Army members stand guard outside the Attorney General's Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime (FEMDO) in Mexico City, Jan.

Source: https://time.com/6245023/mexico-arrests-el-chapo-son/

Carabinieri police stand guard near the hideout of Matteo Messina Denaro after he was arrested in the Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara, Italy, January 17, 2023.

Source: https://torontosun.com/news/world/godfather-joker-posters-found-in-mafia-boss-messina-denaros-home

“Democracies of the world will stand guard of our freedoms today, tomorrow, and forever.

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3867922-biden-takes-aim-at-russian-president-in-warsaw-speech-putin-chose-this-war/

“Democracies of the world will stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever, Biden declared.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/02/21/biden-in-poland-us-allies-will-never-waver-in-ukraine/

FILE: Members of the Mexican National Guard stand guard the beach area where a man was killed in Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on December 5, 2022.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-world/mexican-authorities-find-5-dismembered-bodies-in-bags-near-resort-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mexican-authorities-find-5-dismembered-bodies-in-bags-near-resort-town

“If the family wants, we stand guard at the casket when people are walking in. A lot of times, we stand up near the urn or casket during the service.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/nursing-was-their-life-honor-guard-pays-tribute-to-nurses/article_031aec90-0a07-11ee-b31f-fb960b2075b2.html

In this photo taken on May 9, 2023, South Korean soldiers stand guard as they face North Korea’s Panmon Hall (back) at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea.

Source: https://newsone.com/4646913/travis-king-north-korea/

It did say, though, that a special military task force was deployed to "control the whole process", using naval and air forces to stand guard.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/taiwan-wont-be-stopped-from-engaging-with-world-c-10283398

Paramilitary police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank (PBOC), in Beijing, China, Sep 30, 2022.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-leaves-benchmark-lending-rates-unchanged-expected-3784491?cid=cna_flip_070214

Police officers stand guard on the watch towers of district prison Attock, where Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan in-prison after his conviction, in Attock, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230806/pakistans-ex-pm-imran-khan-goes-from-high-office-to-high-security-prison-after-sentencing

Russian law enforcement officers stand guard near the accident scene following a reported Ukrainian drone crash in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/russia-says-it-downs-ukrainian-drone-west-of-moscow-two-airports-reopen/article_3bd05c6e-da32-52d2-8896-57470b8edb7b.html

Security personnel stand guard during an encounter with terrorists in Rajouri district, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/fifth-soldier-dies-jk-encounter-let-man-2-militants-killed-9039694/

Troopers stand guard in entrance of the Radisson Blu resort previous to the go to of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali, Nov. 21, 2015.

Source: https://www.mccourier.com/here-are-the-top-19-countries-that-arent-safe-for-us-citizens-to-travel-to-according-to-the-us-state-department/