An Armenian Army contingent stands ready for review during an Armenian Independence Day ceremony Sept. 21, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. After Armenia declared its independence from the Soviet Union on Sept. 21, 1991, it established NATO relations by joining the North Atlantic Cooperation Council in 1992 and the Partnership for Peace program in 1994. Armenia first contributed forces to NATO’s Kosovo Force peace support mission in 2004, which it continues today as part of Multinational Battle Group-East. ( Army photo by Lt. Col. Gilbert Buentello, Multinational Battle Group-East)

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