Task Force Hawk

Task Force Hawk
Active5 April 1999 – 24 June 1999
Country United States of America
Branch United States Army
RoleDeep strike
Size5,100
EquipmentVarious
EngagementsNATO bombing of Yugoslavia
DecorationsKosovo Campaign Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
NATO Medal
Commanders
Task Force Hawk CommanderJohn W. Hendrix

Task Force Hawk was a U.S. military unit constructed and deployed by General Wesley Clark to provide additional support to NATO's Operation Allied Force against the Yugoslavian government during the 1999 unrest in the Serbian province of Kosovo. The task force was to operate from March 1999 until June 1999 when Slobodan Milošević withdrew the Yugoslavian Army from Kosovo.

Task Force Hawk, which never fired a round, has been hailed as both one of the largest blunders and largest successes by the U.S. military in recent years. This action has been reviewed and analyzed from every angle to determine what went right and what went wrong.