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Serbian Detainees are moved from Camp Bonsteil and released to Serbian authorities at the border by Marines from the 26th MEU (not seen). The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort Serbian detainees to the Kosovo - Serbian border before they are released to Serbian authorities, two High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) are in the background. Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo in support of NATO Operation Joint Guardian

Marines from the 26th MEU in an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) escort Serbian Detainees to the Kosovo - Serbian border before they are released to Serbian authorities. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

26th MEU Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment detain local villager from Zegra for looting homes of Serbian owners who fled the village. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from the 26th MEU eat at a field mess at Camp Monteith, near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

26th MEU Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, detain local villagers from Zegra for looting homes of Serbian owners who fled the village. The Marines carry the 5.56mm Colt M16A2 rifle. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment dig in next to an M198 155mm Medium Howitzer, Towed, after arriving at Camp Montieth near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines confront ethnic Albanians suspected of looting a Serbian home in the village of Zegra, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Serbian villagers from the village of Vegra leave town via horse and cart in a mass exodus of Serbs in the region. The Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and provide peace and stability to Kosovo

Marines from the 26th MEU blindfold Serbian Detainees before they are moved from Camp Bonsteil and released to Serbian authorities at the border. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

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Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARDIAN

Base: Camp Bonsteil

State: Kosovo

Country: Yugoslavia (YUG)

Scene Major Command Shown: 26th Marine Expedtionary Unit

Scene Camera Operator: SGT Craig J. Shell, Usmc

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.

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Representatives from Partner Nations are presented with medals and guidons at the closing ceremony for COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. COOPERATIVE OSPREY is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. COOPERATIVE OSPREY, under the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program, provides interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. Three NATO countries and 16 PfP nations took part in the field training exercise in addition to four countries providing observers

GEN George A. Joulwan (USA), Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), meets with US military personnel to thank them for the dedication and hard work 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

Moldovan troops watch as US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, demonstrate the proper way to fire an M240 G Machine Gun during Situational Training Exercise-1, Convoy Operations, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Cooperative Osprey '96 is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise, that will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills

Army Spc. Thomas Salisbury, with the Rhode Island Army

A local Albanian documents the protest near the town of Domerovce, Kosovo. After two Serbian men disappeared, Serbians believed Albanians abducted the men and began to make threats and road obstructions to stop Albanians from traveling safely through town. Albanians began to form a mob to confront the Serbians until United States Army and Russian Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops made a wall between the opposing sides. Task Force Falcon, Opeation Joint Guardian, 14 August 2000

Canadian soldiers armed with M16A2 assault rifles arrest a hostile foreign national during Final Training Exercise 2, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. Final Training Exercise 2 consists of Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Security and Civil Disturbance Operations. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United ...

Romanian Stablization Force (SFOR) soldiers wench the wires that pull up the poly cab while others are laying pipes down used to transport it into the final resting place 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

Secretary of Defense William H. Cohen personally greets and thanks the US Marines of the 26th MEU at Camp Montief near Cernica, Kosovo. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

26th MEU Marines provide security at mass gravesite in Northern Kosovo as members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensics Team investigate remains. The Marines and sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are helping to enforce the implementation of the military technical agreement and to provide peace and stability to Kosovo during Operation JOINT GUARDIAN

U.S. Army Oregon National Guard Lt. Col. Kyle Akers,

Albanian soldiers are briefed on their mission during Final Training Exercise I, COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96. FTX I consists of Mine Field Operations as well as Mass Casualty Drills. Cooperative Osprey is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that's conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Cooperative Osprey, under the Partnership for Peace program, will provide interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing...

Two armed US Army soldiers purchase prepared Bosnia food from a local street vendor at the Bosnia Grill. The soldiers are in Bosnia participating in 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

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