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SENIOR AIRMAN Cathy A. Bjork and SENIOR AIRMAN Rachael K. Hawkins both from 48th Security Police Squadron, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, talk about ir last work shift and unwind during continuing operations in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. These "Peacekeepers" ensure that all operations continue without threat of hostilities for those personnel assigned at Tuzla. On December 20, 1996, Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came to a conclusion and 1ST Infantry Division was selected to continue serving in Bosnia as part of new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought to close peace mission of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR and has been beginning for...

SENIOR AIRMAN Cathy A. Bjork and SENIOR AIRMAN Rachael K. Hawkins both...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Cathy A. Bjork and SENIOR AIRMAN Rachael K. Hawkins both from the 48th Security Police Squadron, Royal Air Force B... More

An F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, takes-off from Cervia Air Base, Italy, during Cobalt Flash in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

An F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Cervia Air Base State: Emilia-Romagna Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Louis L. Rivers, USA... More

The tail of a C-130H Hercules cargo plane from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, sits on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The C-130H is assigned to Ramstein Air Bases' Delta Squadron in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The tail of a C-130H Hercules cargo plane from the 179th Airlift Wing,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

Supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR), Personnel have to be in good condition to allow freedom of movement in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many bridges are downgraded by Stabilization Force (SFOR), Engineers due to various safety reasons. A bridge in Doboj, failed an inspection due to heavy traffic flow. The solution to the problem is the Mabey and Johnson Bridge which is to be built by the Hungarian Engineering Contingent. The project has been on going since September and is expected to be completed November 21, 1998. Today the Hungarians latched decking sections on the Bridges skeleton that will enable travel across the Bosnia river

Supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR), Personnel have to be in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Doboj Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Omolara Akinretoye, USAF Release ... More

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft receives more than 6,000 gallons of fuel over the Adriatic Sea before continuing its patrol around the Balkan region. The E-3s this one based at Geilenkirchen, Germany fly around the clock, as part of Operation JOINT FORGE, in support of ongoing NATO led Stabilization Force (SFOR) in the Balkans. This E-3 was refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, temporarily based with the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located at Istres French air base, is charged with aerial refueling operations for US and NATO aircraft patrolling the Balkan region

An E-3A Sentry early Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, USAF Release ... More

Two Stabilization Force (SFOR) UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Alpha Company, 225th Regiment provide tactical transport ground forces during a riot control exercise conducted at Camp Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), during Exercise JOINT RESOLVE 26. A Spanish Army BMR-600 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) is parked in the background

Two Stabilization Force (SFOR) UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters assigned ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT RESOLVE 26 Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Scott... More

Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Denver Nuggets franchise, present US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John B Sylvester (center), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR), with an autographed basketball during a Goodwill tour to Bosnia and Herzegovina, to show support for US Military personnel in the European theatre during Operation JOINT FORGE. Pictured left-to-right are players George McCloud; Donnell Harvey; Chris Andersen; along with General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe and Assistant Coach Clyde Drexler

Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Denver Nuggets fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Deshan Woo... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers deployed with the Stabilization Force (SFOR) at Camp Butmir, Bosnia-Herzegovina, enjoy a tug-a-war competition during the Independence Day Celebration

US Army (USA) Soldiers deployed with the Stabilization Force (SFOR) at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rodney E. Jones. USAF Release Status: Released t... More

040830-F-1936B-018 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (USA) SGT. 1ST Class (retired) Sammy L. Davis (right) is honored by USA Stabilization Force (SFOR) 15 Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG) Soldiers, and from (left to right) INARNG MAJ. GEN. Gregory J. Vadnais, Commander, 38th Infantry Division (ID); INARNG MAJ. GEN. R. Martin Umbarger, Adjutant General for Indiana; Mrs. Maggie Kernan, First Lady of the State of Indiana; and USA MAJ. GEN. Virgil L. Packett, II, Commander, SFOR, at the dedication ceremony for the Headquarters (HQ) building named in his honor at Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH). U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Samuel Bendet (RELEASED)

040830-F-1936B-018 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Samuel Bendet, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Two Airmen First Class, both from the 48th Security Police Squadron, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, stand guard at one of several entry control points at Tuzla Air Base in support of Operation JOINT ARD. These "Peacekeepers" ensure that all operations continue without the threat of hostilities for those personnel assigned at Tuzla. 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...

