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    Kosovo Force 19 begins their mission [Image 5 of 8]

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    Three senior military officers from what appear to be different nations are rendering a salute during a formal military ceremony. The foreground officer wears a US Army uniform with a maroon beret, Ranger and Airborne tabs, while the middle officer wears an Italian Army uniform with a distinctive campaign hat. A large formation of military personnel is visible in the background, suggesting a significant multinational military event.

    CAMP BONDSTEEL, KOSOVO

    10.25.2014

    Photo by Sgt. Melissa Parrish 

    KFOR Regional Command East

    U.S. Army Col. Chuck T. Hensley, commander of the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Italian army Maj. Gen. Francesco Figliuolo, commanding general for Kosovo Forces, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Clint J. Baker, the new Multinational Battle Group-East commander, render a salute at the conclusion of the handover/takeover ceremony at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 25.

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    Date Taken: 10.25.2014
    Date Posted: 10.25.2014 16:01
    Photo ID: 1628878
    VIRIN: 141025-A-TG291-065
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 3.15 MB
    Location: CAMP BONDSTEEL, ZZ
    Web Views: 88
    Downloads: 7

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    A formal military ceremony is taking place inside a large hangar or tent structure, with multinational troops standing at attention and rendering salutes. Multiple unit guidons and flags are visible, including one clearly marked '56 MMB HQ' (56th Medical Management Battalion Headquarters). The formation includes soldiers in US Army ACU (Army Combat Uniform) pattern alongside personnel in other national military uniforms.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) are performing a military colors ceremony, appearing to case or uncase a unit guidon or flag. The ceremony takes place indoors, likely in a gymnasium or hangar, with additional soldiers and flags visible in the background. The left soldier displays a '1st Infantry Division' shoulder patch and an American flag patch.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers wearing maroon berets and Army Combat Uniforms (ACU) are performing a military colors ceremony, handling a furled guidon or unit flag on a staff. The ceremony takes place inside a large tent or hangar facility with formations of soldiers standing at attention in the background, including personnel wearing green berets suggesting allied or special operations forces. This appears to be a formal change of command or casing/uncasing of colors ceremony.
    A formal U.S. Army military ceremony taking place inside what appears to be a large hangar or indoor facility. Five soldiers stand at attention in the foreground wearing ACU (Army Combat Uniform) camouflage, with most wearing maroon berets indicating airborne/paratrooper affiliation. The American flag and a unit guidon are visible in the background, along with a NATO flag and a formation of additional soldiers.
    Three senior military officers from what appear to be different nations are rendering a salute during a formal military ceremony. The foreground officer wears a US Army uniform with a maroon beret, Ranger and Airborne tabs, while the middle officer wears an Italian Army uniform with a distinctive campaign hat. A large formation of military personnel is visible in the background, suggesting a significant multinational military event.
    An Italian Army officer wearing the distinctive Alpini hat (Cappello Alpino) with a white feather stands at a wooden podium speaking into a microphone. His uniform displays patches identifying him as part of KEFOR (Kosovo Force) under NATO-OTAN, with 'ESERCITO' (Italian for 'Army') on his chest. Rank insignia visible on his uniform suggests a senior officer grade.
    A formal military ceremony is taking place inside a large tent or hangar facility. A US Army soldier identified by name tape as 'BAKER', wearing a maroon beret with airborne and ranger patches, is exchanging or passing a blue flag/guidon with a soldier in a different camouflage pattern wearing a bush hat. Rows of military personnel stand at attention in the background.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) are conducting a formal flag transfer ceremony, likely a change of command or coalition handover. A NATO flag is being passed between the two primary figures, while a soldier in a green beret stands in the background holding a rifle. Multiple uniformed personnel from what appear to be different nations are assembled in formation inside a large tent or hangar structure.

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