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Operation Joint Forge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (79 words) |
 | 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. |
| Operation Joint Forge (2002 words) |
 | 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 Unions 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. |