Background – Yugoslavia

• Gwynne Dwyer: Yugoslavia – the last act

U.S. Navy – Marines aboard the USS Austin and Croatian soldiers are participating in an amphibious exercise entitled “Phiblex 2000.”

• Associated Press: U.S., Croat naval forces hold exercise in Adriatic Sea

Royal Navy – A Royal Navy task force of 15 ships, led by HMS Invincible, HMS Fearless and HMS Ocean is exercising off Yugoslavia.

• Daily Telegraph: British, US navies exercise near coast
• Reuters: US war game in Adriatic, UK Navy in Mediterranean