NATO Former Military Missions

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by Željko Heimer

• Implementation Forces - IFOR
• Stabilization Forces - SFOR

See also:

• Strategic Commands
• Operational Commands
• Component Commands
• Military missions
• NATO Rapid Deployable Corps
• Other Staffs and Commands Responsible to SACEUR
• Military centers under subordination of ACT
• NATO Civilian Organizations and Agencies
• NATO - Centres of Excellence (CoEs)

Implementation Forces - IFOR

by Jens Pattke, 27 March 2004

UN International Forces in Bosnia, that are there deployed according to the Dayton agreement (called Implememntation Foces, with the task to implement the agreement), use an emblem consisting of a shield per pale white with letters IFOR vertiaclly, and blue with white letters IFOR in cyrillc. It seems that both dark blue (as in NATO flag), and light blue (as in UN flag) was used. Possibly it have been used as a flag, but I have never seen it so. The flags used by IFOR are just the UN flag and the flags of their respective countries.
Željko Heimer, 4 July 1996

Latter in 1996 the flag with this emblem was reported, together with two emblems of NATO organization on it.
Željko Heimer, 8 November 1996

Stabilization Forces - SFOR

by Jens Pattke, 27 March 2004

Since 1 January 1997 the mandate of IFOR finished, and the forces were renamed according to their new task - Stabilization Forces. Their flag is much more used, changing only the initials in it.
Željko Heimer