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KFOR Medevac Team Crosses Borders to Save Lives
June 17, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEEL, Kosovo – The term medevac conjures the image of injured Soldiers carried by stretcher and loaded onto a Black Hawk helicopter. However, a much different story recently played out for... MORE

Virginia Guard keeps Black Hawks on mission in Kosovo
May 20, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEEL, Kosovo – U.S. Army helicopter repairers and maintainers play a critical role in keeping aviation assets flying through routine upkeep and conducting on-the-spot repairs, keeping... MORE

116th IBCT completes exercise ahead of Kosovo deployment
March 3, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – After nearly a year of training, the Soldiers of the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia and Kentucky National Guard, are ready to support the... MORE

Iowa National Guard, Kosovo celebrate long partnership
December 1, 2021 — DES MOINES, Iowa – It was a red carpet affair that resembled a family reunion. Kosovo Security Force members, Iowa National Guard leaders, dignitaries, and government officials gathered the evening of... MORE

Iowa National Guard to mark long partnership with Kosovo
November 3, 2021 — CAMP DODGE, Iowa – The Iowa National Guard will hold a series of events celebrating a decade-long partnership through the State Partnership Program with the Republic of Kosovo from Nov. 5-6 at Camp... MORE

Soldier's journey from refugee to pilot goes full circle
May 26, 2021 — FARKE AIRFIELD, Albania – If there is someone who knows about hard work and determination, it's 2nd Lt. Valdeta Mehanja, a pilot with the 1-131st Aviation Regiment. Mehanja is an Albanian native born... MORE

Aussie native is Washington National Guard flight paramedic
January 8, 2021 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The sound of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter rotors thrummed overhead as strong winds rocked the aircraft. On the ground, Sgt. Abraham Boxx, a critical care flight paramedic with... MORE

Oregon Army Guard chemical officer helps keep Kosovo safe
October 21, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – A team of Italian Army Hazmat soldiers approaches a building storing chemical waste and Kosovo Security Forces CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and... MORE

Historic Polish, U.S. partnership continues in Kosovo
August 14, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Shoulder to shoulder, bracing against the midday July heat and dawning North Atlantic Treaty Organization-campaign ‘KFOR’ patches, nearly a dozen Polish and U.S. Soldiers... MORE

KFOR RC-E Soldiers deliver medical supplies to Zvecan clinic
August 4, 2020 — BANJSKA, Kosovo – Kosovo Force Regional-Command East Soldiers from the “Kilo 5” Liaison Monitoring Team delivered 4,000 euros worth of medical equipment to the Health Station of Banjska (Banjske) July... MORE

KFOR RC-E supports World Environment Day in Kosovo
June 8, 2020 — VITINA, Kosovo – U.S. military personnel from Kosovo Regional Command East helped the town of Vitina/Viti observe World Environment Day by planting flowers and trees and picking up trash June 5.Oregon... MORE

KFOR RC-E commander delivers PPE to North and South Mitrovica
April 10, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Col. Eric Riley, commander of the U.S.-led Kosovo Force Regional-Command East, delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) to North and South Mitrovica April 7. Riley, with... MORE

Alaska Army Guard’s 1-297th Infantry returns from Kosovo
April 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — More than 150 members of the Alaska Army National Guard assigned to the 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, stepped off the aircraft at Ted Stevens... MORE

Penn., Lithuania Partner to Compete in Best Sniper Competition

People, Readiness Focal Points at National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader Forum

Kentucky Guard Soldier Helps Local Community After Flooding

Mass Guard Engineers Assist Build for Blackfeet Nation

Always at the Ready, New York Air Guardsmen Save a Life