Captain of the guard

The Captain of the Guard is a position for a military force.

It is also a position within jail and prison staffing.

A Captain of the Guard is the commanding position of a military security force.

The Guard is commonly associated with bodyguard duty for royalty or head of state, but the Guard can refer to the military security force of a city or region such as a province, state, or territory.

[1] The position is referred to in the New Testament at Acts 4:1.