"The Financial Management Support Detachment, which deployed to Kosovo, has returned from its mission in 1946"

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"The Financial Management Support Detachment, which deployed to Kosovo, has returned from its mission in 1946"
Washington: After a nine-month deployment to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, members of the District of Columbia National Guard's 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment returned to support Kosovo Forces participating in the NATO peacekeeping mission in financial management. In the Balkans Theatre, they were in charge of payroll for National Guard, Reserve, and active-duty personnel as well as currency disbursements and contract vendor payments.

Capt. Demaron O. McFarlane, commander and disbursing officer of the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment, stated, "We provided financial support to the KFOR mission on three different bases amongst all NATO partners—to include the units in austere locations, our job was to make sure the funding for resources were provided and personnel were paid." "It was our responsibility to take care of any financial obligations."


The United States Army has been present in Kosovo for more than 20 years, supporting regional stabilisation and efforts to ensure public safety for the institutions and people of Kosovo. Together with international humanitarian efforts, freedom of movement entails uniting military forces from numerous nations to strive towards a single objective.

"We played a crucial role in ensuring that military personnel received their compensation, as well as contractors working in the theatre," stated 1st Lt. Natalia Khalifa, the executive officer of the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment. "At its foundation, finance provides support to warfighters; we like assisting individuals in resolving financial issues. It makes the whole experience better.

In addition to managing the Defence Travel System and Government Travel Card procedures for personnel deployed to Kosovo, members of the D.C. National Guard were also responsible for overseeing daily operations. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation states that 27 Allied and partner nations make up KFOR, which is a global endeavour.