Straight on medium long shot as The Official Party, US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (incoming Stabilization force (SFOR commander), Mr. Sergio Balanzino (NATO Deputy Secretary General), US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (outgoing Stabilization Force (SFOR commander), and German Major General Hurbert Gosch, (Stabilization Force (SFOR CHIEF of STAFF) salute the colors of the various nations which makeup the Stabilization Force (SFOR), Command. On 23 Oct 1998 General Eric K. Shinseki, Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to General Montgomery C. Meigs the commander of the U.S. Army combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. Forty nations supporting Operation ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium long shot as The Official Party, US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (incoming Stabilization force (SFOR commander), Mr. Sergio Balanzino (NATO Deputy Secretary General), US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (outgoing Stabilization Force (SFOR commander), and German Major General Hurbert Gosch, (Stabilization Force (SFOR Chief of Staff) salute the colors of the various nations which makeup the Stabilization Force (SFOR), Command. On 23 Oct 1998 General Eric K. Shinseki, Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to General Montgomery C. Meigs the commander of the U.S. Army combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. Forty nations supporting Operation Joint Forge, participated in the change of command on the Ilidza Compound in Sarajevo, Bosnia. US Army General Wesley K. Clark (Not shown), the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, and Mr. Sergio Balanzino, NATO Deputy Secretary General, were the guest speakers for the ceremony.

Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE

Base: Sarajevo

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Robinson, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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