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	Operation Joint Forge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Joint Forge was the name given to the operations of the NATO "Follow-On Force" in Bosnia beginning on 20 June 1998.
		This slightly smaller force replaced the Stabilization Force (SFOR) which tried to bring peace to the region under the rubric Operation Joint Guard.
		This page was last modified 00:33, 20 November 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Joint_Forge (79 words)

	Operation Joint Forge
		SFOR considered how to adjust the operation further, including its possible termination by the end of 2004 and a transition possibly to a new NATO military liaison and advisory mission (with NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo) and to a new EU mission.
		A ceremony in Sarajevo on 02 December 2004 marked the conclusion of the NATO-led SFOR mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the beginning of the European Union’s follow-on mission EUFOR.
		The current troop level of 6,900 already represents a 20 percent reduction from the 8,500 U.S. troops deployed in June 1998 and is 66 percent less than the peak U.S. deployment of 20,000 troops in 1996.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/joint_forge.htm (2002 words)

	SFOR Informer Online: b01032101a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joint Forge succeeded Joint Guard (Dec. 26, 1996 - June 19, 1998), which was SFOR's first deployment in BiH.
		The role of IFOR (Operation Joint Endeavour) was to implement the peace.
		The role of SFOR (Operations Joint Guard, then Joint Forge) is to stabilise it.
	www.nato.int /sfor/indexinf/109/s109p08a/b0103211a.htm (159 words)

	Air Force Link - Operation Joint Forge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Operation Joint Forge continues to build on the successes of Operations Joint Guard and Joint Endeavor.
		The Transfer of Authority is a gradual, incrementally executed operation that is planned in a manner to ensure no disruption in MND-N's mission of providing a safe and secure environment throughout its area of responsibility.
		From a total of almost 20,000 troops at the height of NATO's Bosnia operations in 1996, U.S. troop levels have steadily decreased as progress continues under the Dayton Peace Accords.
	www.af.mil /opscenter/jforge.asp (395 words)

	Kansas Adjutant General's Department - Deployments - Current
		Operation Enduring Freedom refers, generally, to U.S. military operations associated with the War on Terrorism that either take place at an overseas site or in support of units going outside the United States.
		Operation Joint Forge refers, generally, to U.S. military operations that are part of the NATO peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
		Operation Joint Guardian refers, generally, to U.S. military operations that are part of the NATO peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo.
	www.accesskansas.org /ksadjutantgeneral/News-Deployments-Current.htm (323 words)

	CALL Newsletter No. 99-15: Task Force Eagle TTP Information Operations; Chapter Five: Civil Affairs and Public Affairs ...
		In peace operations, CA assists the military force in anticipating, facilitating, coordinating, and orchestrating those civil-military functions and activities pertaining to the civilian population, government, and economy in the AO where the activities of the military force and the collection of supporting International Organizations (IOs), NGOs, and PVOs overlap.
		In peacekeeping operations, CA units are often the single, most-important linkage between the command and the population the command is attempting to reach.
		It is an important element to ensuring that the resolve and intent of the peace operations force is clearly communicated and correctly interpreted by the adversary - his confusion or misunderstanding of the force's capabilities and intent may prolong the operation.
	www.iwar.org.uk /iwar/resources/call/chap5.htm (9493 words)

	DefenseLINK News: New Phase for NATO Peacekeepers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The original 18-month SFOR mission named Operation Joint Guard ended June 20, and a new operation dubbed Joint Forge began.
		Operation Joint Endeavor, NATO's initial, year-long mission, involved a peace implementation force, IFOR, of about 60,000 multinational troops, including 20,000 Americans.
		Although there is no set end date for Operation Joint Forge, Schulte said, plans call for a progressive reduction in the size, role and profile of the force.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jul1998/n07311998_9807317.html (557 words)

	U.S. National Support Element Operations
		According to its current mission statement, it serves as the executive agent for force protection in its area of responsibility; provides base operations support for Department of Defense forces and civilians deployed in Hungary, Croatia, and Bosnia (less the Multinational Division North); and coordinates with Hungary for all host nation support of Operation Joint Forge.
		In addition, it provides for RSO of back-up units and individuals deploying or redeploying in support of Operation Joint Forge (less the Multinational Division North) and serves as a transportation node on the theater line of communication by providing a 1,000-bed facility for overnight stays.
		Additionally, the NSE was a key player in supporting operations at the Port of Rijeka, Croatia, where over 800 pieces of 1st Cavalry Division equipment were offloaded from the USNS Soderman and railed and trucked to Task Force Eagle in Bosnia.
	www.almc.army.mil /alog/issues/SepOct99/MS432.htm (1406 words)

