U.S. Marines from the 26th MEU return to the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group.
U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit board a landing craft in Thessaloniki, Greece, on July 15, 1999, for return to the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group off shore. Elements of the 26th deployed into Kosovo as an enabling force for KFOR. KFOR is the NATO-led, international military force in Kosovo on the peacekeeping mission known as Operation Joint Guardian.