Airport type Military 13/31 6,480 Owner Afghanistan | Elevation AMSL 1,840 ft / 561 m 6,480 1,975 | |
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Operator United States Army
United States Air Force
Afghan Air Force
ISAF Location Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province | ||
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Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty is a base built around Jalalabad Airport.
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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.
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