	Operation Joint Endeavor
		This operation marked the first commitment of forces in NATO's history as well as the first time since World War II that American and Russian soldiers have shared a common mission.
		During the first critical month of operations, the C-17 flew slightly more than 20 percent of the missions into Tuzla but delivered over 50 percent of the cargo.
		The National Support Element in Hungary Colonel Bruce Castka, USAR Joint Forces Quarterly Summer 1997 [108 kb PDF] Bolstered by the national support element in Hungary, American troops brought a total cessation of hostilities within their sector.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/joint_endeavor.htm (784 words)

	The Business Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Operation Joint Forge is part of a NATO-led Stabilization Force supporting peace-keeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
		This operation began on June 20, 1998, when Operation Joint Guard ended.
		Other Air Force Reserve C-130 units have been supporting Operation Joint Forge since January as well, but they are being reassigned to other missions.
	www.business-journal.com /LateFeb03/AirliftActivated.html (265 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
		The operations of its fleet at Newport are popularly regarded in America as having been somewhat useless.
		His mind was adapted to the simple operations required in the tobacco and rice fields, while his body was well suited to its semi-tropical climate.
		Instead the Congress appointed a joint committee, which was empowered to inquire into the condition of the states recently in rebellion, and determine whether any of them were entitled to representation in Congress.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15156a.htm (21292 words)

	OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN
		The Commander of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) is in charge of the implementation of the MTA and controls all the forces deployed into his area of operation.
		The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) delegated authority for the implementation of Operation Joint Guardian to the Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Southern Europe whose headquarters is in Naples, Italy.
		Nearly 42,500 troops from over 30 countries were deployed in Kosovo and another 7,500 provided rear support through contingents based in Albania, and in Greece, and in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name) For current information on KFOR please visit the Force home page.
	www.afsouth.nato.int /operations/kfor/kfor2.htm (1262 words)

	The Alaska Star: More Alaska Air Guard members deploying overseas 07/24/03
		About half of an estimated150 members of the Air National Guard 176th Wing deployed Tuesday as part of Operation Joint Forge.
		Operation Joint Forge, which replaced Operation Joint Guard in 1995, is the mission responsible for providing a NATO Stabilization Force in the Bosnian area.
		The primary mission of the local deploying guard members will be to provide airlift and logistical support involving both personnel and cargo in Europe.
	www.alaskastar.com /stories/072403/mil_20030724023.shtml (416 words)

	December 1998 Engineer Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With the continuing U.S. commitment to Operation Joint Forge, living accommodations are being further improved.
		Called the Operation Joint Forge sustainment services contract, this contracting instrument, worth about $200 million and awarded in February 1997, provides life support and logistics services in the Balkans region for a two-year period.
		The change in the support base in Croatia is an example of the dynamics of operating in the theater.
	www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/dec98/story2.htm (1665 words)

	The Balkans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		THE NATO Stabilization Force that had monitored the cease-fire in Bosnia-Herzegovina since December 1995 was replaced in June 1998 by a smaller follow-on force.
		This change marked the end of Operation Joint Guard and the beginning of Operation Joint Forge, to which the United States pledged approximately 6,900 military personnel.
		This number was down considerably from the nearly 20,000 American military personnel in Bosnia during the 1996 height of NATO operations in the war-torn former Yugoslav republic.
	www.army.mil /soldiers/jan1999/balkans.html (360 words)

	Operation Joint Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The professionals in theater who ensure that contracted services and supplies are delivered at the right time, place and price are civilians and military personnel from the Defense Contract Management Command who serve six-month rotations in the former Yugoslavia.
		Operation Joint Forge, formerly called Operation Joint Endeavor, is one of an increasing number of contingency operations requiring DCMC support of the warfighter.
		"Our operation in Bosnia is critical to the military capability and quality of life of America’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines on the front lines," Malishenko said.
	www.dla.mil /dimensions/july98/operation_joint_guard.htm (1350 words)

	Airman: Extending the Force: Tankers at Istres critical to supporting Operation Joint Forge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lisa Ameigh lies on her stomach to look out her "office window." He view from the 34-by 16-inch glass opening at the back of her KC-135 Stratolanker is one that would leave some people green with envy or just green.
		The unit, the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, provides a vital air-refueling mission for U.S. and NATO aircraft patrolling the skies over the Balkans.
		The detachment, the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, provides a vital air refueling mission for U.S. and NATO aircraft patrolling the skies over the Balkans.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBP/is_10_45/ai_80848793 (1526 words)

