President Clinton thanks personnel in support of U.S. and NATO operations
President Clinton addresses U.S. and NATO military personnel, families, and civilian Department of Defense employees at Norfolk Naval Station, Va., on April 1, 1999. The President expressed America’s thanks to personnel deployed overseas in support of U.S. and NATO operations,…
Wreckage of a downed Yugoslav MiG-29 fighter – March 27, 1999
A U.S. Army documentation team surveys the wreckage of a Former Republic of Yugoslavia MiG-29 Fulcrum jet fighter outside the town of Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on March 27, 1999. The aircraft is one of two shot down by NATO…
Operation Allied Force – How Dutch F-16AMs shot down a MiG-29
Amendola Air Base, Italy – Four F-16AMs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) were among the first NATO aircraft to enter Serbian airspace on the night of 24 March. Within minutes, the Dutch had achieved their first air-to-air victory…
NATO´s role in Kosovo
NATO is leading a multinational peacekeeping force in Kosovo called KFOR, which is contributing to the normalisation of the situation in the province. As its name states, Serbia and Montenegro is composed of Serbia and Montenegro. Violence broke out in…
Chronologie des Kosovo Konfliktes – Maerz 1998 bis Juli 1999
Chronologie des Kosovo Konfliktes 1998- 31.März – Resolution 1160 des UN-Sicherheitsrates: Serben und UÇK werden dazu aufgerufen, die Gefechte einzustellen und Verhandlungen aufzunehmen. Gegen Belgrad wird ein Waffenembargo und ein Embargo für Ausrüstungen für Sicherheitskräfte verhängt. 23.September – Resolution 1199…
Joint statement on the Kosovo After Action – Review presented by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton
Here is the prepared joint statement on the Kosovo After Action Review presented by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the Senate Armed Services Committee, October 14,…
U.S. and Allied Troops Flow into Kosovo
By Linda D. Kozaryn American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – The full contingent of about 7,000 U.S. troops taking part in Operation Joint Guardian will be in place in Kosovo within the next two weeks, according to Army Lt. Gen….