9 1 st ▁Gu ards ▁Anti - A ircraft ▁Ro cket ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁its ▁line age ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 4 8 9 th ▁Regiment , ▁the ▁former ▁ 8 4 th ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 4 8 9 th ▁Gu ards . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁ 8 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 4 8 8 th ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 th ▁Gu ards ▁Anti - A ircraft ▁Ro cket ▁Brigade , ▁re located ▁from ▁Lat via , ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁Gu ards ▁Anti - A ircraft ▁Ro cket ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Independent ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Army ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁ 7 6 th ▁Air ▁Army ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Air ▁and ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁Army . ▁The ▁corps ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁unit . ▁The ▁ 1 5 9 th ▁Gu ards ▁F ighter ▁A viation ▁Regiment ▁at ▁Bes ov ets ▁joined ▁the ▁corps ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 th ▁Gu ards ▁F ighter ▁A viation ▁Regiment ▁was ▁dis band ed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