Forward Operating Base Bostick
Forward Operating Base Bostick (FOB Bostick), previously called FOB Naray, is a U.S. military outpost in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan. In July 2008, the name of the base was changed in memory of Major Thomas Bostick, who was killed in action.[1]
Personnel
Units deployed to FOB Bostick have included:
- U.S. Army special forces
- 122nd Aviation Support Battalion
- 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
- 82nd Airborne
- 91st Cavalry Regiment
- 4th Infantry Division
- 2/27 Infantry Regiment
- 6-4 Cavalry Regiment (2008-2009)
- 3-61 Cavalry Regiment (2009-2010)
- 1-32 Cavalry Regiment (2010-2011)
- 1-12 Infantry Regiment (2012)[2]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forward Operating Base Bostick.
List of forward operating bases
References
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Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office (2008-07-11). "Afghanistan base renamed in honor of commander who died in combat".
Forward Operating Base Naray here was renamed FOB Bostick to honor and remember a commander who died leading his Soldiers in combat.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Risner, Lamont (1). "The Red Warrior Path". 1 (2): 8. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Unit Address Listing
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