Editing Colour guard (section)

=== Post-Soviet states ===
[[File:US Navy 100510-N-8288P-022 A Russian honor guard marches during the opening ceremony of the 65th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day parade.jpg|thumb|Colour Guard of the  [[154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment]] at the 2010 Victory Day Parade in [[St. Petersburg]].]]
The practices of the colour guards for the armed forces of a number of [[post-Soviet states]] in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] are similar to one another, adopting the practice from the former [[Soviet Armed Forces]]. Colour guards from these states are typically composed of a colour officer, one ensign or senior NCO holding the flag of their respective country as the national colour or the unit colour, and two enlisted personnel assisting the ensign. Active units, military academies, and guards of honour carry sabers in the colour guard, if needed, rifles may be substituted. The guard wears full or combat dress uniform.

If there are multiple colour guards marching in a parade at the same time, one guard is required to march directly behind the first guard. During the Soviet era, the [[Soviet flag]] was never allowed to be paraded by a military colour guard, with military and regimental flags only being paraded in colour guards. On occasion during the Soviet era, the [[Victory Banner]] was also used in colour guard teams, with the last known occasions being in 1975, 1977, 1985, 1987 and 1990.

However, several post-Soviet armed forces have deviated/modified the practices of the former Soviet colour guard; evident with the colour guards of the [[Turkmen Ground Forces]], and the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]], whose colour guards dip their flags as a form of salute.

The customs practiced by the colour guards of the former Soviet Armed Forces was also adopted by the [[Mongolian Armed Forces]], given the [[Mongolia–Russia relations|historical relationship]] between the two countries. Other countries such as [[Afghan Armed Forces|Afghanistan]], [[Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces|Cuba]] (replacing the United States practice after [[Cuban Revolution|1959]]), [[Korean People's Army|North Korea]] and [[People's Army of Vietnam|Vietnam]] have adopted this variant of the Soviet system.