 In his capacity as Deputy Executive Assistant/Executive Officer for the Deputy Commander, United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, Alford participated at length during Kosovo/Serbian Operations Allied Force, Allied Harbor and Joint Guardian, and as acting EA/XO for a prolonged period.As Deputy Commander, United States Sixth Fleet, Gaeta, Italy, he participated in the planning for Operation Enduring Freedom as it pertains to the Sixth Fleet Area of Operations that includes the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Levant and Sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to his day-to-day operational duties.He was integral in the formation of JFMCC EUR for MIO and LIO operations in the theater and the theater wide classification of CCOI/COI.