The service was established on 11 August 1992, by order of President Saparmyrat Nyýazow, on the basis of the Soviet Border Troops in the Turkestan Military District.

It slowly evolved to meet the standards of its counterparts, with the DSG being allowed to inspect goods and other items transported across the border of Turkmenistan in April 1998.

Later that May, three Turkmen guards were killed by an armed group crossing the border from Ghormach District, Afghanistan.

[7] The Breastplate "Valiant Border Guard" is the state medal designed to honour members of the DSG.

It has the shape of a regular green octagon, which is one of the main elements of the State Emblem of Turkmenistan, inscribed in an circle with a diameter of 40 mm.