Forward Operating Base Gardez
(Redirected from
Firebase Gardez
)The Gardez Fire Base was an American outpost in
Paktia
, near the border with Pakistan.
The base was approximately 100 kilometers south of Kabul, and was the subject of regular attack in 2003.[1] In mid-August 2011, a truck packed with explosives detonated at the entrance, killing two Afghan guards but otherwise doing minimal damage to the base. The Taliban, however, made spurious claims of massive casualties and destroyed helicopters.
Fort Drum Blizzard in which he described the living conditions at the Gardez Fire Base, and its neighboring bases:[2]
The 1-87 Infantry and A Troop / 3-17 Cav are based out of
AAFESstaff based out of Bagram and Kandahar, so that they can still purchase items like CDs and magazines for their personal enjoyment.
FOB Gardez was closed in November 2014 by the 319th Movement Control Team from Dover, Delaware (Army Reserve).[citation needed] The FOB was run by the 101st Airborne Division, 1st/506 Infantry Easy Co. (Band of Brothers).
See also
- Jamal Nasser
- Sayed Nabi Siddiqui
- Gardez Air Base
References
- ^ Militants attack US convoy in Afghanistan, Daily Times, 6 December 2003
- ^ Task force commander offers update from Afghanistan Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Fort Drum Blizzard, 16 October 2003
External links
- A Silence in the Afghan Mountains Los Angeles Times 24 September 2006
- Two Deaths Were a `Clue That Something's Wrong' Los Angeles Times 25 September 2006
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