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A view of the flightline, taxiway and working area taken from the air traffic control tower of Tuzla Air Force Base. This main staging area for the airlift of supplies and equipment in support of Operation JOINT GUARD is eight kilometers (five les) from one of the task force boundaries. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) ssion 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 ssion 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...

Soldiers of the 1/26 Task Force, out of Schweinfurt, Germany, pass off sand bags, as they are filled, at Camp Dobol, for the improvement of force protection while deployed to Bosnia during 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

Personnel assigned at Tuzla in support Operation JOINT GUARD take a well deserved break and enjoy satellite television in a T.V. tent. With a wide assortment programs available there is something to watch for everyone. 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 the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close the peace mission 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 the former warring factions and provide a climate...

A view of the flightline, taxiway and air traffic control facilities taken fro the air traffic control tower of Tuzla Air Base. This ain staging area for the airlift of supplies and equipent in support of Operation JOINT GUARD is eight kiloeters (five iles) fro one of the task force boundaries. On Deceber 20, 1996, the Ipleentation Force (IFOR) ission cae 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 ission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD will continue to...

Sergeant Bake, the NCOIC of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), part of the 2nd Air Support Operation Squadron (2 ASOS) from Wurzberg, Germany, stands in front of a tent where repairs are conducted on radios at Tuzla Main Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during 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...

The 4100 Group (Provisional) cargo/passenger terminal is one of the first and last places personnel see when they are assigned to Tuzla Air Base 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

Just an example of one of the many signs that adorn the entrances to tents located at "Tuzla Towers", the name given to one of the tent complexes at Tuzla Air Base in support of 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

A view of the flightline, taxiway and one of the tent complexes for Air Force personnel assigned here, taken from the air traffic control tower of Tuzla Air Force Base. This main staging area for the airlift of supplies and equipment in support of Operation T GUARD is eight kilometers (five miles) from one of the task force boundaries. 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 T ENDEAVOR and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation...

Major General Michitish, Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat and Support Systems, shakes hands with Colonel Thompson, First Infantry Commander, during his visit to Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to ose 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...

When night falls over Tuzla Air Base, and the cold wind howls against the tents that people here call home, there is a calm here that comes from a group of strangers joining together to complete a mission and becoming a family. 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...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: When night falls over Tuzla Air Base, and the cold wind howls against the tents that people here call home, there is a calm here that comes from a group of strangers joining together to complete a mission and becoming a family. 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 ENDEAVOR

Base: Tuzla

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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A simulated casualty lies on the snow after being "thrown" for his vehicle during a Quick Reaction Force exercise carried out by US Army soldiers from Camp Dobol, located near Ridosici, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Edeavor. SPC Colleen J. Neubest (USA), US Army Military Policewoman, and Fedor, a four-year-old Dutch Shepard drug-sniffing dog, prepare to exit the aircraft that flew them both to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, for a three to six month tour in country 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...

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...

SSGT Steve Haga (USAF), 5th Operations Support Squadron, SRA John Ankeny (USAF), 27th Operations Support Squadron, and TSGT Dennis Boggs (USAF), 33rd Combat Communications Squadron, monitor flight operations as air traffic controllers, 4100th Group Provisional (USAF), inside the Precision Approach Radar facility at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 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

US Army soldiers, Alpha Company, 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1ST Engineering Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division (Mechanized), elevate an M60 Armored Vehicle-Launching Bridge (AVLB) to the vertical position just outside the town of Olivo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 21 July 1997

Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers wench the wires that pull up the poly cab while others are laying pipes down used to transport it into the final resting place at Mt. Lisin during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN. JOINT GUARDIAN is part of NATO's actions to promote regional stability, cooperation and security, in support of the international community. It's main aim is to allow safe return of refugees and displaced persons, to help alleviate human suffering and to achieve a peace settlement in Kosovo

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...

Antennas and tie-down ropes cross the sky above a camouflaged Communications Small Extension Node located on Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Thick smoke and intense flames surround a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, after C-4 explosive charges, rigged by a US Army TF 1-26 EOD unit, were detonated inside the tank to destroy it during Operation Joint Guard. Operation Joint Guard is part of Operation Joint Endeavor, which 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

The burned out hull of a United States Army, M2A2 Bradley, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 2nd infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Division (Mechanized), Vilseck, Germany. The vehicle caught fire while returning from force protection was immediately evacuated of all passengers, ammunitions and five tow missles before it burst into flames. The cause of the fire is unknown. Operation JOINT GUARD, Camp Bedrock, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 27 May1997

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