Members of the Dutch, French, German and U.S. military watch as an Italian honour guard hoists the new Stabilisation Force flag during the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) activation ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the 20 of December 1996.

Pocket badge of the SFOR.

The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational force in Bosnia and Herzegovina which was tasked with upholding the Dayton Agreement. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1524x1012, 563 KB) Source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1524x1012, 563 KB) Source: http://www. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This article is about the military alliance. ... The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on December 14...

The SFOR operated under the code name Operation Joint Guard (December 21, 1996 - June 19, 1998) and Operation Joint Forge (June 20, 1998 - December 2, 2004). NATO nations providing troops included: is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Operation Joint Forge was the name given to the operations of the NATO Follow-On Force in Bosnia beginning on 20 June 1998. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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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 Sylvester, Lt. General William E. Ward, and Major General Virgil Packett. [1],Brigadier General Steven P. Schook Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... General William Wright Crouch is a retired United States Army four star general, and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. ... Eric Ken Shinseki (born November 28, 1942) is a retired General in the United States Army and served as the 34th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1999 - 2003). ... General Montgomery Meigs on a reconnaissance mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina This article is about the contemporary military leader and analyst. ... General William E. Kip Ward is the first and current Commander, United States Africa Command. ...

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. Honoring the start of the 2-day NATO Summit in Istanbul, fighter jets fly in formation over the summit site. ...

It took over from IFOR and was replaced by the European Union's EUFOR, on the 2nd of December 2004. Small numbers of US troops continue involvement (about 250 total) in a limited capacity to hunt down alleged Bosnian Serb war criminals Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić.[2] The acronym IFOR may also refer to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. ... EUFOR former Commander General David Leakey Soldier of the EUFOR participating in operation Spring Lift, as part of Althea The EUFOR or European Union Force is an international military force under the supervision of the European Council. ... Radovan Karadžić during a visit to Moscow in 1994. ... Ratko Mladić General Ratko Mladić during UN-mediated talks at Sarajevo airport in 1993. ...

SFOR was divided into three zones of operation:

• Mostar MNB(S)-Italian, French, Spanish
• Banja Luka MND(W)- British, Canadian, Dutch
• Tuzla MND(N)- American, Polish, Russian, Swedish.

The three AOs were known collectively as the Multi National Division until the end of 2002 where they were reduced in scope to the Multi National Brigade. Mostar (Мостар) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. ... Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina General Information Entity Republika Srpska Land area 15,000km² Population (1991 census) 195,139 230,000 Population density 126,8/km2 Coordinates Area code +387 51 Mayor Dragoljub Davidović (SNSD) Website http://www. ... For other uses, see Tuzla (disambiguation). ...

See also

• NATO
• Peacekeeping
• UNPROFOR
• IFOR
• KFOR
• EUFOR
• NATO Medal

This article is about the military alliance. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Pocket badge of the UNPROFOR The United Nations Protection Force, UNPROFOR, were the primary UN peacekeeping troops in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. ... The acronym IFOR may also refer to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. ... For other uses, see KFOR (disambiguation). ... EUFOR former Commander General David Leakey Soldier of the EUFOR participating in operation Spring Lift, as part of Althea The EUFOR or European Union Force is an international military force under the supervision of the European Council. ... NATO Medals for Yugoslavia and Kosovo The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ...

External links

• SFOR Official Page
• Weblog "Finding Karadžić"