Two Airmen First Class, both from the 48th Security Police Squadron, R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Two Airmen First Class, both from the 48th Security Police Squadron, Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, stand guard at one of seve... More

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

Just an example of one of the many signs that adorn the entrances to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF Release ... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. The Rondo (round-about) is at the top left, the Spanish Square is at the top right. Spanish Square to the Rondo and the Muslim-Croat cemetery is commonly referred to as the Triangle. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

US Army, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Floyd "Lew" Lewis, a chaplain's assistant from the 26th Area Support Group, Heildelberg, Germany (right) provides STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Guillermo Gonzolez, USA, (left), 39th Finance Battalion, Wiesbaden, Germany, with a bible printed in Spanish. SFC Lewis is part of a two-man chaplain team that is responsible for giving religious support to Stabilization Force (SFOR)members throughout the Bosnian-Herzegovina Theater, and tries to do all he can to keep morale and spirits up. Zagreb, Coratia, Opertion JOINT GUARD, 25 February 1997

US Army, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Floyd "Lew" Lewis, a chaplain's as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Zagrab Country: Croatia (HRV) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeffrey A. Wolfe, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

United States Air Force AIRMAN First Class Michael Kretser, 637th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), monitors the starting of the number one engine of a C-17A Globemaster III on the Ramstein Air Base, Germany flightline. The C-17A, from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is preparing to fly a resupply mission of outsized cargo to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, and Taszar, Hungary, in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Note that in the background is another C-17A

United States Air Force AIRMAN First Class Michael Kretser, 637th Airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C G... More

A pallet is pushed to the back of a second K-Loaders positioned behind a C-17A at the busy Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. By positioning two K-Loaders in a row the off-loading process is sped up iensely as once the second K-Loader is full it pulls away and a takes its place. The C-17A Globeaster III, fro the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, has a full load of pallets and outsized cargo which includes a civilian style Abulance, for delivery to Tuzla Air Base. The C-17A also flew a resupply ission to Taszar, Hungary. These issions are flown in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the...

A pallet is pushed to the back of a second K-Loaders positioned behind...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A pallet is pushed to the back of a second K-Loaders positioned behind a C-17A at the busy Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. B... More

C-130H Hercules cargo plane from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard sits on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The C-130H is assigned to Ramstein Air Bases' Delta Squadron in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

C-130H Hercules cargo plane from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air Nati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

An aerial porter from the 401st Air Base Group, Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina coordinates with the C-130H Hercules' cargo plane loadmasters before loading 463L pallets of cargo into the plane. The Hercules is from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard that is deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

An aerial porter from the 401st Air Base Group, Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Opera... More

Left side front view medium shot as members of a multi-national Honor Guard stand at attention as US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (Not shown), Commander of the peace Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command of Stabilization Force (SFOR), to US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown), the Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Forty nations supporting Operation Joint Forge, participated in the Change of Command ceremony on the Ilidza Compound in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. US Army General Wesley K. Clark (Not shown), the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, and Mr. Sergio Balanzino (Not shown), the NATO Deputy Secretary General, ...

Left side front view medium shot as members of a multi-national Honor ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side front view medium shot as members of a multi-national Honor Guard stand at attention as US Army General Eric K. Shins... More

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), German Army Brigadier General (BGEN) Ernhard Drews, CHIEF of STAFF (CS), Multi-national Division Southeast, left, US Army (USA) BGEN David Patraeus, Stabilization Force (SFOR) Assistant CHIEF of STAFF Operations (CSO), center and French Army Major General (MGEN) Maurice Amarger, Commander Multi-National Division Southeast, arrive at an exercise location in the town of Pazaric, to observe French and German soldiers perform

During exercise Joint Resolve 26, in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Ger...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE 2002 Base: Pazaric Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operato... More

An unidentified US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) (left) assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion uses a Stabilization Forces (SFOR) translator to speak with a local Afghani leader during the evaluation of a damaged irrigation project site in the region of Jabel Saraj, near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An unidentified US Army (USA) Major (MAJ) (left) assigned to the 489th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Jabel Saraj Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, USAF Release Statu... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Charles Hardesty, member of the National Intelligence Center (NIC), Camp Butmir, Bosnia and/I Herzegoviana (BIH), accompanies an orphan during a volunteer program called Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a Stabilization Force (SFOR) program dedicated to providing moral support to orphaned children in Sarajevo, by placing soldiers and orphaned children in fun activities

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Charles Hardesty, member of the Nationa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricar... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Kristin Keenan, Allied Military Intelligent Battalion (AMIB), Camp Butmir, Bosnia and/I Herzegoviana (BIH), accompanies an orphaned child during a volunteer program called Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a Stabilization Force (SFOR) program dedicated to providing moral support to orphaned children in Sarajevo

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Kristin Keenan, Allied Military Intelli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricar... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Kristin Keenan, Allied Military Intelligent Battalion (AMIB), Camp Butmir, Bosnia and/I Herzegoviana (BIH), accompanies an orphaned child during a volunteer program called Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a Stabilization Force (SFOR) program dedicated to providing moral support to orphaned children in Sarajevo. Bosnia by placing soldiers and orphaned children in fun activities

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Kristin Keenan, Allied Military Intelli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricar... More

The US Military Stabilization Force (SFOR) sports team jumps into the soccer mud-pit in preparation for the Gorazde sports day competition. The City of Gorazde, Canton 5, Bosnia and/I Herzegovina (BIH), annually televises sports day, where four international teams, including a representative team from Stabilization Force (SFOR) military members compete. The teams compete in hybrid games such as: slippery volleyball, potato sack/inner tube race, mud soccer, and a pale run. This year US military members represented the SFOR team as part of JOINT FORGE

The US Military Stabilization Force (SFOR) sports team jumps into the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gorazde State: Canton 5 Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr, USAF Release Status: Released... More

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...

