Forward Operating Base Fenty

Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty was a military base built around Jalalabad Airport.

FOB Fenty
Control tower of the Jalalabad Airport in Nangarhar
IATA: JAA ICAO: OAJL
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Afghanistan
Operator	United States Army United States Air Force Afghan Air Force ISAF
Location	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province
Elevation AMSL	1,840 ft / 561 m
Coordinates	34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E
Map
JAA Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 6,480 1,975 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com,[1] AIP Afghanistan[2]

Namesake

The base was 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 an Infantry Lieutenant. 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.^[3]

Units

Ground

• 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division until December 2012.^[4]
• 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from December 2012.^[4]
• 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from June 2013 until March 2014.^[4]

Aviation

• April 2010
  • 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (TF Lighthorse)
    • Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment
    • 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
• 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment between 2010 and 2011.^[5]
• 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment between 2012 and 2013.^[6]
• October 2013 - December 2013
  • 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, (TF Tigershark)
    • Unknown Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment (AH-64)
    • Unknown Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (UH-60L/M)
    • Company C, 2nd Battalion (UH-60M)
    • Unknown Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, (CH-47F)
    • B Troop, 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (OH-58D)
    • 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (AH-64)
• December 2013 - October 2014
  • 159th Combat Aviation Brigade
• October 2014 - Unknown
  • 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
    • Company D, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion
• September 2018 - February 2019
  • Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (TF No Mercy)
    • 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment
• February 2019 - October 2019
  • Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division (TF Heavy Cav)
    • 1st Armored Division CAB (United States) 3-6 ARS
      • 2-501st GSAB, Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon, Burro Dustoff

References

1. Airport record for Jalalabad Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016
2. "AIP Afghanistan - Important Information". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
3. Giordono, Joseph (15 May 2006). "Soldiers mourn helicopter crash victims at service in Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
4. "Fort Campbell's 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" replaces Mountain Warrior at Forward Operating Base Fenty". Clarksville Online. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
5. "History". Fort Drum Website. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved Dec 30, 2016.
6. "Fort Campbell Air cavalry soldiers continue tradition in Afghanistan". Clarksville Online. Retrieved May 16, 2016.