Currently Charlie Company from the 3-116th Infantry Battalion is deployed in support of Operation Joint Guard. The information and Internet links here are of interest to that mission and deployment. The unit is deployed to guard the bridge over the Sava river.
The mailing address for soldiers on the deployment is:
NAME
C Company, 3-116 INF
Slovonski Brod
Operation Joint Guard
APO AE 09789
In the Task Force Eagle newsletter The Talon, an article on the Cco mission.
Charlie Company won the 116th Infantry Regiment Superior Unit Award
Supporting the Peace Bosnia-Herzegovina, an article in the Center for Army Lessons Learned newsletter.
Training Techniques Article on the Slavonski Brod bridge.
An article from National Guard Bureau about Virginians Guarding the Bridge
An article from the On Guard magazine quoting 1LT Dan Allen
Another article from the On Guard magazine, about the deployment of Cco to Bosnia "Marching Into History"
Another article from the On Guard magazine, about a soldier's experiences "Peacekeeper With a Past"
An article from National Guard Bureau on the Infantry Deployment
Another article from National Guard Bureau about the training received at Fort Polk, LA.
Another article from National Guard Bureau about Paul Hourihan, the Infantry Lawyer of Charlie Company
From the 29th Division Public Affairs Office, an article about the Charlie Company send-off parade in Leesburg
Memorandum: No. 047-M - News Release notifying C/3-116th to begin training in preparation for possible mobilization in support of operations in Bosnia.
The AUSA Army Green Book Cover depicting a soldier from Cco.
The bridge at the Sava river, a tank crossing the bridge.
Maj. Gen. Carroll Childers, commander of the Army Guard's 29th Infantry Division that includes Charlie Company addresses the troops at Fort Polk, LA.
Maj. Gen. Carroll Childers with a soldier from Charlie Company at Fort Polk, LA.
Charlie Company marching in formation at Fort Polk, LA.
Charlie Company marching in the going-away parade in Leesburg on Saturday, September 6.
BosniaLink - The official Department of Defense information system about U.S.military activities in Operation JOINT GUARD, the NATO peacekeeping mission in Bosnia
German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941) - Center for Military History.
A Soldier's Guide - for Bosnia-Herzegovina
News Releases - from BosniaLink
America's Army in Bosnia - U.S. Army Public Affairs
Task Force Eagle - the parent unit of C/3-116th
Talon Newsletter - Serving the Soldiers of Task Force Eagle - Operation Joint Guard, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Newspaper for the troops in Bosnia.
World Factbook for Bosnia and Herzegovina - from the Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) - Operation Joint Guard - Entitlements and benefits for deployed military personnel.
U.S. State Department - Bosnia Homepage - U.S. Policy.
Yahoo Bosnia Search Results - from this major online service.
