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approximate location 31.61300 N 65.71000 E FOB Azim Jan Karez US Army: Azizullah US Army: Frontenac Arghandab District: 2008 Canadian Army: US Army Built by Canada in 2008 [citation needed] and turned over to the US Army in 2012 until closure. Nickname likely refers to; [100] approximate location 31.86635 N 65.84791 E Howz-E-Madad Zhari ...
Established in the 1950s, Bagram is the largest military air base in Afghanistan. It was a primary center for U.S. and allied forces for cargo, helicopter, and support flights. It has a 3,000-meter runway capable of handling heavy bomber and cargo aircraft.
San Miguel FOB, San Miguel, Arizona [5] FOB Cannon, Yuma, Arizona [6] [7] [8] Hedglen FOB, east of Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona. This is a U.S. Border Patrol (Tucson Sector) forward operating base located at 31.371333, -109.210222, on a site near the intersection of Guadalupe Canyon Rd and Geronimo Trail that local ranchers call Floyd Pocket.
View of Wanat COP looking east from mortar position with 2nd Squad position, the bazaar and OP Topside's later location in the background, July 9, 2008. An investigation by the U.S. Army, completed on August 13 and released to the public the first week of November 2008, found that the Taliban fighters had been assisted by the Afghan local ...
Soviet era tower at FOB Delaram Marines receiving food rations from a field kitchen, 2009. Forward Operating Base Delaram in Afghanistan is a former military expeditionary base built by the United States Marine Corps. It is located on the Ring Road in Delaram. It was transferred to the Afghan National Army in April 2014. [1]
Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharana was a large forward operating base with many amenities, including a United Service Organizations installation. [2] It is located in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. [3] FOB Sharana was initially established as Camp Kearney on 21 November 2004.
During Operation Enduring freedom, FOB Shank was one of the most heavily rocketed forward operating bases in Afghanistan. [1] In 2014, the base was turned over to Afghan National Army, who established Camp Maiwand at the northern end of the FOB. American forces later returned and reoccupied the southern portion of the FOB, under the name Camp ...
Forward Operating Base Bostick (FOB Bostick), previously called FOB Naray, was a U.S. military outpost in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan.In July 2008, the name of the base was changed in memory of Major Thomas G. Bostick Jr. of Llano, Texas, [1] who was killed in action.