Forward Operating Base Chapman
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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. 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. Chapman was killed while fighting alongside the CIA.
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