Forward operating site
Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists A forward operating site (FOS) or forward operating location (FOL) is a U.S. military term for facilities, defined as "a scalable, 'warm' facility that can support sustained operations, but with only a small permanent presence of support or contractor personnel as opposed to a FOB or MOB. A FOS will host occasional rotational forces and many contain pre-positioned equipment."[1] These sites were established as the Pentagon began to address regional threats primarily in Africa and Latin America following its 2004 global posture review.[2]
An FOS is differentiated from a cooperative security location (CSL) with no permanent force or contractor personnel, or a forward operating base (FOB) and main operating base (MOB), with a large force and a well-defended site.
Locations
They include, but are not limited to the following locations:
Asia
Caribbean
- Curaçao International Airport, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands[4]
- Queen Beatrix International Airport, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands[4]
Central America
Europe
- RAF Fairford, United Kingdom[3]
- Bulgaria,[5] see List of joint US-Bulgarian military bases
- Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania[5]
Africa
See also
- Loss of Strength Gradient
- Forward operating base (FOB)
- Naval outlying landing field
- Satellite airfield
- List of established military terms
References
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