Military Security Command of the Korean People's Army is the principal Counterintelligence agency of the Korean People's Army. As an abbreviation in Korean, it is also called as a guardian. The headquarters of the Military Security Command is in Longbuk-dong, Oseong area, Pyongyang. Its headquarters borders the Pyongyang Institute of Foreign Languages across a wall. In addition, several independent offices have been established in Pyongyang as branch offices.