KFOR Tribute (HD)

Tribut to all international soldiers in Kosovo!

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The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force responsible for establishing a secure environment in Kosovo.

KFOR entered Kosovo on 12 June 1999 under a United Nations mandate, two days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244. At the time of UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Kosovo was facing a grave humanitarian crisis, with military and paramilitary forces from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in daily engagement. Ethnic tensions were at their highest and the death toll had reached a historic high. Nearly one million people had fled Kosovo as refugees.[

As of January 2010, KFOR consists of fewer than 10,000 troops.

As of 1 February 2010, the Multinational Task Forces changed the structure and become Multinational Battle Groups.
KFOR Task Forces, 2006
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German Army KFOR soldiers and a Marder infantry fighting vehicle in southern Kosovo in 1999
German KFOR soldiers patrol southern Kosovo in 1999

KFOR contingents were originally grouped into 4 regionally based multinational brigades. The brigades were responsible for a specific area of operations, but under a single chain of command under the authority of Commander KFOR. In August 2005, the North Atlantic Council decided to restructure KFOR, replacing the four existing multinational brigades with five task forces, to allow for greater flexibility with, for instance, the removal of restrictions on the cross-boundary movement of units based in different sectors of Kosovo. Multinational Battle Group North (MNBG-N):

MNTF-N is deployed in the northern region of Kosovo, headquartered in Novo Selo and is commanded by Colonel Barrera, (French Army).
Contributing nations: Belgium, Denmark, France (Lead nation), Greece, Estonia, Luxembourg, Morocco. Multinational Battle Group East (MNBG-E):

MNTF-E is deployed in the eastern region of Kosovo, headquartered near Uroševac and is commanded by Colonel Francisco J. Neuman, (U.S. Army). The majority of U.S. Soldiers in MNTF-E come from National Guard units, with a different state taking over each rotation of approximately one year.

Camp Bondsteel serves as the headquarters for Multinational Task Force East (MNTF-E). Camp Monteith had been previously used by the KFOR, but is now the training camp for the Kosovo Security Force (formally the Kosovo Protection Corps).

Contributing nations: Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, United States (Lead nation). The official site is http://www.nato.int/KFOR/ Multinational Battle Group South (MNBG-S):

MNTF-S is deployed in the southern region of Kosovo, headquartered in Prizren. This Task Force has been established on May 15, 2006 and is commanded by Brigadier General Stephan Thomas (German Army).
Contributing nations: Austria, Germany (Lead Nation), Switzerland, Turkey, The Netherlands. Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W):

MNTF-W is deployed in the region of Metohija, headquartered in Peć and is commanded by Colonel Carlo Emiliani (Italian Army).
Contributing nations: Italy (lead nation), Slovenia, Hungary, Romania. Multinational Battle Group Center (MNBG-C) (NO LONGER OPERATIONAL):

MNTF-C was deployed in the region of Drenica, headquartered in Lipljan.
Contributing nations: Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden. Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU):

MSU is deployed in Pristina and is commanded by Colonel Eduardo Russo, (Italian Carabinieri).
The Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU) is a police force with military status, with an overall police capability.
Contributing nations: Italy. KFOR Tactical Reserve Manoeuvre Battalion (KTM):

KFOR Tactical Reserve Manoeuvre Battalion (KTM) is a Portuguese Battalion level unit, operating as part of KFOR CJSOR since 2005. Its most relevant characteristics are the absence of caveats, capability to deploy by air or ground Kosovo-wide at reduced NTM, CRC trained and self-sustainable for 72 hours, giving COMKFOR a wide variety of possibilities and flexibility of employment.
KTM is under the direct control of COMKFOR and is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Nuno Maria Vasconcelos Albergaria Pinheiro Moreira (Portuguese Army)

Starting in March 2011, KFOR will be restructured again, into two multinational battlegroups; one based at Camp Bondsteel, and one based at Peć.

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[PBowdren369]

My son served with the 94th Combat Engineers (US Army Corps of Engineers) in Kosovo from 1999 - 2000. Their unit, and civilian contractors, built Camp Bondsteel... and when that was done they began rebuilding schools, etc. This is a GREAT tribute to all of them. Thank You!

[Nachtweystudios]

@PBowdren369

;D

[Nachtweystudios]

watch in HD : D !!!

[Richie15x]

Have you studied media because this video is amazing!

[hectorbolshevik]

Let's not forget KFOR's biggest accomplishments in Kosovo: propping up a mafia-ran government and 13 years later the region is still one of the most impoverished in Europe; and the region's most popular export: Human Trafficking. Bravo!

[HolleyBettehu163]

na nie mehr schuften bin so reich

[wyattsdad81]

@zelijkothegreekserb. If Serbia was to weak and pathetic to keep its land manifest destiny said it was never really their land to begin with. I remember you pussy's running back across the boarder with out protest...........fucking cowards.

[zeljkothegreekserb]

@wyattsdad81 of course they were on our side,dumb ass,they dont recognize kosovo and they were against the bombing and you stealing the territory of their allies,i mean seriously,are you fucking kidding me or...?

[wyattsdad81]

I was there when the Russians got there. They were no help only instigators who side with the Serbs.

[JJemo97]

finally, the russia helped the US :D

[elefandi]

god bless KFOR > AMERICA GERMANY UK FRANCE ITALY PORTUGAL