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...

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[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 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 climate of stability.

Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR

Base: Tuzla

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David W. Richards, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
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