Supreme Guard Command

The Supreme Guard Command (Korean: 호위사령부; Hanja: 護衛司令部) (also known as Unit 963, the Escort Bureau, Guard Command, Bodyguard Command, Guard Bureau and the General Guard Bureau) is a protective security unit of the Korean People's Army tasked with the protection of North Korea's ruling Kim family, senior Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) officials, and other domestic VIPs, reporting directly to the Supreme Leader. Active since 1946, the unit's activities are overseen by Office 80 of the WPK Politburo'sOrganization and Guidance Department. The current Supreme Guard commander is General Kwak Chang-sik.