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Captain Hunter Mills is assigned to the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, briefs fellow aircrew member Navigator Lieutenant Colonel Bob Olmstead prior to the days mission to Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130 Hercules everyday to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla). They pickup and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD

Loadmaster SENIOR AIRMAN Tommy Cramshaw the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) from Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, guides a forklift to upload cargo headed for Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation Joint Endeavor). Flying C-130 Hercules everyday to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla), they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support JOINT GUARD. Tuzla is the dispersion and collection point for supplies, vehicles and personnel. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries...

The 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, is deployed to Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, for a 100 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130 Hercules air transporters every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Loadmaster SENIOR AIRMAN Tommy Cramshaw of the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, guides a forklift driven by 623rd (AMSS) Air Mobility Support Squadron (AMSS) SENIOR AIRMAN Tony Gilberti to upload cargo headed for Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation Joint Endeavor). Flying C-130 Hercules everyday to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla). They pickup and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. Tuzla is the dispersion and collection point for supplies, vehicles and personnel. JOINT GUARD...

61st Airlift Squadron (AS) Co-Pilot Captain Steve Wisser stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, prepares his station starting the days mission to Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation Joint Endeavor). Flying C-130 Hercules every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla), they pickup and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. Tuzla is the dispersion and collection point for supplies, vehicles and personnel. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the...

MASTER Sergeant Gary Stout and AIRMAN First Class John Hoten, members of the 61st Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, go over spotter procedures as their C-130 Hercules will soon enter Bosian airspace 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 monitor the militaries of the former...

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...

Captain Hunter Mills, assigned to 61st Airlift Squadron (AS), Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, briefs aircrew prior to days mission to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany for a 100-day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130 Hercules every day to Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) y pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD enforces Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor militaries of former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in...

A C-130 Hercules of the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, sits on the ramp at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, prior to the days mission to Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The squadron is working through 100 days of Temporary Duty (TDY) assisting in Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mission Commander Captain Tim Maguire, a member of the 61st Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, conducts the final crew pre-brief and check out in the cargo area of their C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The 61st, currently on temporary duty status at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region 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...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Mission Commander Captain Tim Maguire, a member of the 61st Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, conducts the final crew pre-brief and check out in the cargo area of their C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The 61st, currently on temporary duty status at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region 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 monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provide a climate of stability.

Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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Soldiers from Fort Lewis, Washington, prepare to board a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft that will return them to their base after nearly a month spent battling fires in Yellowstone National Park as part of a joint military/civilian effort

Outgoing Commander Stabilization Force (COMSFOR) US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) William E. Ward, reviews Stabilization Force (SFOR) Multi-National Division troops along with Commander In CHIEF (CIC) Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Gregory G. Johnson and incoming COMSFOR USA Major General (MGEN) Virgil L. Packett II, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony

Fifteen personel (all 15 not shown) assigned to the 823rd Red Horse Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Florida as part of Operation Sustain Hope put the fishing touches on a newly widened two-lane road leading to the flight line (flight line nto shown) increasing the speed of traffic and safety of those walking. Operation Sustain Hope is the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), meets with US military personnel to thank them for the dedication and hard work during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

C-130 Hercules aircrew Engineer STAFF Sergeant Jeff Morgan (left) and Navigator Catain Keith Allbritten, 61st Airlift Squadron, discuss the status of the lanes chafe and flares with an electronic warfare secialist rior to flying into the former Yugoslavia region. The chafe and flares are discharged when the early warning system or a loadmaster erceives a ossible threat to the lane from anti aircraft armament or surface to air missiles. The Green Hornets are deloyed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for a 100 day Temorary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Oeration JOINT GUARD (reviously Oeration JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (rimarily Tuzla) they...

C-130 Hercules Navigator, Captain Keith Allbritten, right, 61st Airlift Squadron discusses the status of the planes chafe and flares with Electronic Warfare SPECIALIST SSGT Todd Ross, prior to flying into the former Yugoslavia region. The chafe and flares are discharged when the early warning system or a loadmaster perceives a possible threat to the plane from anti aircraft armament or surface to air missiles. The Green Hornets are deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for a 100 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and...

Fifteen personnel assigned to the 823rd Red Horse Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Florida as part of Operation Sustain Hope put the fishing touches on a newly widened two-lane road leading to the flight line (not shown) increasing the speed of traffic and safety of those walking. Operation Sustain Hope is the U.S. effort to bring in food, water, medicine, relief supplies, and to establish camps for the refugees (not shown) fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Sarajevo participated in Operation Smile, a voluntary program designed to bring happiness to the children of Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE. On this occasion, the Soldiers (Santa's helpers) visits a local children's hospital to hand out gift bags filled with toys and treats. The gift bags were purchased with money collected on Camp Butmir from military members representing as many as 37 countries

US Army (USA) Major General (MGEN) Virgil L. Packett, Commander, Stabilization Forces (SFOR), poses with Santa Claus (MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Stewart Smith) outside the Clinical Center University of Sarajevo Pediatric Clinic during Operation Smile, a voluntary program designed to bring happiness to the children of Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE

Summertime view of a Mostar city residential neighborhood. Most buildings with artillery holes have been patched and temporary plastic windows are being replaced with glass. Trees and landscape disguise much of the remaining damage. Homes often have rose, tomato, herb, and other small vegetable plants growing on balconies or backyards. In accordance with the Dayton Accords, under which Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (the multi-national peace mission in Bosnia) functions, the provision of a secure environment is at the heart of the reconstruction effort in Bosnia

Even though modern mass transit buses have returned to service in many areas of the city, cleanup crews continue to removes debris from what was a restaurant on "The Boulevard". A place where a major battle line once existed, nothing was spared during the recent civil war. Although most buildings in other parts of the city, have been patched up or repaired, some locations are so severely ravaged that reconstruction will take longer if at all. This contracted crew used equipment of the European Administration (EAUM) organization. In accordance with the Dayton Accords, under which Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (the multi-national peace mission in Bosnia) functions, the provision of a secure...

An M-551 Sheridan light tank of the 82nd Airborne Division, loaded with supplies, is driven onto a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft at the start of Operation Desert Storm.

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