: ▁▁▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁– ▁Def ender ▁of ▁the ▁Mother land ▁Day ▁▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁– ▁International ▁D ut ies ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁▁ 5 ▁April ▁– ▁National ▁Security ▁Service ▁Day ▁▁ 9 ▁May ▁– ▁Memorial / Rem emb rance ▁Day ▁▁ 3 rd ▁day ▁in ▁August ▁– ▁U z bek ▁Air ▁Force ▁Day ▁▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁– ▁Police ▁and ▁In ternal ▁Affairs ▁Serv ic emen ' s ▁Day ▁ ▁Cultural ▁institutions ▁▁ ▁The ▁armed ▁forces ▁maintain s ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cultural ▁institutions ▁that ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁Those ▁institutions ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁State ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁U z bek istan ▁– ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Turk est an ▁Military ▁District , ▁the ▁State ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁() ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁being ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁min istry ' s ▁central ▁building ▁since ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁museum ▁exhib its ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pieces ▁of ▁memor abil ia , ▁including ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁era ▁t anks ▁and ▁military ▁artifact s ▁from ▁the ▁Tim ur id ▁dynast y . ▁T ash k ent ▁House ▁of ▁Military ▁Offic ers ▁– ▁The ▁main ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁assembly ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army ▁before ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 .