Operation Essential Harvest

Operation Essential Harvest (or Task Force Harvest) was a deployment mission in the Republic of North Macedonia by NATO, officially launched on 22 August 2001, and effectively started on August 27. Because national contributions were larger than expected, the force ultimately grew to approximately 4,800 troops. Troops from 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, 9 Parachute Squadron RE, members of the SAS and a reconnaissance squadron from the Royal Canadian Dragoons working in the A.O.R. The operation was headquartered in a fruit processing plant called Tri Kruši in Dracevo.