When night falls over Tuzla Air Base, and the cold wind howls against ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [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... More

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...

A view of the flightline, taxiway and working area taken from the air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A view of the flightline, taxiway and working area taken from the air traffic control tower of Tuzla Air Force Base. This main s... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. Spanish Square to the Rondo (round-about) and the Muslim-Croat cemetery is commonly referred to as the Triangle. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. The Rondo (round-about) on bottom right is the gathering point for Croatians during conflicts at the cemetery. Spanish Square to the Rondo and the Muslim-Croat cemetery is commonly referred to as the Triangle. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Secretary of Defense William Cohen, COL Meade (USAF), Commander 4100th Group Provisional (USAF), review SFOR (Stabilization Force) troops on the tarmac at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the Secretary's visit to Bosnia during Operation Joint Guard. In the background is the 17th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III that flew the Secretary to Tuzla. 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

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDJOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. R... More

Air Force personnel process through the 16th Expeditionary Support Squadron, Central Processing Center's (CPC), Mobility Supply section. The Mobility Supply section is located on Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. The CPC provides mobility bags to American military Stabilization Force (SFOR) personnel that are enroute to the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation JOINT FORGE

Air Force personnel process through the 16th Expeditionary Support Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

A 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard C-130H Hercules cargo plane off-loads cargo onto a 25K Loader at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The C-130H is deployed to Ramstein Air Bases' Delta Squadron in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard C-130H Hercules cargo pl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Opera... More

C-130H Hercules aircraft commander Major Robert J. Smith and co-pilot Major Mark P. Lynskey both from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, fly their cargo mission to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Members from the 179th are deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

C-130H Hercules aircraft commander Major Robert J. Smith and co-pilot ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: G.M. Kobashigawa,... More

Straight on medium shot as (From left to right) US Army General Wesley K. Clark, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, Mr. Sergio Balanzino, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki, Commander of the peace Stabilization Force (SFOR), and German Major General Hubert Gosch, the CHIEF of STAFF for Headquarters peace Stabilization Force (SFOR), had an open ranks inspection during the Change of Command Ceremony. General Eric K.Shinseki relinquished his command of Stabilization Force (SFOR), to General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown), the Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Forty nations supporting Operation Joint Forge, ...

Straight on medium shot as (From left to right) US Army General Wesley...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as (From left to right) US Army General Wesley K. Clark, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, Mr. Se... More

Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army Colonel Ralston, serves as the leader of a multinational squadron on parade during the Stabilization Force (SFOR), change of command. On 23 Oct 1998, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (Not shown), Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown) 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 (Not shown), NATO Deputy ...

Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army Colonel Ralston, serves as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army Colonel Ralston, serves as the leader of a multinational squadron on parade during ... More

Left side front view medium shot as a British CH-47 Chinook prepares to set down an abutment in the Bosnia River. Construction continued on a bridge in Doboj, that will allow Stabilization Force (SFOR), travel over the Bosnia River. The 13-10 Helicopter Unit, part of the 7th Squadron of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF), Support Helicopter Force based out of Split, deployed with a Chinook to move three 7.5 ton abutments into the river. Last week increased water level in the Bosna River delayed the scheduled mission. With the water level back down the mission was back on and the Royal Air Force (RAF), Support Helicopter Force was ready to get to work. The Helicopter crew brought ...

Left side front view medium shot as a British CH-47 Chinook prepares t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side front view medium shot as a British CH-47 Chinook prepares to set down an abutment in the Bosnia River. Construction ... More

Operational Reserve (OPRES) Forces and Multi National Division (MND) troops participate in a crowd control exercises, at Camp Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Exercise JOINT RESOLVE 26, whose aim is to train OPRES and other Reaction Forces through a series of rapid multinational deployments using credible operational scenarios that occur within the context of Stabilization Force (SFOR) and MND troop missions

Operational Reserve (OPRES) Forces and Multi National Division (MND) t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT RESOLVE 26 Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Scott... More

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...

A view of the flightline, taxiway and air traffic control facilities t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A view of the flightline, taxiway and air traffic control facilities taken from the air traffic control tower of Tuzla Air Base.... More

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...

