Tikrit South Air Base

Tikrit South Air Base
FOB Remagen
Coordinates34°31′54″N 043°40′50″E / 34.53167°N 43.68056°E / 34.53167; 43.68056 (Tikrit South AB)[1]
Tikrit South AB is located in Iraq
Tikrit South AB
Tikrit South AB
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Location of Tikrit South Air Base, Iraq

Tikrit South Air Base, formerly known as FOB Packhorse and FOB Remagen, is a former Iraqi Air Force base in Salah ad Din Governorate of Iraq. It was captured by U.S.-led Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.[2]

Camp Speicher is located to the north of the base.

  1. ^ Tikrit, Iraq; Series K942 (Map) (No. 001 ed.). [1:35,000]. Bethesda, Maryland: National Imagery and Mapping Agency. 2 April 2003. NSN 7643015063416. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Marines Move Through Tikrit in Force". Tikrit, Iraq: WAFF 48. 15 April 2003. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020 – via AP.