FOB Salerno

Forward Operating Base Salerno is a former Forward Operating Base used by the United States Army from 2002 to 2013 during Operation Enduring Freedom. It is located in the southeastern province of , , near the city of .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: Military installation in Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Forward Operating Base Salern”, “Forward Operating Base Salerno”, and “Rocket City”

FOB Salerno

Latitude
33.36988° or 33° 22′ 12″ north
Longitude
69.96239° or 69° 57′ 45″ east
Open location code
8J5F9X96+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 443721438
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q5473237
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“FOB Salerno” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Salerno (pahanginan na sukaranan)”
  • Cebuano: “Salerno”
  • Czech: “Předsunutá operační základna Salerno”
  • Greek: “Αεροπορική Βάση Σαλέρνο”
  • Russian: “База передового развёртывания Салерно”
  • Swedish: “Salerno (flygbas)”
  • Swedish: “Salerno”
  • Uzbek: “Salerno bazasi”

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