MASTER Sergeant Gary Stout and AIRMAN First Class John Hoten, members ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: MASTER Sergeant Gary Stout and AIRMAN First Class John Hoten, members of the 61st Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Ba... More

Headquarters building for SFOR's (Stabilization Force) Multi National Division South East (MND SE) is located about 200 yards southwest of the tarmac of the Mostar Aerodrome, Bosnia-Herzogovinia. MND SE is a predominantly French division (approximately 60 percent) with staff and force augmentation from equal portions (approximately 15 percent) of German and UK forces, the remaining 10 percent of forces are provided by Spanish, Italian, and Moroccan forces. US and Canadian forces comprise a very minor level of manning to this division. The French call this building the "Division Multinationale Sud-Est Post De Comandement"

Headquarters building for SFOR's (Stabilization Force) Multi National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: LT COL Michael A. Perry, USAF Releas... More

SFOR/J3-COMCAM's STAFF Sergeant Cesar Rodriguez, deployed from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, acquires aerial imagery for Multi National Division South East (MND SE)/G3 of the Spanish Square area for terrain and operational awareness purposes. This building, with a Croat flag in the background, is located in the middle of Hrvatskl Branl Telsa Street. The Spanish Square area also contains a cemetery located on Ul S. Kavacevica Street in Mostar, which became a flash point for ethnic violence between Croats and Bosnians on 10 Feb 1997. The Bosnians started a religious e to visit their relative's gravesites. The Croats interpreted this...

SFOR/J3-COMCAM's STAFF Sergeant Cesar Rodriguez, deployed from the 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: SFOR/J3-COMCAM's STAFF Sergeant Cesar Rodriguez, deployed from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron from Charleston Air Force Base, So... More

Captain Dave Stephenson, A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Arkansas, inspects his 9mm pistol prior to a Forward Air Control mission over Bosnia-Herzegovina. The"Fighting Falcons"are deployed to Aviano AB, Italy, in support of Operation DELIBERATE GUARD. DELIBERATE GUARD supports the Stabilization Force (SFOR) Operation JOINT GUARD with enforcement of a U.N. mandated no-fly zone over the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Captain Dave Stephenson, A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 355th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE GUARD Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera ... More

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

An area that Muslims have been trying to move back into but are having...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Gajevi Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ken Bergmann, USAF Release Statu... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Chris Ontiveros (left) from the 48th Supply Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, AIRMAN 1ST Class Rachel L. Ploeger (center) and STAFF Sergeant Khalil J. Rohn both from the 100th Supply Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England issue mobility bags to Stabilization Force personnel (SFOR) enroute to the peacekeeping mission, Operation JOINT FORGE, in Bosnia-Herzegovina

AIRMAN 1ST Class Chris Ontiveros (left) from the 48th Supply Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

STAFF Sergeant Greg Suhay, 48th Communications Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath (RAF), United Kingdom, photographs F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath at Cervia Air Base, Italy, during Cobalt Flash, in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

STAFF Sergeant Greg Suhay, 48th Communications Squadron, Royal Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Cervia Air Base State: Emilia-Romagna Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Louis L. Rivers, USA... More

C-130H Hercules aircraft commander Major Robert J. Smith and co-pilot Major Mark P. Lynskey both from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, fly their cargo mission to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Members from the 179th are deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

C-130H Hercules aircraft commander Major Robert J. Smith and co-pilot ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: G.M. Kobashigawa,... More

Left side profile extreme facial close-up shot as a Norwegian Telemark soldier, acts as color guard flag bearer for the change of command ceremony. On 23 Oct 1998, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (Not shown), Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown), the commander of the U.S. Army combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. 40 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 (Not shown), NATO Deputy Secretary General were the guest ...

Left side profile extreme facial close-up shot as a Norwegian Telemark...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side profile extreme facial close-up shot as a Norwegian Telemark soldier, acts as color guard flag bearer for the change ... More

On 23 Oct 1998, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki, Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to US Army 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, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, and Mr. Sergio Balanzino, NATO Deputy Secretary General, were the guest speakers for the ceremony

On 23 Oct 1998, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki, Commander of Stabili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Robinson, USAF Release... More

US Army (USA) Corporal (CPL) Josh Williams, Crypto Technician, Camp Butmir, Bosnia (BIH), makes a splash, completing a flip, after scoring a point in the Mud-Soccer competition at Gorazde, Canton 5, Bosnia and/I Herzegovina (BIH). The City of Gorazde annually televises sports day, where four international teams, including a representative team from Stabilization Force (SFOR) military members compete. The teams compete in hybrid games such as: slippery volleyball, potato sack/inner tube race, mud soccer, and a pale run. This year US military members represented the SFOR team as part of JOINT FORGE

US Army (USA) Corporal (CPL) Josh Williams, Crypto Technician, Camp Bu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gorazde State: Canton 5 Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr, USAF Release Status: Released... More

040830-F-1936B-043 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (USA) SGT. 1ST Class (retired) Sammy L. Davis is honored by USA Stabilization Force (SFOR) 15 Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG) Soldiers at the dedication ceremony for the Headquarters (HQ) building named in his honor at Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH). U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Samuel Bendet (RELEASED)

040830-F-1936B-043 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Samuel Bendet, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

040830-F-1936B-037 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (USA) Sergeant 1ST Class (retired) Sammy L. Davis (right) is honored by USA MAJ. GEN. Virgil L. Packett, II (left), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR) 15, and members of the Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG) at a ceremony dedicating the Headquarters (HQ) building named in his honor at Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH). U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Samuel Bendet (RELEASED)

040830-F-1936B-037 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Samuel Bendet, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Major Leonard Heavner, the Deputy Commander of the 4100 Group (Provisional), completes another engine-running off load of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft on a taxiway of Tulza Air Base in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. He and the personnel that support the aircraft meet an arriving aircraft with in five seconds. The complete offload takes well under thirty minutes. 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...

