A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating...

The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord was a 23-day battle between elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and two reinforced divisions of...

fire support base). Fire support is used to support and supplement military units that may lack the capabilities or firepower offered by fire support...

Spotters ensure that indirect fire hits targets which those at a fire support base cannot see. Historically, the range of artillery steadily increased...

terminology, a base of fire is a supporting force that provides overwatch and covering fire to other advancing units while they are executing fire and movement...

withdrawal of forces from the capital, with two battalions establishing a fire support base named FSB Coral, just east of Lai Khê in Bình Dương Province, in an...

forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals...

506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, at Fire Support Base Ripcord in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. He received the Medal...

a cannoneer with Battery C at a remote fire support base. At approximately 0200 hours, the fire support base was under heavy enemy mortar attack. Simultaneously...

Facility Fire support base (FSB, FB) Forward Operating Base (FOB) Forward operating site (FOS) Fortification Garrison Installation Joint base Magazine...