Operation Nomad Vigil
Nomad Endeavor

More than 70 U.S. military personnel deployed to Gjader Airfield, Albania, for Operation Nomad Vigil. At the center of the deployment was the Predator unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle system which provides a low-risk, cost-effective, reusable, reconnaissance and surveillance platform. High-resolution video and still-photo images gathered by Predator were provided to NATO for use in monitoring operations in the former Yugoslavia. Tasking was provided by the JTF PP headquarters through the Southern Region Joint Operations Intelligence Center (SR JOIC) in Naples, Italy. The required airspace coordination was performed at the NATO Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Vicenza, Italy. The Predator deployment took place from July through November, 1995.

The second European deployment, Nomad Endeavor, was in support of Operation Joint Endeavor with the Predator based in Taszar, Hungary. Tasking was provided by a forward element of U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) through the US National Intelligence Cell (USNIC) at Vicenza, Italy. The operational control of the Predator remained with USEUCOM, but tactical control was exercised by the NATO CAOC. The deployment started in March, 1996.