Major Leonard Heavner, the Deputy Commander of the 4100 Group (Provisi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Major Leonard Heavner, the Deputy Commander of the 4100 Group (Provisional), completes another engine-running off load of a C-13... More

Contracted workers prepare lumber to be used in site improvements at the Stabilization Force (SFOR) Ilidza compound. SFOR continuously makes improvements to the Ilidza compound to better accommodate the 1100 people, representing 29 countries of the SFOR contingent that are living and working on the compound in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Contracted workers prepare lumber to be used in site improvements at t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jeffrey A. Wolfe, USAF Release... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. The area seen is the Ero Hotel intersection to the Spanish Square. Spanish Square to the Rondo (round-about) and the Muslim-Croat cemetery is commonly referred to the Triangle. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

SFOR/J3-COMCAM's STAFF Sergeant Cesar Rodriguez, deployed from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, acquires aerial imagery for Multi National Division South East (MND SE)/G3 of the Spanish Square area for terrain and operational awareness purposes. This Square contains a cemetery located on Ul S. Kavacevica Street in Mostar, which became a flash point for ethnic violence between Croats and Bosnians on 10 Feb 1997. The Bosnians started a religious parade to visit their relatives gravesites. The Croats interpreted this parade as an act of Bosnian nationalism because the cemetery holds graves for both Muslims and Christian Croats (featured in...

SFOR/J3-COMCAM's STAFF Sergeant Cesar Rodriguez, deployed from the 1ST...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: SFOR/J3-COMCAM's STAFF Sergeant Cesar Rodriguez, deployed from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South ... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. In The foreground is the Muslim section, in the background, the Croat section. Spanish Square to the Rondo (round-about) and the Muslim-Croat cemetery is commonly referred to as the Triangle. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

A member of the Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, directs the placement of a K-Loader to the rear ramp of a C-17A Globemaster III in the early morning. The C-17A, from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, is preparing to fly a resupply mission of outsized cargo to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, and Taszar, Hungary, in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A member of the Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, directs the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C G... More

US Air Force members from the 621st Air Mobility Support Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, load a 463L pallet full of supplies into a C-130H Hercules cargo plane from the 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard. The supplies will be airlifted to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and - I Herzegovina (BIH) in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in BIH

US Air Force members from the 621st Air Mobility Support Squadron, 86t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: U... More

Rear side rear view medium close-up shot as Sergeant Aurel Lazarica, a Romanian welder welds the base of the bridge as the Hungarian Engineers, latch decking sections unto the skeleton of the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The sections on the bridge will enable travel across the Bosnia River. Main supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR) Personnel (Not shown), have to be in good condition to allow freedom of movement in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many bridges are downgraded by Stabilization Force(SFOR), Engineers due to various safety reasons. A bridge in Doboj (Not shown), failed an inspection due to heavy traffic flow. The solution to the problem is the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The project has...

Rear side rear view medium close-up shot as Sergeant Aurel Lazarica, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Rear side rear view medium close-up shot as Sergeant Aurel Lazarica, a Romanian welder welds the base of the bridge as the Hung... More

A US Army (USA) Black Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing at Camp Butmir, located in Sarajevo. This air base heavily bombarded during the war that ended in 1995 with the Dayton Peace Accord now converted to the Command Operations for Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops in Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE

A US Army (USA) Black Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing at Camp B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Banja Luka Metal Factory State: Republika Srpska Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John P. Rohrer, USAF Relea... More

At a local childrens hospital in Sarajevo, the children get to meet Santa Claus (MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Stewart Smith) and receive a presents supplied by military members from the Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Sarajevo participating in Operation Smile. The voluntary program brings happiness to the children of Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE. The gifts were purchased with money collected on Camp Butmir from military members representing as many as 37 countries

At a local childrens hospital in Sarajevo, the children get to meet Sa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John P. Rohrer, USAF Release Statu... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Sarajevo enjoyed a few moments before children arrived as they participated in Operation Smile; a voluntary program designed to bring happiness to the children of Bosnia. On this occasion, the Soldiers (Santa's helpers) visited 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 during Operation JOINT FORGE

US Army (USA) Soldiers from the Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Sarajevo e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John P. Rohrer, USAF Release Statu... More

Weapons seized during Operation Harvest by personnel with the Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Bosnia, collected at the BH steel factory in Zenica, Bosnia. The steel plant melts the weapons and renders them harmless metal and does this as a free service in support of the SFOR mission in Bosnia

Weapons seized during Operation Harvest by personnel with the Stabiliz...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zenica Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John Rohrer, USAF Release Status: Re... More

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...

