FOB Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Khost province in Afghanistan | |
 U.S. Army Soldiers and contractors pose for a photograph at FOB Chapman in July 2002 | |
  FOB Ghazni Shown within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates | 33°20′19.5″N 69°57′21.4″E / 33.338750°N 69.955944°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 |
| In use | 2001-2013 |
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.
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]
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- ^ Mazzetti, Mark (December 31, 2009). "C.I.A. Takes On Bigger and Riskier Role on Front Lines". New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
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