Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty was a military base built around
Jalalabad Airport
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Namesake
The base was named after Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty Jr. LTC Fenty received his commission for the
University of North Carolina
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- Charlotte ROTC program in 1986 as an Infantry Lieutenant. LTC Fenty was a founding member and first commanding officer of
3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry (Recon)
The 71st Cavalry was originally constituted on 3 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion.
History
The unit was activated on 15 December 1941 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The unit saw action throughout Wo ...
building the organization from the ground up. He took command 16 September 2004, trained the unit, and led the Titans on their first deployment to Afghanistan, in support of OEF VII. On 5 May 2006, nearing the end of
Operation Mountain Lion
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, LTC Fenty personally oversaw a high-risk night extraction of one of his Cavalry scout teams located high in the mountains above
6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
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between 2010 and 2011.
* 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment between 2012 and 2013.
* October 2013 - December 2013
** 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, (TF Tigershark)
*** Unknown Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment (AH-64)
*** Unknown Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (UH-60L/M)
*** Company C, 2nd Battalion (UH-60M)
*** Unknown Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, (CH-47F)
*** B Troop, 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (OH-58D)
*** 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (AH-64)
* December 2013 - October 2014
**
159th Combat Aviation Brigade
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* October 2014 - Unknown
** 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
*** Company D, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion
* September 2018 - February 2019
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Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
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Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division
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(TF Heavy Cav)
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1st Armored Division CAB (United States) 3-6 ARS
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