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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]
- ^ "Tuz Khurmatu Airbase". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Angie (12 September 2008). "Forward Operating Base Bernstein: A Home Away From Home". dvidshub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Pfaff, Michael (January 5, 2006). "Iraqi Cobra Battalion assumes responsibility of FOB". dvidshub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2016) |
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]
- ^ "Tuz Khurmatu Airbase". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Angie (12 September 2008). "Forward Operating Base Bernstein: A Home Away From Home". dvidshub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Pfaff, Michael (January 5, 2006). "Iraqi Cobra Battalion assumes responsibility of FOB". dvidshub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.