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The State Journal-Register
March 3, 2018
Todd was stationed at Forward Operation Base Salerno in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009, while Robb was at the same base in 2010 to 2011. “During my career, there are several people I've crossed paths with,” Todd said. “You develop close relationships to folks when you've been together for severalÃâà...
WRAL.com
February 19, 2018
Joseph Russell Graff was stationed at Fort Bragg in 2012 when he was deployed to Afghanistan and assigned to Forward Operating Base Salerno for a few months. As soldiers were preparing to move to a base in Kabul, Graff accepted $300,000 to $350,000 in cash to let an Afghani into a secure section ofÃâà...
Task & Purpose
January 22, 2018
On Jan. 20, six gunmen armed with AK-47s and grenades stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. Over the next 14 hours, the assailants waged a fierce battle with Afghan security forces that left 43 people dead, according to local news. It was just one of multiple attacks across the countryÃâà...
Auburn Citizen
November 6, 2017
Living in Auburn with her wife, Jennifer, and 3-year-old son, Gracen, the 28-year-old Army veteran is still haunted by her days at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan. It was nicknamed "Rocket City," "The City of Lights" and "The Bowl" due to the heavy Taliban fire it received. The base was homeÃâà...
Signal Magazine
September 1, 2017
U.S. Defense Department officials insist on having a person in the loop to control robotic systems on the battlefield for a reason: Human intuition can mean the difference between life or death. Some human perspective also could make artificial intelligence systems better at a variety of battlefield tasks,Ãâà...
Clarksville Online
November 6, 2013
Khowst Province, Afghanistan – For the last time, U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th BCT, 101st Airborne Division, exited through the gates of Forward Operating Base Salerno, after transitioning the FOB to Afghan National Security Forces. “For 10 years, America's sons andÃâà...
The Fort Campbell Courier
March 28, 2013
Soldiers run over uneven terrain while participating in the Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Mud Run, March 24. ... KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – More than 50 Soldiers from various units from Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, participated in a mud run obstacle course,Ãâà...
Clarksville Online
January 30, 2011
Khowst Province, Afghanistan – A color guard of Soldiers from Company B, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion raised a flag up the flagpole at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan January 24st. It's an act performed everyday by U.S. Soldiers across Afghanistan and, indeed, across the world. This flagÃâà...
Clarksville Online
November 27, 2010
Fort Campbell KY, 101st Airborne Division 187th Infantry Regiment - Iron Rakkasans Khowst Province, Afghanistan – Soldiers and civilians living and working at Forward Operating Base Salerno lined up at the base's dining facility November 25th to indulge in a feast fit for kings and served by commandÃâà...
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