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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Douglas, USAF, cuts frame of a metal cage door as part of a project to expand a storage area at Air Force detachment at Istres Air Base, France. SSGT Douglas deployed with three ors from 3rd Civil Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on a 90-day Air Expeditionary Force deployment with 16th Expeditionary Operations Group here as part of Operation JOINT FORGE."The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and...
STAFF Sergeant John Douglas, USAF, cuts the frame of a metal cage door as part of a project to expand a storage area at the U.S. Air Force detachment at Istres Air Base, France. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."
US Air Force STAFF Sergeant John Douglas (left) and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Aubrey Gann get ready for another job in the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group hangar at Istres. SSGT Douglas and TSGT Goff are two of a four-man civil engineer team from 3rd Civil Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, deployed to the 16th EOG, a small US Air Force unit located on the French Air Base 25, Istres, whose KC-135 Stratotankers refuel US and NATO jets patrolling the Balkan region. These engineers are responsible for daily maintenance and repair of the unit's hangar, which measures about 1 million square feet
A break from JOINT FORGE, a B-1B Lancer bomber, from Kansas Air National Guard's 184th Bomb Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, is a main attraction at the Istres Air Show, at French Air Base 125, on May 20, 2001. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."
Captain Chris Ballard, a navigator assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, conducts a status check of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft's on board navigational equipment enroute to Tuzla Air Base in the former Yugoslavia in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to...
MASTER Sergeant Mike Andruss, USAF, 3rd Transportation Squadron, deployed, as part of JOINT FORGE, from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, reviews a package invoice in the transportation management office at the US Air Force detachment, Istres Air Base, France. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."
SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Butch Turner, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator, at the controls as he reuels a German Air Force Tornado ighter (not shown) lying air patrol over the Balkans. The 117th ARW deployed to Istres Air Base or the past month as part o the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US Air Force detachment located on this French air base as part o Operation JOINT FORGE. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group is a unit o the 16th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)."The United States has agreed to provide a orce o approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military orce in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable...
US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Jeremy Ostrum, Special Forces Operations (SFO) Detachment (DET) 144, Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), repacks his parachute between jumps during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's (AK) annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty,...
US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph Inman, 49th Materiel Maintenance Group (MMG) Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Base Team, Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), inserts a cotter pin through a corner brace of an arch beam during construction of a Large Area Maintenance Shelter (LAMS). The 49th MMG teamed up with the 321st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) to erect the shelters to store and protect aircraft equipment from the elements during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
At Istres Air Base, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Douglas, USAF, cuts the frame of a metal cage door as part of a project to expand a storage area at the Air Force detachment on the French air base. SSGT Douglas deployed with three others from the 3rd Civil Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on a 90-day Air Expeditionary Force deployment with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group here as part of Operation JOINT FORGE. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: At Istres Air Base, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Douglas, USAF, cuts the frame of a metal cage door as part of a project to expand a storage area at the Air Force detachment on the French air base. SSGT Douglas deployed with three others from the 3rd Civil Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on a 90-day Air Expeditionary Force deployment with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group here as part of Operation JOINT FORGE. "The United States has agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. Service member to help maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. No timetable for the duration of Operation JOINT FORGE has been determined. The mission will be assessed periodically and the force size will be adjusted, as circumstances require."
Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE
Base: Le Tube Air Base 125
State: Istres
Country: France (FRA)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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