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MISSION

Last updated 21 June 1999

Operation Allied Force Objective: "Our military objective is to degrade anddamage the military and security structure that President Milosevic (YugoslavPresident) has used to depopulate and destroy the Albanian majority in Kosovo."(From prepared statement of William S. Cohen, Secretary of Defense, to the Senate Armed Services Committee

on 15 April 1999.)

NATO Goals: Air strikes will be pursued until President Milosevic:

Ensures a verifiable stop to all military action and the immediate ending of

violence and repression Ensures the withdrawal from Kosovo of the military, police and

paramilitary forces Agrees to the stationing in Kosovo of an international military presence Agrees to the unconditional and safe return of all refugees and displaced

persons and unhindered access to them by humanitarian aid organizations Provides credible assurance of his willingness to work on the basis of the

Rambouillet Accords in the establishment of a political frameworkagreement for Kosovo in conformity with international law and the Charter

of the United Nations.

From North Atlantic Council statement, 12 April 1999

Time of initial attack: 2:00 PM EST, 24 March 1999.Suspension of bombing: 10:00 AM EST, 10 June 1999.

Bombing campaign halted: 10:50 AM EST, 20 June 1999.

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OMBATANTS

Enemy Forces:

Ground Forces: 114,000 active-duty soldiers and 1,400 artillery pieces. Anti-Aircraft Forces: 100 surface-to-air missiles: a mix of SA-2, SA-3,

SA-6, SA-7, SA-9, SA-13, SA-14 and SA-16. All of these pose asignificant threat to NATO airpower. Yugoslavia also has 1,850 air defenseartillery pieces. Although not as effective as the missiles, these are

dangerous to NATO planes. Air Forces: 240 combat aircraft, including MiG-21s and MiG-29s, and 48

attack helicopters.

Mechanized Forces: 1,270 tanks, including T-72s, T-74s, T-55s and M-84sand 825 armored fighting vehicles. There are approximately 40,000 Serb troops in and around Kosovo now.

These forces are equipped with tanks and APCs. Serb forces around the Kosovo border are divided into deployed forces,

garrison forces, and reserve forces. The deployed forces have about 96

tanks, and the garrison forces have around 30 tanks in garrison. There is a concentration of Serb troops along the border between Kosovo

and Macedonia, by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These

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forces have been building up

for several weeks.

Friendly Forces: All nineteenNATO countries are currentlycontributing to Operation Allied Force.The countries includeBelgium,Canada,Czech Rep,Denmark,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary, Iceland,Italy,Luxembourg, The Netherlands,Norway,Poland, Portugal,Spain,Turkey,United Kingdom, and theUnited States.

U.S. Participation: Total: 31,600personnel

Ashore - 18,400 Afloat - 13,200

Naval Forces:

o CruisersUSS VellaGulf (CG 72),Leyte

Gulf (CG 55).o Destroyers USS

Gonzales(DDG-66),USS Ross (DDG-

71), and USS Peterson (DD969).o Aircraft CarrierUSS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)o Submarines Albuquerque (USS 706), and USS Boise (SSN 764).

The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) consisting of the USSKearsarge (LHD 4), USS Ponce (LPD 15) and the USS Gunston Hall(LSD44)

Allied Naval Contributions to Operation Allied Force:

o 2 aircraft carriers (UK/FR)o 1 submarine (UK)o 6 destroyers (UK/FR/GR/IT)o 10 frigates (UK/SP/TU/IT/NL/GE/GR)

Air Campaign Assets:

Currently there are about 650 U.S. aircraft committed to NATO. These

A crewmember from Carrier Airborne Early WarningSquadron One Two Four (VAW-124) signals the pilot inan E-2C "Hawkeye" on board the USS TheodoreRoosevelt (CVN 71), as he turns the props on the flightdeck. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2ndClass Jonathan R. Byrd)

U.S. pilots are flying AC-130 "Spectre" gunships overKosovo in an effort to hasten the destruction of Yugoslavtroops, tanks and artillery concentrations.

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include:

F-15 Strike Eagle Air-to-ground attack aircraftF-16 FightingFalcon

Multirole Fighter

F-117 Nighthawk Fighter/attackB-52Stratofortress

Heavy bomber

B-1B Lancer Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomberB-2 Spirit Multi-role heavy bomberA-10 ThunderboltII

Close Air Support

KC-135Stratotanker

Tanker (refueler)

KC-10A ExtenderTanker (refueler)F-14 Tomcat FighterAV-8B Harrier Close air supportEA-6B Prowler Electronic WarfareAC-130H Spectre Close air support, air interdiction and armed

reconnaissanceC-130 Hercules Intratheater airliftC-141 Starlifter Cargo and troop transportC-17 GlobemasterIII

Cargo and troop transport

FA-18 Hornet Strike fighterE-8C Joint Stars Ground SurveillanceRQ-1A Predator Airborne Surveillance Reconnaissance and Target

Acquisition (Unmanned aerial vehicle)Hunter Unmanned aerial vehicleAH-64A Apache Attack helicopterC-5A Intertheater Airlift

Allied Air Contributions to Operation Allied Force:

o 277 aircrafto 192 fighter/bomberso 63 supporto 19 reconnaissance

o 3 helicopters

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