Tuz Khurmatu Air Base

34.9294°N 44.4817°E / 34.9294; 44.4817

Not to be confused with Tuz Khurmatu.

Tuz Khurmatu Air Base is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq, located approximately 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Baghdad, and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of Tuz Khurmatu.^[1] The base was seized by U.S.-led Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. After its capture, it became a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base and renamed FOB Bernstein.^[2] The base was handed over to the Iraqi army in January 2006.^[3]

References

1. "Tuz Khurmatu Airbase". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
2. Johnston, Angie (12 September 2008). "Forward Operating Base Bernstein: A Home Away From Home". dvidshub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
3. Pfaff, Michael (January 5, 2006). "Iraqi Cobra Battalion assumes responsibility of FOB". dvidshub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.