01 August 2014 (16:30 UTC-07 Tango)/04 Shawwal 1435/10 Mordad 1393/06 Ren-Shen 4712

After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. National Guard Bureau assigned various state militias overwatch duty of former Soviet allies under the State Partnership Program.

According to retired U.S. Army Brigadier General,  Guido J. Portante Junior, since 1993 the California National Guard has been performing overwatch duty on the Ukrainian military.

The State Partnership Program promotes “the American way of life” under the guise of military training.