Mission Commander Captain Tim Maguire, a member of the 61st Airlift Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Mission Commander Captain Tim Maguire, a member of the 61st Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, conducts... More

A M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (M1043 varrient) vehicle awaits it's driver at Tuzla Air Base. This all terrain vehicle is perfect for the road conditions that typically confront the personnel assigned here 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...

A M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (M1043 varri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (M1043 varrient) vehicle awaits it's driver at Tuzla Air Base. This al... More

SSGT Cesar Rodriguez (USAF), 1ST CTCS, assigned to SFOR/J3-COMCAM (Combat Camera), photographs headstones in a cemetery in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, for terrain and operational awareness program assessment by the MND/SE (Multinational Division Southeast) G3 Section, 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

SSGT Cesar Rodriguez (USAF), 1ST CTCS, assigned to SFOR/J3-COMCAM (Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: LTC Michael A. Perry Release Sta... More

An Explosive Ordnance (EOR) team, from the 355th Fighter Squadron, Elision Air Force Base, Arkansas, arm a A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II at Aviano Air Base, Italy, prior to a Forward Air Control mission over the skies of Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation DELIBERATE GUARD. DELIBERATE GUARD is in support of the stabilization force (SFOR) Operation JOINT GUARD and enforces the United Nation mandated no-fly zone in the airspace over the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

An Explosive Ordnance (EOR) team, from the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD DELIBERATE GUARD Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve T... More

Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers push the poly cab with their truck to keep it on track as they struggle to get it in its final resting area 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

Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers push the poly cab with the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Mount Lisin Country: Belarus (BLR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze Lipowski, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Two Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers wench the wires that pull up the poly cab to its final resting area at Mt Lisin, Belarus, 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

Two Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers wench the wires that p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Mount Lisin Country: Belarus (BLR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze Lipowski, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

A member of the Ramstein Air Base Aerial Port Squadron (left) directs the driver of the approaching K-loader to the ramp of a 437th Airlift Wing (AW) C-17A Globemaster III while the aircraft's Loadmaster keeps watch (right). The C-17A from Charleston Air force Base, South Carolina, is preparing to fly a resupply mission of pallets and outsized cargo to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Taszar, Hungary, in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

A member of the Ramstein Air Base Aerial Port Squadron (left) directs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C G... More

Technical Sergeant Louis E. Rodriquez, a Structural Craftsman, adjusts his M-16A2 rifle's front sight as part of his Stabilization Force (SFOR) training. Every member requiring a M-16 has 10 rounds of ammunition to zero their weapon

Technical Sergeant Louis E. Rodriquez, a Structural Craftsman, adjusts...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

Left side front view medium close-up shot as outbound commander of the Peace Stabilazation Force, US Army General Eric Shinseki, gives his farewell address. On 23 Oct 1998, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki, Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown), 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 (not shown), NATO Deputy Secretary General, were the guest...

Left side front view medium close-up shot as outbound commander of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Left side front view medium close-up shot as outbound commander of the Peace Stabilazation Force, US Army General Eric Shinseki... More

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 ...

Straight on medium long shot as The Official Party, US Army General Mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium long shot as The Official Party, US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (incoming Stabilization force (SFOR com... More

Straight on medium shot as the Telemark Company, a battalion of the Norwegian Army assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFOR), serve as parade color guard bearing the various national flags which makeup the Stabilization Force (SFOR), Command. On 23 Oct 1998, US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (Not shown), Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown), 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 ...

Straight on medium shot as the Telemark Company, a battalion of the No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as the Telemark Company, a battalion of the Norwegian Army assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFOR), ... More

Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Denver Nuggets franchise meet US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John B Sylvester (left), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR), during a Goodwill tour to Bosnia and Herzegovina, to show support for US Military personnel in the European theatre during Operation JOINT FORGE. Pictured left-to-right back row are players George McCloud and Chris Andersen along with General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe and Assistant Coach Clyde Drexler. Also pictured are members of the Nuggets Dancers

Members of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Denver Nuggets fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Deshan Woo... More

US Army (USA) members of the National Intelligence Center, Camp Butmir, Bosnia, demostrate their protective gear during a volunteer program called Operation Smile. Operation Smile is a Stabilization Force (SFOR) program dedicated to providing moral support to orphaned children in Sarajevo, Bosnia and/I Herzegoviana (BIH), by placing soldiers and orphaned children in fun activities

US Army (USA) members of the National Intelligence Center, Camp Butmir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricar... More

040830-F-1936B-040 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (USA) Sergeant 1ST Class (retired) Sammy L. Davis (right) is honored by USA MAJ. GEN. Virgil L. Packett, II (left), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR) 15, and members of the Indiana Army National Guard (INARNG) at a ceremony dedicating the Headquarters (HQ) building named in his honor at Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH). U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Samuel Bendet (RELEASED)

040830-F-1936B-040 (Aug. 30, 2004)Medal of Honor recipient US Army (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eagle Base State: Tuzla Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Samuel Bendet, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Members from "Team Tuzla" greet a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft arriving to Tulza Air Base from Ramstein Air Base Germany in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. C-130 aircraft are used for most of the arriving supplies into Tuzla. Personnel that support the aircraft meet an arriving aircraft within five seconds. The complete offload takes well under thirty minutes. 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...

