Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment clean their weapons in Kosovo. Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment clean their weapons as they wait in a vehicle convoy in Kosovo on June 26, 1999. Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed from ships of the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group as an enabling force for KFOR. KFOR is the NATO-led, international military force which will deploy into Kosovo on a peacekeeping mission known as Operation Joint Guardian. KFOR will ultimately consist of over 50,000 troops from more than 24 contributing nations, including NATO member-states, Partnership for Peace nations and others. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 776592-A-JID25-933.jpg Photo Gallery