I retired in 2003 and became the Air Force Medical Homeland Defense Program Manager. I established the current medical response capability for the AF. All aspects to include equipping and training.
I recently changed companies and am doing simialr things as I was before but now more exercise planning and development/execution, TIC/TIM assessments and many other HLD related topics.
The travel is good, pay is great and job and company cant be beat. If you are a retiring/retired BEE or CE Readiness/EM peron looking for work, drop me a line.
Description The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999. The official NATO operation code name was Operation Allied Force; the United States called it Operation Noble Anvil, while in Yugoslavia the operation was incorrectly called "Merciful Angel", as a result of a misunderstanding or mistranslation. The bombings continued until an agreement was reached that led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo and the establishment of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
NATO claimed that the Albanian population in Kosovo were being persecuted by FRY forces, Serbian police, and Serb paramilitary forces, and that military action was needed to force the FRY to stop. NATO countries attempted to gain authorization from the United Nations Security Council for military action, but were opposed by China and Russia that indicated they would veto such a proposal. NATO launched a campaign without UN authorization, which it described as a humanitarian intervention. The FRY described the NATO campaign as an illegal war of aggression against a sovereign country that was in violation of international law because it did not have UN Security Council support.
The bombing killed between 489 and 528 civilians, and destroyed bridges, industrial plants, public buildings, private businesses, as well as barracks and military installations.
The NATO bombing marked the second major combat operation in its history, following the 1995 NATO bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was the first time that NATO had used military force without the approval of the UN Security Council.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
March / 1999
To Month/Year
June / 1999
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember Brian and the pallet crew
Memories making the call to the transporters threatening the PINK FORM
