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This is a long shot of the T55 Russian Tank that was being destroyed in the field artillery area of operation 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 factions and provide a climate of stability

This is a long shot of the T55 Russian Tank that was being destroyed i...

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

Damage shown from 2200 degrees of heat that oozed out of a thermite hand grenades. It completely melted through the transmission of the T55 Russian tank 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 factions and provide a climate of stability

Damage shown from 2200 degrees of heat that oozed out of a thermite ha...

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

The initial blast of the thermite hand grenades placed in the turret, engine, transmission, and barrel of the T55 Russian tank are being ignited, all at once, by remote using a hand held blasting machine used by the Explosive Ordnance Detachment team on Camp Dobol, Bosnia, during Operation JOINT GUARD. On December 20, 1996, the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission came a conclusion and the 1ST Infantry Division was selected continue serving in Bosnia as part of the new Stabilization Force (SFOR). This decision brought 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...

The initial blast of the thermite hand grenades placed in the turret, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The initial blast of the thermite hand grenades placed in the turret, engine, transmission, and barrel of the T55 Russian tank a... More

First Lieutenant McCarthy, from the 9th Engineer Battalion, and STAFF Sergeant Duncan, from the 2nd Ordnance (E.O.D.), assess the damages done to the T55 Russian tank, from the day before, 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 factions and...

First Lieutenant McCarthy, from the 9th Engineer Battalion, and STAFF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: First Lieutenant McCarthy, from the 9th Engineer Battalion, and STAFF Sergeant Duncan, from the 2nd Ordnance (E.O.D.), assess th... More

STAFF Sergeant David Duncan, from the Explosive Ordnance Detachment, currently attached to 1/26 Task Force, attempts to assess the situation moments after the initial blast of the T55 Russian tank in the field artillery area of operation on Camp Dobol, Bosnia, during Operation 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...

STAFF Sergeant David Duncan, from the Explosive Ordnance Detachment, c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant David Duncan, from the Explosive Ordnance Detachment, currently attached to 1/26 Task Force, attempts to assess t... More

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 end result from the blast of C-4 plastic explosive caused excessiv...

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

This is the inside of the T55 Russian tank where the C-4 plastic explosive charges were placed, by the Explosive Ordnance Detachment, that will destroy the turret and render it useless. This took place in the field artillery area of operation on Camp Dobol, 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...

This is the inside of the T55 Russian tank where the C-4 plastic explo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: This is the inside of the T55 Russian tank where the C-4 plastic explosive charges were placed, by the Explosive Ordnance Detach... More

This is the smoke that came from the first blast in attempting to destroy the T55 Russian tank, on Camp Dobol, Bosnia, that had been confiscated by SFOR from a camp named Uglejvik in the Russian sector 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...

This is the smoke that came from the first blast in attempting to dest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: This is the smoke that came from the first blast in attempting to destroy the T55 Russian tank, on Camp Dobol, Bosnia, that had ... More

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