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Forward Operating Base Fenty

Coordinates: 34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E / 34.40028°N 70.49833°E / 34.40028; 70.49833 (Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad))
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FOB Fenty
Control tower of the Jalalabad Airport in Nangarhar
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAfghanistan
OperatorUnited States Army
United States Air Force
Afghan Air Force
ISAF
LocationJalalabad, Nangarhar Province
Elevation AMSL1,840 ft / 561 m
Coordinates34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E / 34.40028°N 70.49833°E / 34.40028; 70.49833 (Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad))
Map
JAA is located in Afghanistan
JAA
JAA
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,480 1,975 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com, [1] AIP Afghanistan[2]

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

Aviation

References

  1. ^ Airport record for Jalalabad Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016
  2. ^ AIP Afghanistan - Important Information
  3. ^ Giordono, Joseph (15 May 2006). "Soldiers mourn helicopter crash victims at service in Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Fort Campbell's 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" replaces Mountain Warrior at Forward Operating Base Fenty". Clarksville Online. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "History". Fort Drum Website. Retrieved Dec 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Fort Campbell Air cavalry soldiers continue tradition in Afghanistan". Clarksville Online. Retrieved May 16, 2016.