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.^[1] 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

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Task Force ALBA – main locations of operation in Albania