Firebase Phoenix is a small American firebase in the Korengal valley in Kunar Province

Kunar Province

Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...

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The valley is very close to the Pakistani border, north of the Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass, is a mountain pass linking Pakistan and Afghanistan.The Pass was an integral part of the ancient Silk Road. It is mentioned in the Bible as the "Pesh Habor," and it is one of the oldest known passes in the world....

, east of Tora Bora

Tora Bora

Tora Bora , known locally as Spīn Ghar , is a cave complex situated in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Nangarhar province, approximately west of the Khyber Pass and north of the border of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Pakistan...

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One of the purposes of the Firebase is to guard and help facilitate those rebuilding the Pesh River Road.
The American Forces Press Service

American Forces Press Service

The American Forces Press Service is the news service provided by the Defense Media Activity , part of the United States Department of Defense. It supplies news stories pertaining to the activities of U.S. military forces around the world....

quoted Sergeant first class

Sergeant First Class

Sergeant First Class is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant and First Sergeant, and is the first senior non-commissioned officer rank...

 Jose Magaña:

“I hope they know by now why they are here. To look out outside the base and see people doing things, selling things, kids going to schools, even girls, that’s why we’re here, so that the Afghan people can do things many take for granted. It’s not easy to bear all the sacrifices these soldiers are making, but their role is historic in granting people the same freedoms we have at home.” “Our job is to secure an area of the Pech River road. The strategic location and purpose of this road make it very valuable. We need to ensure the road’s progress moves forward. This road will improve the lives of the people who live here, enhance the Afghan security forces’ ability to control the area and stimulate economic and social development.”

In popular culture

Firebase Phoenix was featured in the first mission of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...

 campaign in the mission S.S.D.D. where PFC Allen trained on a simulated course, although the in-game version bore little resemblance to the actual Firebase Phoenix (it was surrounded by desert, rather than greenery, for instance).

Firebase Phoenix was also featured in the National Geographic movie Restrepo

Restrepo (film)

Restrepo is a 2010 documentary film about the Afghanistan war, directed by American journalist Sebastian Junger and British/American photojournalist Tim Hetherington....

focusing on the Second Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (airborne) of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is an airborne infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy...

 in the Korangal Valley

Korangal valley

The Korangal Valley in Afghanistan is located south of the Pech River in the Pech District of Kunar Province in northeastern Afghanistan. To the east is Asadabad, capital of Kunar Province, to the west is the Chapa Dara District, and to the south is the Chawkay District...

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