An area that Muslims have been trying to move back into but are having trouble with Serbs destroying the established houses. This area has been a source of tension for the last two months. Stabilization Force (SFOR) personnel during Operation JOINT GUARD try to solve problems like this. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Muslim residents from the town of Jusici gather outside before receiving their new Serbian ID cards during NATO 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

Muslim residents from the town of Jusici gather outside before receiving their new Serbian ID cards 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

Under the watchful eyes of the local Carabineri, Muslims move into their new neighborhood in the Sarajevo suburb of Grbavica. Apartments and houses once occupied by Bosnian Serbs are the last group to be turned over to the Muslims as required by the recent Dayton Peace accord which produced a cease fire and permanent borders

A Muslim house that was destroyed by Serbian Militants near the town of Brcko. Observation Post 9 of the 1ST Brigade, 1ST Armor Division, Task Force Eagle, in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (the multi-national peacekeeping mission in Bosnia), reported hearing the explosion on the night of 10 July, 1996. Two other explosions were also reported; a total of three houses were destroyed

An area that Muslims have been trying to move back into but are having trouble with Serbs destroying the established houses. This area has been a source of tension for the last two months. Stabilization Force (SFOR) personnel during Operation JOINT GUARD try to solve problems like this. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD

Base: Gajevi

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ken Bergmann, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

28/02/1997

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