Alaska connection comes full circle during Area Support Group Balkans assumption of command
The grave of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. James L. Bondsteel is pictured at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 30, 2026. Camp Bondsteel, headquarters of Area Support Balkans and NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) Regional Command-East, is named in honor of Bondsteel, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)