FOB Kalsu

FOB Kalsu

Infobox Military Structure
name=FOB Kalsu
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location= Southwest of Baghdad, Iraq
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caption= Last Flag flown at FOB Kalsu by 105th Mp Co
type=Internment Facility
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built= 2003
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used= 2003-present
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open_to_public= No.
controlledby= United States
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battles= Iraq War
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Forward Operating Base Kalsu, also known as FOB Kalsu or simply Camp Kalsu, is a U.S. Military installation in Iskandariya, Iraq, 20 miles south of Baghdad. It was established in May 2003 by the New York Army National Guard unit the 105th Military Police Company [cite web | title=Early history of FOB Kalsu | publisher=GlobalSecurity.org | url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/iskandariyah.htm | accessdate=2004-08-15] based in Buffalo, NY and serving in Iraq. It was named in honor of Buffalo Bills player Bob Kalsu who was killed serving in Viet Nam. The 105th and 300th MP companies were supported by elements of the Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team 1/162 Enhanced Infantry Battalion from August to November 2003.It was occupied by the 155th Brigade Combat Team of the Mississippi Army National Guard from January 2005 through January 2006 and was visited by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in November 2005 [cite web | title=Mississippi Governor Visits FOB Dogwood | publisher=Blackanthem Military News| url=http://www.ngms.state.ms.us/1-155inf/archived/old/archive/links/military_2005112601.html | accessdate=2005-11-26] .

ee also

*Triangle of Death (Iraq)

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