U.S. KFOR SOLDIERS OBSERVE THE OUTSKIRTS OF MIJAK VILLAGE ON KOSOVO-MACEDONIA BORDER, 2001-03-24 (photo)

U.S. KFOR PFC Robert Bridger (L) points to the outskirts of Mijak village March 24, 2001 as a Chinook helicopter brings in supplies for U.S. troops on the border between Kosovo and Macedonia. U.S. troops, responsible for securing Kosovo's border with Macedonia, have stepped up patrols and surveillance in recent days in response to concerns that ethnic Albanian rebels in Macedonia get supplies from Kosovo. Exactly two years ago, the NATO alliance launched a 78-day air strike against Yugoslav forces which ended with the deployment of more then 40,000 peacekeepers in Kosovo. RS/WS