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1994 NATO bombing intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of Operation Deny Flight; 1995 NATO bombing intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Operation Deliberate Force; 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia as part of the Kosovo War. 1999 NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Gjakova
The NATO air forces also targeted infrastructure, such as power plants (using the BLU-114/B "Soft-Bomb"), water-processing plants and the state-owned broadcaster. The Dutch foreign minister Jozias van Aartsen said that the strikes on Yugoslavia should be such as to weaken their military capabilities and prevent further humanitarian atrocities.
The main air bases were built on small parcels of land with very limited dispersal space. It was decided to build DOBs at least 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the main air bases to be used in the event of an emergency. The goal was to have no more than one fighter squadron on each main or dispersed base in the event of war.
The first targets to be engaged were the SA-6 battery and the anti-aircraft artillery defending the base. NATO fighters dropped cluster bombs on them. The Serb crews manning the equipment were alerted in advance, in order to avoid major casualties. [3] Precision guided ordnance and gravity bombs were then used to strike the airfield. In a show ...
The U.S. base at Redzikowo is part of a broader NATO missile shield, dubbed "Aegis Ashore", which the alliance says can intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Operation Deliberate Force was a sustained air campaign conducted by NATO, in concert with the UNPROFOR ground operations, to undermine the military capability of the Army of Republika Srpska, which had threatened and attacked UN-designated "safe areas" in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War with the Srebrenica genocide and Markale massacres, precipitating the intervention.
Authorized NATO to use force, and included stopping, inspecting, and diverting ships bound for the former Yugoslavia. All ships bound to or coming from the territorial waters of the former Yugoslavia were halted for inspection and verification of their cargoes and destinations. 13 April 1993 – 20 December 1995 Operation Deny Flight
A new U.S. air defense base in northern Poland, designed to detect and intercept ballistic missile attacks as part of a broader NATO missile shield, is mission ready, the western military alliance ...