renamed USNS ''Vanguard'' in 1965 for role as tracking vessel
* Vanguard 15, one-design racing dinghy made by Vanguard Sailboats
Daniel Vangarde
Daniel Bangalter (, born 1947), known in his musical career as Daniel Vangarde, is a French songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced a number of hit records in the 1970s, including " Aie a Mwana", "D.I.S.C.O." (recorded by Ottawan), and ...