Local News

Fort Bragg Paratroopers Return from Kosovo

Posted Updated

POPE AFB — Hundreds of paratroopers were welcomed home to Pope Air Force Base Sunday morning.

About 330 paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment returned from Kosovo after a six month tour of duty.

The battalion went to Kosovo in September of 1999 to support the NATO-led peacekeeping effort.

The paratroopers were assigned to security missions in southeastern Kosovo.

 Credits 

Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.