Firebase Phoenix was a small American firebase in the

Korengal valley Korangal Valley (alternatively spelled Korengal, Kurangal, Korangal; ps, کړنګل), also nicknamed "The Valley of Death" is a valley in the Dara-I-Pech District of Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan. Agriculture and forestry The valley ...

in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The valley is 20 km from the Pakistani border, northwest of the

Khyber Pass The Khyber Pass (خیبر درہ) is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. It connects the town of Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud by traversi ...

and northeast of

Tora Bora Tora Bora ( ps, توره بوړه, "Black Cave") is a cave complex, part of the Spin Ghar (White Mountains) mountain range of eastern Afghanistan. It is situated in the Pachir Aw Agam District of Nangarhar, approximately west of the Khyber P ...

. One of the purposes of the Firebase was to guard and help facilitate those rebuilding the Pech River Road. The '' American Forces Press Service'' quoted Sergeant first class Jose Magaña: :

In popular culture

Firebase Phoenix was featured in the first mission of the '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' campaign in the mission S.S.D.D. where PFC Allen trained on a simulated course, although the in-game version bore very little resemblance to the actual Firebase Phoenix. The in game version portrayed the FSB to be located in a desert rather than a green valley. Firebase Phoenix was also featured in the National Geographic movie '' Restrepo'' focusing on the 2nd Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion,

503rd Infantry Regiment The 503rd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (503rd PIR) and the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment (503rd AIR), is an airborne forces, airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army. The regiment served as a ...

of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in the Korangal Valley.

References

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