Forward Operating Base Chapman
US Armed Forces base in Khost province, Afghanistan (2001-13) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 2009 suicide attack on the CIA facility, see Camp Chapman attack.
Forward Operating Base Chapman, also known as Camp Chapman, was a United States Armed Forces Forward Operating Base located at the site of a former Afghan Army installation and was situated in Khost province, Afghanistan, on an airstrip 2 miles east of Khost.
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FOB Chapman | |
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Khost province in Afghanistan | |
Coordinates | 33°20′19.5″N 69°57′21.4″E |
Type | Forward operating base |
Site information | |
Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) |
Operator | United States Armed Forces Central Intelligence Agency |
Site history | |
Built | 2001 (2001) |
In use | 2001-2013 (2013) |
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The site was also used by the Central Intelligence Agency and was near Forward Operating Base Salerno, a large military base formerly used by U.S. special operations forces.[1][2] The base was named for Sergeant First Class Nathan Chapman, the first U.S. soldier killed by enemy fire during the Afghanistan war, in 2002.[2][3][4][5] Chapman was killed while fighting alongside the CIA.[4]