Members from "Team Tuzla" greet a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members from "Team Tuzla" greet a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft arriving to Tulza Air Base from Ramstein Air Base Germany in... More

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

The 4100 Group (Provisional) cargo/passenger terminal is one of the fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen arrived at Tuzla Air Base and is escorted by US Army and Air Force officals. The Secretary is at Tuzla visiting Stabilization Force (SFOR) soldiers in support of Operation JOINT GUARD in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Secretary arrived on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen arrived at Tuzla Air Base and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF ... More

Members of the Tuzla Air Base Aerial Port Squadron along with the Loadmaster of the C-17A (left) monitor the offloading of a civilian style ambulance onto the K-Loader positioned behind the cargo ramp of the aircraft. The Ambulance is being delivered to Tuzla Air Base by a C-17A Globemaster III of the 437th Airlift Wing as part of a humanitarian package for the local area. The C-17A is based in Charleston, South Carolina and is flying re-supply mission to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Taszar, Hungary in support of the United Nations Stabilization Forces (SFOR) during Operation JOINT GUARD. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of...

Members of the Tuzla Air Base Aerial Port Squadron along with the Load...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Tuzla Air Base Aerial Port Squadron along with the Loadmaster of the C-17A (left) monitor the offloading of a civ... More

SENIOR Airmen Michael L. Brady and Donald C. May, Vehicle Dispatchers from the 16th Expeditionary Support Squadron's Central Processing Center, use computers to keep track of transportation requirements for Stabilization Force personnel (SFOR). Brady and May are both deployed to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany from the 52nd Fighter Wing, 52nd Transportation Squadron, Spangdalem Air Base, Germany, during Operation JOINT FORGE

SENIOR Airmen Michael L. Brady and Donald C. May, Vehicle Dispatchers ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

Technical Sergeant Louis E. Rodriquez, a Structural Craftsman, adjusts his M-16A2 rifle's front sight as part of his Stabilization Force (SFOR) training. Every member requiring a M-16 has 10 rounds of ammunition to zero their weapon

Technical Sergeant Louis E. Rodriquez, a Structural Craftsman, adjusts...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, do a foreign object destruction (FOD) walk on the Cervia Air Base, Italy, flightline during Cobalt Flash in support of Operation JOINT FORGE the Stabilization Force (SFOR) mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aircraft in the background are F-15C Eagles

US Air Force members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force La...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Cervia Air Base State: Emilia-Romagna Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: Alc Louis L. Rivers, USA... More

Straight on medium shot as US Army General Wesley K. Clark (Seated to the left), the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, Mr. Sergio Balanzino (Seated, center), the NATO Deputy Secretary General, and US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Seated, right), the new Commander of the peace Stabilization Force (SFOR), held a press conference after the Change of Command ceremony. US Army General Eric K.Shinseki (Not shown), relinquished his command of Stabilization Force (SFOR), to General Meigs, the Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Forty nations supporting Operation Joint Forge, participated in the ceremony on the Ilidza Compound in Sarajevo, ...

Straight on medium shot as US Army General Wesley K. Clark (Seated to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Straight on medium shot as US Army General Wesley K. Clark (Seated to the left), the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, Mr. Se... More

Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army General Wesley K. Clark, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, is surrounded by reporters after the peace Stabilization Force (SFOR), Change of Command ceremony. US Army General Eric K. Shinseki (Not shown), Commander of Stabilization Force (SFOR), relinquished his command to US Army General Montgomery C. Meigs (Not shown), the Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Forty nations supporting Operation Joint Forge, participated in the ceremony on the Ilidza Compound in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Straight on medium close-up shot as US Army General Wesley K. Clark, t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Omolara Akinretoye, USAF Relea... More

Right side profile medium shot as a British CH-47 Chinook prepares to set down an abutment in the Bosnia River. Construction continued on a bridge in Doboj, that will allow Stabilization Force (SFOR), travel over the Bosnia River. The 13-10 Helicopter Unit, part of the 7th Squadron of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF), Support Helicopter Force based out of Split, deployed with a Chinook to move three 7.5 ton abutments into the river. Last week increased water level in the Bosnia River delayed the scheduled mission. With the water level back down the mission was back on and the Royal Air Force (RAF), Support Helicopter Force was ready to get to work. The Helicopter crew brought ...

