Forward Operating Site

Forward Operating Site

A Forward Operating Site (FOS) is a U.S. military term for facilities, defined as "a scalable, 'warm' facility that can support sustained operations, but with only a small permanent presence of support or contractor personnel. A FOS will host occasional rotational forces and many contain pre-positioned equipment."cite web
title=Strategic Theater Transformation
url=http://www.eucom.mil/english/Transformation/Transform_Blue.asp
date=2005-01-14
publisher=United States European Command
accessdate=2007-02-07 ] These sites were established as the Pentagon began to address regional threats primarily in Africa and Latin America following its 2004 global posture review.cite news
title=U.S. European Command Statement Following President Bush’s Remarks Addressing Global Posture
url=http://www.eucom.mil/english/FullStory.asp?art=282
date=2004-08-16
accessdate=2007-02-07
publisher=United States European Command]

An FOS is differentiated from a Cooperative Security Location (CSL) with no permanent force or contractor personnel, or a Main Operating Base (MOB), with a large force and a well-defended site.

Locations

They include, but are not limited to the following locations:

Asia

* Paya Lebar Airfield, Singaporecite news
title=Presence, Not Permanence
url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/Aug2006/0806presence.asp
date=August 2006
publisher=United States Air Force
accessdate=2007-02-07]

Latin America

* Soto Cano AB, Hondurascite news
title=Presence, Not Permanence
url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/Aug2006/0806presence.asp
date=August 2006
publisher=United States Air Force
accessdate=2007-02-07]

Europe

* RAF Fairford, United Kingdomcite news
title=Presence, Not Permanence
url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/Aug2006/0806presence.asp
date=August 2006
publisher=United States Air Force
accessdate=2007-02-07]
* Bulgariacite news
title=U.S. to keep two forward bases in North Africa
url=http://www.algeria-watch.org/en/two_bases.htm
date=2005-03-15
publisher=World Tribune
accessdate=2007-02-09 ] (see List of joint US-Bulgarian military bases)
* Romaniacite news
title=U.S. to keep two forward bases in North Africa
url=http://www.algeria-watch.org/en/two_bases.htm
date=2005-03-15
publisher=World Tribune
accessdate=2007-02-09 ]

Africa

*Camp Lemonier, Djibouticite news
title=U.S. expands military outposts worldwide
url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6072771
date=2004-09-22
publisher=MSNBC
accessdate=2007-02-09 ]
* Moroccocite news
title=U.S. to keep two forward bases in North Africa
url=http://www.algeria-watch.org/en/two_bases.htm
date=2005-03-15
publisher=World Tribune
accessdate=2007-02-09 ]
* Tunisiacite news
title=U.S. to keep two forward bases in North Africa
url=http://www.algeria-watch.org/en/two_bases.htm
date=2005-03-15
publisher=World Tribune
accessdate=2007-02-09 ]

ee also

* Distance in military affairs
* Forward Operating Base (FOB)

References


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