[6] The Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard (currently Major general Ansagan Baltabekov[7]) is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[15] The servicemen of the Central Regional Command take part in the most significant international and socio-political events such as OSCE summits, the Asian Games, the Universiade, the EXPO and many others.

Regional commanders, formations and military units of the National Guard have standard their own battle flags, usually belonging to a particular regiment.

In March 2018, a movie called Sixth Post premiered in Astana, showing the life and career of Erbol Otarbayev, a National Guard member who confronted convicts who escaped prison in Mangistau in 2012.

The drama was directed by Serikbol Utepbergenov, while the Information and Communications Ministry of Kazakhstan, in coordination with the Khabar Agency filmed the movie.

[20][21] In April 2019, it was announced that the national guard would be filming a television series focusing on the role of Kazakh soldiers in battles on the Tajik-Afghan border in 1995.