forward base in a sentence

Examples

1. _U . S . forces closed the first major forward base they had set up on Afghan soil.
2. The airfield, four miles ( six kilometers ) outside An Nasiriyah, is now an important forward base.
3. In the absence of the 438th, the 316th Troop Carrier Group used Greenham Common as a forward base.
4. The first of these involved the United States, including its Forward Base System with B-1 bomber.
5. British military officials have spoken openly about the possibility of establishing a forward base in Afghanistan for some commando missions.
6. The Marine forces at the forward base have climbed to nearly 1, 000 combat-ready troops this week.
7. Allied air forces heavily attacked the region, a forward base for the Japanese Imperial Army, during the war.
8. But Jones told The Associated Press in an interview that Europe would remain a significant forward base for global deployments.
9. It could also have been used as a forward base for American bombers to strike targets in the Soviet Union.
10. Following its capture, the anchorage at Enewetak became a major forward base for the U . S . Navy.