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{{Short description|Type of military unit}} {{About|the military colour guard|information about the flag, rifle, and sabre auxiliary units associated with high school and university marching bands and drum and bugle corps|Color guard (flag spinning)|the American rock band|The Color Guard}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2021}} [[File:US Navy 050520-N-0780F-008 Storekeeper First Class Lonnie Campton, assigned to USS Taylor (FFG 50), serves as color guard for the American flag during the opening ceremony of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Military Co.jpg|thumb|275px|A colour guard detachment during the opening ceremony for the [[North Atlantic Council]] and [[NATO Military Committee|Military Committee]] SEA Day Exercise.]] In [[Military|military organizations]], a '''colour guard''' (or '''color guard''') is a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of [[Colours, standards and guidons|regimental colours]] and the national flag. This duty is highly prestigious, and the military colour is generally carried by a young officer ([[Ensign (rank)|ensign]]), while experienced non-commissioned officers ([[colour sergeant]]s) are assigned to the protection of the national flag. These non-commissioned officers, accompanied in several countries by warrant officers, can be ceremonially armed with either [[sabre]]s or [[rifle]]s to protect the colour. Colour guards are generally dismounted, but there are also mounted colour guard formations as well.
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