Bosnia and Kosovo: U.S. Military Operations In the 1990's nationalist aspirations among the ethnic populations of Yugoslavia led to declarations of independence by Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. These were opposed by the Serbian-dominated Yugoslav central government in Belgrade, and by the Serb populations of these provinces. Though Slovenia maintained its independence without. Combat patch for mission in Bosnia Showing 1-19 of 19 messages. 6/17/01 6:47 PM: can anybody tell me if a combat patch was authorized for people who served.
By J.D. LeipoldApril 16, 2007Since 1945 the intent behind the wear of the combat patch, known as the 'shoulder sleeve insignia-former wartime service,' was to recognize Soldiers' participation in combat operations. However, this only applied to Soldiers who were serving with such large echelon deployed units as separate brigades, divisions, corps, Army commands or higher.
'Soldiers deploy differently now, at smaller echelon levels such as companies, battalions, combat brigade teams and as individual augmentees in support of larger echelon units,' said Sgt. Maj. Katrina Easley, branch chief for uniform policy at Army G-1. 'At those levels they weren't authorized to wear their unit patch as a combat patch.'
Once Soldiers report to their first units, they wear their command's patch on their left sleeves. When deployed to a designated combat zone, Soldiers may also wear the company-level or higher patch that they serve with on their right sleeves.
In the past, confusion resulted over which combat patch should be worn by Soldiers who were cross-leveled, assigned, attached or serving as augmentees to deployed units. This also affected Soldiers under temporary duty orders in a combat zone.
The new guidance states that when echelons below company level deploy, Soldiers in those units may now wear the combat patch of the lowest-echelon command they deploy with, as long as it's at company level or higher.
The new implementing instructions to Army Regulation 670-1 became effective March 28 and are not retroactive.
As before, Soldiers who have earned multiple combat patches may choose which patch to wear. Soldiers may also elect not to wear a combat patch.
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| Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
|---|---|
| Active | 20 December 1996 – 2 December 2004 |
| Country | 39 countries |
| Type | Command |
| Part of | NATO |
The Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian war. Although SFOR was led by NATO, several non-NATO countries contributed troops. It was replaced by EUFOR Althea in December 2004.
Mission[edit]
The stated mission of SFOR was to 'deter hostilities and stabilise the peace, contribute to a secure environment by providing a continued military presence in the Area Of Responsibility (AOR), target and co-ordinate SFOR support to key areas including primary civil implementation organisations, and progress towards a lasting consolidation of peace, without further need for NATO-led forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina'.[1]
Structure and history[edit]
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SFOR was established in Security Council Resolution 1088 on 12 December 1996. It succeeded the much larger Implementation ForceIFOR which was deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 20 December 1995 with a one-year mandate. The commanders of the SFOR, who each served one-year terms, were General William W. Crouch, General Eric Shinseki, General Montgomery Meigs, Lt. General Ronald Adams, Lt. General Michael Dodson, Lt. General John B. Sylvester, Lt. General William E. Ward, Major General Virgil Packett and Brigadier General Steven P. Schook
Troop levels were reduced to approximately 12,000 by the close of 2002, and to approximately 7,000 by the close of 2004. During NATO's 2004 Istanbul Summit the end of the SFOR mission was announced.
It was replaced by the European Union's EUFOR Althea, on 2 December 2004 at NATO HQ, Camp Butmir, Sarajevo, B-H.
SFOR was divided into three zones of operation:
- Mostar MND(S) – Italian, Franco-German, Spanish
- Banja Luka MND(W) – American, British, Canadian, Czech, Dutch. The British code name for their activities in IFOR was Operation Resolute and SFOR was Operation Lodestar (to June 1998) and Operation Palatine (from Jun 1998). The Canadian mission was named Operation Palladium (1996 to 2004).
- Tuzla MND(N) – American, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish.
(Some units had troops stationed outside the assigned zone)
The three AOs were known collectively as Multi-National Divisions until the end of 2002 where they were reduced in scope to Multi-National Brigades.
SFOR operated under peace enforcement, not peacekeeping, rules of engagement. For example, it was cleared, in 1997, to neutralise Serb radio-television facilities.[2] During its mandate, SFOR arrested 29 individuals who were charged with war crimes. Those arrested were transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands.
U.S. service members serving in SFOR were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the NATO Medal.
SFOR operated as part of Operation Joint Guard and Operation Joint Forge. As time progressed, the numbers of troops allotted to SFOR declined. On 2 December 2004, SFOR disbanded and its functions were assumed by military units from the European Union.
Member forces[edit]
SFOR operated under the code names Operation Joint Guard (21 December 1996 – 19 June 1998) and Operation Joint Forge (20 June 1998 – 2 December 2004).
NATO nations providing troops included:
Non-NATO nations providing troops included:
References[edit]
- ^'SFOR MISSION'. SFOR HQ Sarajevo: NATO. 14 January 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^'Physical Attack Information Operations in Bosnia'. Airpower.maxwell.af.mil. 2014-02-20. Archived from the original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
Further reading[edit]
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- Phillips, R. Cody. Bosnia-Herzegovina: The U.S. Army's Role in Peace Enforcement Operations 1995–2004. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 70-97-1.
- Lambert, Nicholas (2002). 'Measuring the success of the NATO operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–2000'. European Journal of Operational Research. 140 (2): 459–481. doi:10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00083-8.
External links[edit]
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