Right side profile medium shot as a British CH-47 Chinook prepares to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Right side profile medium shot as a British CH-47 Chinook prepares to set down an abutment in the Bosnia River. Construction co... More

Right side rear view as engineers from the Hungarian Contingent, place a decking section onto the skeleton of the Mabey and Johnson bridge. The section will be bolted onto the bridge enabling travel across the Bosnia River. Main supply routes for Stabilization Force (SFOR) Personnel, have to be in good condition to allow freedom of movement in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many bridges are downgraded by Stabilization Force (SFOR), Engineers due to various safety reasons. A bridge in Doboj (Not shown), failed an inspection due to heavy traffic flow. The solution to the problem is the Mabey and Johnson Bridge. The project has been on going since September and is expected to be completed November 21,...

Right side rear view as engineers from the Hungarian Contingent, place...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Right side rear view as engineers from the Hungarian Contingent, place a decking section onto the skeleton of the Mabey and Joh... More

A German Army H-53 Helicopter assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFOR) lands to extract a Reaction Force made up of Portuguese Army Soldiers dressed in personal protective armor, during a riot control exercise at Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), during Exercise JOINT RESOLVE 26

A German Army H-53 Helicopter assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT RESOLVE 26 Base: Trebinje Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Maria J. Lorente, USAF R... More

US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John B. Sylvester (right), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR), talks with French Army Captain (CPT) Raulet Guillaume (left), Company Commander, 3rd Company, 21st Marine Infantry Battalion and French Army CPT Davaillon (center), Company Commander 3rd Battery, 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, during LGEN Sylvesters visit to Camp Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during Operation JOINT FORGE

US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John B. Sylvester (right), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT FORGE Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rodney E. ... More

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

Outgoing Commander Stabilization Force (COMSFOR) US Army (USA) Lieuten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Rodney E. Jones... More

A US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter comes in for a landing at Camp Butmir, located in Sarajevo, Bosnia. This air base heavily bombarded during the fighting that enveloped the city and ended in 1995 with the Dayton Peace Accord is now the Command Operations for Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops in Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE

A US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter comes in for a landing at Camp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John P. Rohrer, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Stewart Smith (Santa Claus), Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Sarajevo poses with a local child while participating in Operation Smile, a voluntary program designed to bring happiness to the children of Bosnia during Operation JOINT FORGE

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Stewart Smith (Santa Claus), Stabilization Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John P. Rohrer, USAF Release Statu... More

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

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen from the Stabilization Forces (SFOR) Saraje...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: SFOR Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT John P. Rohrer, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Sergeant (1SGT) Bryant Crosby (left), Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Robert Blake (center), STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roberto Colon of the Base National Support Element in Camp Butmir, Bosnia and/I Herzegovina (BIH) sing "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood with several Stabilization Force (SFOR) personnel present during Camp Butmir's US Independence Day Celebration on July 4th, 2004

US Air Force (USAF) First Sergeant (1SGT) Bryant Crosby (left), Techni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Butmir State: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio Ricardo,... More

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Chris Crawford, American Intelligence Battalion, Camp Butmir, Canton 9, Bosnia and/I Herzegovina (BIH), battles for the ball in the soccer mud-pit during the Gorazde sports day competition. The City of Gorazde, Canton 5, BIH, annually televises sports day, where four international teams, including a representative team from Stabilization Force (SFOR) military members compete. The teams compete in hybrid games such as: slippery volleyball, potato sack/inner tube race, mud soccer, and a pale run. This year US military members represented the SFOR team as part of JOINT FORGE

US Army (USA) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Chris Crawford, American Intelligen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gorazde State: Canton 5 Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr, USAF Release Status: Released... More

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...

Personnel assigned at Tuzla in support Operation JOINT GUARD take a we...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Personnel assigned at Tuzla in support of Operation JOINT GUARD take a well deserved break and enjoy satellite television in a T... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. Ero Hotel building with the yellow awning at the top right of the intersection is the offices of the High Representative. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation of JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. The Ero Hotel building with the yellow awning, at the top right of intersection, are the offices of the High Representative. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops, in support of Operation JOINT GUARD, have taken place and sites of clashes between Muslim and Croats. The Rondo (round-about) is the gathering location for Croatian protesters marching on towards the Muslim-Croat cemetery. Spanish Square to the Rondo and the Muslim-Croat cemetery is commonly referred to as the Triangle. JOINT GUARD enforces the Dayton Peace Accords and with multi-national allies continues to monitor the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Site aerials of locations where attacks on Stabilization Force (SFOR) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Mostar Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cesar Rodriquez, USAF Release S... More

A Romanian soldiers puts grease on the tracks to help a 2-ton generator slide up and onto the concrete slab. The Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers were able to get the generator in place by using a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to pull it up the ramp and onto the concrete slab 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

A Romanian soldiers puts grease on the tracks to help a 2-ton generato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN Base: Mount Lisin Country: Belarus (BLR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Blaze Lipowski, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

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