The military body of the first Solar Consortium, the Commonwealth of Sanctuary, and the Concordance of Free Worlds. Before the Kretonian Dark Age, it was the oldest and most powerful armed force in the galaxy. After a brief stint as a mercenary organization after Sanctuary's return to normalspace, it was purchased by Oswald Cottington and assigned as the defensive force of the CFW. In 3002, the Vanguard became integrated with the Sanctuary Defense Force, effectively ending its role as a military body. http://web.wt.net/~dmqpw/vanguard

The name of the first U.S. made satellite. Never achieved orbit.

Grand National at his first attempt.

TOSE for SNK. The game is known as one of the first scrolling shooters ever made and is additionally notable by being the first shoot 'em up where a player can shoot in four directions. Unlike other comparable games at the time, Vanguard was unique in that the player must focus on avoyding obstacles while firing in order to survive; which makes this game a precursor to Konami's Gradius and Irem's R-type.http://www.g4tv.com/icons/features/47823/Timeline_The_History_of_SNK.html It also has the distinction of being the first color game created by SNK.

Vanguard (Nicolai Krylenko) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Iron Man #109.