This paper describes U.S. Army Airfield operations from May 2004 to May 2005 at Forward Operating Base Salemo in eastern Afghanistan (Khowst) near the Pakistan border. The non-doctrinal operation of the 870th Movement Control Detachment and its mission interaction with the U.S. Air Force, U.S Army Special Forces/Rangers, U.S. Marines, and Other Coalition Forces (OCFs) is described in some detail. The operations, task organization, and unique mission assignment illustrates military operations in a frontier environment.

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