ALLIED FORCE

NATO’s air campaign against the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY: Serbia & Montenegro) and its forces deployed in Kosovo. During this operation, NATO used a wide range of aircraft and naval weapons against the FRY including submarine-launched cruise missiles, fighters, fighter bombers, air defence aircraft and AWACS. NATO also assembled a ground force in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) led by the ACE Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) headquarters. This force served as a confidence-building measure for the FYROM authorities and eventually became the Kosovo Force (KFOR).