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| has gloss | eng: FOB Salerno (also known as Firebase Salerno) is a forward operating base of the U.S. military in south eastern province of Khowst, near the city of Khost in Afghanistan. The facility was occupied by the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and was named for the beachhead in Salerno that the 509th parachuted onto on 14 September 1943 (Operation Avalanche). It has been nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large amounts of incoming rocket and mortar fire in previous years. |
| lexicalization | eng: FOB Salerno |
| instance of | c/Military bases of the United States in Afghanistan |
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