forward operating base

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An airfield used to support tactical operations without establishing full support facilities. The base may be used for an extended time period. Support by a main operating base will be required to provide backup support for a forward operating base. Also called FOB.

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forward operating location			Corporal Jonathan Horne, aged 28, from Walsall, and Rifleman Joe Murphy, aged 18, from Castle Bromwich , both of the 2nd Battalion The Rifles, were killed in action near Forward Operating Base Wishtan, Sangin on July 10 2009. The West Midlands victims by Birmingham Mail (England) The exercise is presently in the Mobilization Phase which includes activation of Forward Operating Bases, Dispersal Sites and Command and Control Centres. Pakistan Navys maritime exercise SEASPARK 2009 kicks off by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan) By Islamabad, July 28, 2009 (Frontier Star) -- Economic Coordination Committee granted ex-post facto approval of GOP guarantee for the loan of Rs 1 billion for conversion of Shahbaz Forward Operating base into main operating base. ECC approves GoP guarantee for additional loan of Rs.6 billion by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)			Forty-spot forty-third forty-three forty-two fortyish forum Forwaked Forwander forward forward aeromedical evacuation forward air controller forward air controller (airborne) forward area forward arming and refueling point forward aviation combat engineering forward bias forward delivery forward dive forward edge of the battle area forward line of own troops forward logistic site forward market forward motion forward oblique air photograph forward observer forward operating base forward operating location forward operations base forward pass forward passer forward post forward quotation forward recovery mission profile forward resuscitative surgery forward roll forward slash forward slope forward tell forward(s) forward-looking forward-looking infrared forward-moving forward-thinking forwarder forwarding forwarding address forwarding agent Forwardly forwardmost forwardness forwards			Forward Observation Remote Target Acquisition System Forward observer Forward observer Forward Observer Bombardment Forward Observer Command and Control Forward Observer Software/System Forward Observer Target Survey Unit Forward Observer Team Forward Observer Team Equipped with GLLD Forward Observer Team Equipped with Ground Laser Locator Designator Forward Observer Training System Forward Observer Vehicle Forward Observer's Ranging Marking Scope Forward Observer/Fire Support Team Forward Observer/Forward Air Controller Forward of Center Forward of Friendly Lines forward of the beam Forward of the FEBA Forward on No Answer Forward One-Sided Generalized Markov Forward One-Way Clutch Forward Only Conversion Forward Operating Agency Forward Operating Avionics Division forward operating base Forward Operating Base Test Equipment forward operating location forward operating location Forward Operating Location Training Area Forward Operating Site Forward Operating/Operations Area Forward Operation forward operations base Forward Optimistic Oriented Concurrency Control forward P/E Forward P/E Ratio Forward P/E Ratios Forward parity forward pass forward pass forward pass Forward Passage of Lines forward passer forward path Forward Path Matrix forward payment Forward Perpendicular Forward Perpendicular Forward Phase Control Forward pocket forward post Forward premium Forward price

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