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A '''vanguard''' is the forward element of an advancing military [[tactical formation]]. '''Vanguard''' may also refer to:
==Ships==
* [[HMS Vanguard|HMS ''Vanguard'']], any of several British Royal Navy ships
* [[Vanguard class submarine]], the British Royal Navy's current nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
* [[USNS Vanguard (T-AGM-19)|USNS ''Vanguard'' (T-AGM-19)]], US Navy vessel commissioned in 1944, originally USNS ''Mission San Fernando''
*''Ocean Vanguard'', a British freighter sunk in 1942 by the German submarine [[Unterseeboot 515|Unterseeboot 515 (U-515)]]
*[[Vanguard class ship of the line]], a class of warship deployed during the 19th century by the British Royal Navy
==Planes==
* [[Vickers Vanguard]], a British short/medium-range turboprop airliner (first flown 1959)
* [[P-66 Vanguard]], U.S. fighter plane built from 1939 to 1943
==Space==
* [[Project Vanguard]], a U.S. satellite launch project begun in 1957
** [[Vanguard rocket]], launch vehicle used in Project Vanguard
** [[Vanguard TV3]], first satellite launch attempt in 1957
** ''[[Vanguard 1]]'', artificial satellite launched in 1958
** ''[[Vanguard 2]]'', artificial satellite launched in 1959
** ''[[Vanguard 3]]'', artificial satellite launched in 1959
==Politics==
* [[Vanguard party]], a political party at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution, usually Marxist
* [[Vanguardism]], a strategy whereby an organization attempts to place itself at the center of a revolutionary movement
* [[Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party]], a unionist political party in Northern Ireland during the 1970s
* [[National Vanguard]], one of several white nationalist or neo-fascist organizations and publications
* [[Vanguard Group (anarchist)]], an American anarchist group in the 1930s
==Business==
* [[Vanguard Airlines]], an airline based in Kansas City from 1994 to 2002
* [[Vanguard Animation]], a computer-animated movie studio
* [[The Vanguard Group]], a U.S. investment management company founded in 1975
* [[Vanguard Sailboats]], a Wisconsin builder of racing and recreational sailboats
* [[Vanguard Health Systems]], a U.S. operator of hospitals and other medical facilities
* [[Vanguard Cellular]], a U.S. cellular phone company founded in 1984
==Education==
*[[Vanguard School]], a private boarding high school in Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
*[[The Vanguard School]], a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
*[[Vanguard High School]], a public school in Ocala, Florida, U.S.
*[[Vanguard College]], a Christian college in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
*[[Vanguard University of Southern California]], a Christian liberal arts university in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
*[[Vanguard College Preparatory School]], a private high school in Waco, Texas, U.S.
==Publishing==
* [[Vanguard Press]], a publishing label now owned by Random House
* ''[[Daily Vanguard]]'', the student newspaper at Portland State University
* ''[[Vanguard Journal]]'', published by the anarchist Vanguard Group (see Politics)
* ''The Vanguard'' (1922-28), a publication of the emigré Communist Party of India, founded and edited by [[M. N. Roy]]
* ''The Vanguard'' (January-March 1853), a short-lived socialist paper published by [[George Julian Harney]]
* ''The Viking Vanguard'', student newspaper at [[Puyallup High School]] in Puyallup, Washington
* ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]'', a series of novels about a space station called Vanguard
*''Vanguard'', student newspaper of the [[University of South Alabama]] in Mobile, Alabama
*''The Vanguard'', student weekly of [[Bentley College]], Waltham, Massachusetts
*''Workers Vanguard'', a newspaper published by the U.S. wing of [[International Communist League (Fourth Internationalist)]]
*''Vanguard'', official press organ of [[Hardline (subculture)]], a radical deep ecology movement
==Comics and anime==
* [[Vanguard (comics)]], a mutant Russian character in the Marvel Comics universe
* [[Vanguard (Image Comics)]], an alien superhero in ''Megaton'' and ''Savage Dragon''
* A Vanguard is a high-tech humanoid robot in the anime ''[[Vandread]]''
==Games and toys==
* [[Vanguard (arcade game)|''Vanguard'' (arcade game)]], a 1981 shooter game with 1984 sequel, ''Vanguard II''
* ''[[Vanguard Bandits]]'', a 2000 Japanese tactical role-playing game for PlayStation
* ''[[Vanguard: Saga of Heroes]]'', a 2007 [[MMORPG]] created by Sigil Games Online and Sony Online Entertainment
* ''[[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]]'', a first person shooter game created by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2 and Wii
* Vanguard, an organization in the computer game ''[[The Longest Journey]]''
* Vanguard, the droid partner of the Transformers toy, [[Sideswipe]]
* Vanguard, a variant of [[Variant Magic: The Gathering Formats|Magic: The Gathering]] which uses character cards to alter the rules of play
* Vanguard, a tank in ''[[Tanarus]]'', a free online game made by Sony in 1997
* Vanguard, a character class in the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' video game
==Music==
* [[Vanguard (synthesizer)]], a software synthesizer developed by reFX
* [[Vanguard Records]], an independent record label founded in 1950
* [[The Vanguards]], a 1960s Norwegian rock band
*[[Village Vanguard]], a jazz club in New York City, founded in 1935
*[[MTV Video Vanguard Award]], an award started in 1984 and given intermittently to musicians, music video directors and filmmakers
==Other uses==
* [[Standard Vanguard]], a car produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1947 to 1963
* [[Vanguard (microkernel)]], developed at Apple Computer
* [[Vanguard (racehorse)]], 1843 Grand National winner
* [[Vanguard 15]], one-design racing dinghy made by Vanguard Sailboats
* [[GLAAD Media Award#Vanguard Award|Vanguard Award]], presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards
* [[Vanguard, Saskatchewan]], Canada
* [[Toyota Vanguard]], a Japanese compact crossover sport utility vehicle
* [[Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps]], based in Santa Clara, California
* [[University of the Philippines ROTC Unit|U.P. Vanguard Fraternity]], a college fraternity of the University of the Philippines
==See also==
*[[Avant-garde]]
*[[Daniel Vangarde]], French songwriter and producer
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