	Reviews of Recommended History Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel : Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages
		Together and seperately they are the authors of more then twenty books, including Life in a Medieval City, Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval Village, and Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel: Technology and Invention on the Middle Ages.
		He commanded two ships in World War I, for which he was decorated, sailed with Shackleton again in 1921, and in 1925 was the joint leader of the British Arctic Exploration.
	www.historyuniverse.com (2050 words)

	Task Force Eagle- Multinational Division- North (Eagle Base) in Bosnia
		Armored Division, as part of NATO's Allied Command Europe, Rapid Reaction Corps, was ordered to Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of Operation Joint Endeavor.
		Task Force Eagle was formed and assumed control of its area of responsibility on December 20, 1995.
		This decision brought to close the mission of Operation Joint Endeavor and has been the beginning for the current operation known as Operation Joint Guard.
	www.tfeagle.army.mil /TFE/SFOR_History.htm (649 words)

	1st Infantry Division History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division (AD) during Operation Joint Endeavor, from October 1995 to October 1996.
		The squadron crossed the Sava River on Jan. 3, 1996, and led the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (2nd BCT) into Bosnia.
		The U.S. agreed to provide a force of approximately 6,900 U.S. personnel to maintain a capable military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
	www.1id.army.mil /1id/history/Bosnia.htm (541 words)

	More World-Wide Sustainability Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Finnish Technology Award Foundation (Finland) The mission of the foundation is to promote scientific research geared towards the improvement of the quality of life through technological innovation and to encourage co-operation in the field both in Finland and internationally.
		Institute for Environment and Sustainability (Italy) - (IES) is one of the institutes that constitute the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
		International Organization for Migration (Swizerland) As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: Assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration management, Advance understanding of migration issues, Encourage social and economic development through migration, and Uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.
	www.earthcfd.org /general/resources.htm (14721 words)

	Air Force Reserve - News: News Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Luke Coker, chief of 302nd OG current operations, was mission commander throughout the deployment.
		“Scheduling around the increased military operations tempo due to the events of Sept. 11, and getting our traditional reservists scheduled in and out of theater had been a challenge,” said Senior Master Sgt. Milo Scott, 302nd AW plans and logistics superintendent.
		Past Joint Forge deployments included different models of the C-130 Hercules.
	www.afreserve.com /news_archive.asp?id=212 (494 words)

	Army Sgt. Johnny A. Jara
		Army Sgt. Johnny A. Jara has deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Forge.
		Operation Joint Forge, formerly referred to as Operation Joint Guard/Endeavor/Determined Effort, is a NATO-sponsored joint, multinational peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a republic of the former Yugoslavia.
		Soldiers from 25 countries are supporting the effort designed to promote the peace process linked in December 1995 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
	www.hispanianews.com /archive/1999/April9/06.htm (130 words)

	NATO/IFOR Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For in depth information, a complete list of basic documents is available, including the General Framework Agreement ("Dayton Agreement") and a list of abbreviations.
		A complete archive of all transcripts of the IFOR Joint Press Briefings from 1 January 1996 until 21 December 1996 is available as well as related documents issued by the UN.
		Maps depicting the situation in the former Yugoslavia during Operations Joint Endeavour (IFOR).
	www.nato.int /ifor/ifor.htm (166 words)

	USAFE News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Timothy McCormick, both from the 401st Security Forces Squadron, at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, march in the joint 30-kilometer ruck march.
		The Dancon Ruck March was held at Camp Dannevirke in the Nordic-Polish sector of Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Forge recently.
		The ruck march is an annual event mainly targeted at military and security police forces, and this year organized by the Danish contingent.
	www.usafe.af.mil /news/news02/uns02163.htm (705 words)

	Show and Tell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		To help units with the increasing demand of operations tempo, or ops tempo, the process of inspections has also been forced to change with the times.
		The Mansfield unit, which has delivered supplies to multinational peacekeepers in Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Forge since 1993, deployed more than 300 personnel during this three-month operation.
		So while units may be seen working in their natural environments, another inspection will have to evaluate their abilities to survive in case of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack.
	www.ngb.army.mil /news/2001/05/23/showandtell.shtml (532 words)

	Organizing Unions in the New Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We tracked these individuals, and where we saw clumps in particular locations, we pulled them together and tried to forge some sense of group consciousness and put them on the track to a more traditional local union organizing.
		This may be a new discovery for some, but unions in the building trades did this a long time ago and are continuing to do it on a rather large scale.
		Some of them are mentioned in the literature that was distributed for this discussion, particularly a description of Amy Dean's operation in the South Bay Central Labor Council in Silicon Valley.
	www.newecon.org /organizing7-29-99.html (12498 words)

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