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The end result from the blast of C-4 plastic explosive caused excessive damage to the row wheels that had been placed in the turret of the T55 Russian tank, by the Explosive Ordnance Detachment team, on Camp Dobol, 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...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The end result from the blast of C-4 plastic explosive caused excessive damage to the row wheels that had been placed in the tur More
US Army First Lieutenant Rob McCarthy, of the 9th Engineer Battalion, attempts to extinguish flames produced by an initial blast, that started to burn the row wheels of a T55 Main-Battle Tank (MBT) following it's destruction on Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Operation JOINT GUARD, 15 March 1997

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUJARD Base: Camp Dobal Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Angel Clemons, USA Release More