Task Force ALBA

Task Force ALBA was the name of a humanitarian operation of the Swiss Air Force in Albania under a UNHCR-mission during 1999. The goals of the operation were to restore living conditions, provide humanitarian aid, and prevent the outbreak of civil war. It was the first longterm humanitarian mission for the Air Force abroad and the first use of Swiss Air Force helicopters in the edge region of a war zone.

Kukës
Tirana Airport
Tirana
Kosovo
Macedonia
FED. REPUBLIC YUGOSLAVIA
GREECE
ITALY
Adriatic
Sea
Task Force ALBA – main locations of operation in Albania
For the Italian-led peacekeeping mission in 1997, see Operation Alba.
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