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Forward Operating Base Shank
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<p>Forward Operating Base Shank (<a href="/facts/IATA_airport_code/ogq7w5UQ">IATA</a>: OAA, <a href="/facts/ICAO_airport_code/KAU1V4MX">ICAO</a>: OASH, also known as Rocket City) is a former <i><a href="/facts/Forward_operating_base/bUu9hYdk">Forward operating base</a></i> of the <a href="/facts/United_States_Armed_Forces/NHVsU9Id">U.S. military</a>, located in <a href="/facts/Logar_Province/2gDxCpkT">Logar Province</a> of eastern <a href="/facts/Afghanistan/v63Auu1C">Afghanistan</a>, about 12 km south-east of the city of <a href="/facts/Baraki_Barak/H7SIqotd">Baraki Barak</a>. During Operation Enduring freedom, FOB Shank was one of the most heavily rocketed forward operating bases in Afghanistan. In 2014, the base was turned over to <a href="/facts/Afghan_National_Army/FwFCvlII">Afghan National Army</a>, who established Camp Maiwand at the northern end of the FOB. American forces later returned and reoccupied the southern portion of the FOB, under the name Camp Dahlke. </p>