Afghanistan: Forward Operating Base Non-Doctrinal Airfield Operations

Abstract

This paper describes U.S. Army Airfield operations from May 2004 to May 2005 at Forward Operating Base Salemo in eastern Afghanistan (Khowst) near the Pakistan border. The non-doctrinal operation of the 870th Movement Control Detachment and its mission interaction with the U.S. Air Force, U.S Army Special Forces/Rangers, U.S. Marines, and Other Coalition Forces (OCFs) is described in some detail. The operations, task organization, and unique mission assignment illustrates military operations in a frontier environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2009
Accession Number
AD1137945

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Mccahon

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Covert Operations
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Crews
  • Governments
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Landing Fields
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Munitions
  • Personnel Management
  • United States

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