Forward Operating Base Fenty
| FOB Fenty | |||||||||||
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Control tower of the Jalalabad Airport in Nangarhar | |||||||||||
| IATA: JAA – ICAO: OAJL | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Afghanistan | ||||||||||
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United States Army United States Air Force Afghan Air Force ISAF | ||||||||||
| Location | Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,840 ft / 561 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E / 34.40028°N 70.49833°ECoordinates: 34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E / 34.40028°N 70.49833°E | ||||||||||
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  JAA Location of airport in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty is a base built around Jalalabad Airport.
Namesake
The base is named after Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty Jr. LTC Fenty received his commission for the University of North Carolina- Charlotte ROTC program in 1986 as a Lieutenant of Infantry. LTC Fenty was a founding member and first commanding officer of 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry (Recon) building the organization from the ground up. He took command 16 September 2004, trained the unit, and led the Titans on their first deployment to Afghanistan, in support of OEF VII. On 5 May 2006, nearing the end of Operation Mountain Lion, LTC Fenty personally oversaw a high-risk night extraction of one of his Cavalry scout teams located high in the mountains above Chalas Valley. During the extraction on the hostile rugged terrain, the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter that he was in crashed and all aboard perished.[3]
Units
Ground
- 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division until December 2012.[4]
- 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from December 2012.[4]
Aviation
- 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment between 2012 and 2013.[5]
References
- ↑ Airport record for Jalalabad Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016
- ↑ AIP Afghanistan - Important Information
- ↑ Giordono, Joseph (15 May 2006). "Soldiers mourn helicopter crash victims at service in Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Fort Campbell's 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" replaces Mountain Warrior at Forward Operating Base Fenty". Clarksville Online. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Fort Campbell Air cavalry soldiers continue tradition in Afghanistan". Clarksville Online. Retrieved May 16, 2016.