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STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, performs spotter duties as his C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft enters Bosnian airspace in support of Operation JOINT GUARD. As a spotter, he is required to look out the side window for any surface to air threat and report this threat to the pilot who will perform evasive maneuvers. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

AIRMAN First Class Jeffrey Bloyr of the 621st Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ, sweeps two days worth of snow off a K-loader at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, before using it to download pallets from an Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster. The base and personnel assigned are part of the Implementation Force (IFOR) mission. The IFOR mission is to ensure that the former warring nations of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia honor the Dayton Peace Accord to cease fire and maintain permanent borders

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

SPC Joshua Henry (USA), Indirect Fire Infantryman, HQ 268 Armored Battalion, 1ST Armored Division, stands guard, armed with a 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle fitted with a 40mm M203 Grenade Launcher, in front of the camouflage-netting covered main entry control point bunker for Camp Linda Olovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 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

Deployed to Aviano Air Base, Captain Sam Morgan, 355th Fighter Squadron"Fighting Falcons", A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, Eielson AFB, Arkansas, straps in with the assitance of STAFF Sergeant Douglas Crank, A-10 crew chief, prior to a Forward Air Control mission 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

STAFF Sergeant William E. Pace, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, conducts a after landing visual check of a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft after it has landed at Sarajevo International Airport. The 14th Airlift Squadron is providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of Operation Joint Guard. JOINT GUARD is the NATO peacekeeping mission that monitors the militaries of the former warring factions and provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Captain Sam Morgan, A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Arkansas, climbs the ladder prior to a Forward Air Control mission during Operation DELIBERATE GUARD at Aviano Air Base, Italy. 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

Smoke and flames pours out of several open hatches of a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, after C-4 explosive charges, rigged by a US Army TF 1-26 EOD unit, were detonated inside the tank to destroy it during Operation Joint Guard. 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

Flames pours out of the open turret hatches of a confiscated Serbian Army T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT), parked in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia-Herzegovina, after C-4 explosive charges, rigged by a US Army TF 1-26 EOD unit, were detonated inside the tank to destroy it during Operation Joint Guard. 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

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

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Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD DELIBERATE GUARD

Base: Aviano Air Base

State: Pordenone

Country: Italy (ITA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Thurow, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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C-130 Hercules aircrew Engineer STAFF Sergeant Jeff Morgan (left) and Navigator Catain Keith Allbritten, 61st Airlift Squadron, discuss the status of the lanes chafe and flares with an electronic warfare secialist rior to flying into the former Yugoslavia region. The chafe and flares are discharged when the early warning system or a loadmaster erceives a ossible threat to the lane from anti aircraft armament or surface to air missiles. The Green Hornets are deloyed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, for a 100 day Temorary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Oeration JOINT GUARD (reviously Oeration JOINT ENDEAVOR). Flying C-130s every day to the Former Yugoslav region (rimarily Tuzla) they...

U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld and Norwegian Minister of Defense Mrs. Kristin Krohn Devold, are greeted by ranking military officers from Norway, The Netherlands, Germany, and the U.S., as they arrive at Geinlenkirchen Air Base, Germany, on June 7, 2002. During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the efforts the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Stefan Miller) (Released)

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AIRMAN Jason Bass, Crew CHIEF for the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, launches his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, for a local airspace orientation flight in preparation for ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense

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US Army (USA) and French Army Officials assigned to the Stabilization Force (SFOR), conduct a interview with local Residents from the community of Nevesinjie, erzegovina, to hear testimonies on how they have been treated by the local community after the six year Balkan War. Pictured left to right- Ms. Leila Dizdarevic, Interpreter; US Army (USA) Lieutenant General (LGEN) John B. Sylvester (right), Commander, Stabilization Force (SFOR); French Army Captain (CPT) Raulet Guillaume, Company Commander, 3rd Company, 21st Marine Infantry Battalion; French Army CPT Davaillon, Company Commander 3rd Battery, 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment; and two Residents of the town of Nevesinjie,...

A member of the Alaska Army National Guard adjusts her helmet prior to the beginning of recovery operations of an OA-10 PBY Catalina flying boat. The historic aircraft, which will be airlifted by a CH-54B Tahre, was abandoned by the Air Force after engine trouble forced it down at Dago Lake on September 30, 1947. Members of the Aviation Heritage Museum plan to restore the aircraft and have it flying again sometime in the early 1990s

United States Air Force personnel assigned to the 401st Expeditionary Air Base Group, Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, off load supplies from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, with an M13K forklift. The C-130 is at Tuzla Air Base in support of Operation Joint Guard

U.S. Air Force MAJ. GEN. Gary Winterberger (foreground), E-3A Component Commander, talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), as he arrive at Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, June 7, 2002. Accompanying the Secretary is Norwegian Minister of Defense Mrs. Kristin Krohn Devold (center). During his visit the Secretary expressed the Nation's thanks for the efforts the Component contributed in providing airspace security over the United States after the attacks of Sept. 11th, 2001. (NATO photo by MASTER SGT. Chadwick Eiring) (Released)

US Army Sergeant (SGT) Chadwick A. Brooks of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Pensacola, Florida, prepares to change the Implementation Force (IFOR) acronym on the side of a M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to the Stabilization Force (SFOR) acronym. As part of the change from Operation Joint Endeavor to Operation JOINT GUARD, all military vehicles in the Bosnian Theater must now display the SFOR symbol

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