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A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. [1] A FOB may contain an airbase, hospital, machine shop, and other logistical facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time.
USBP Forward Operating Base, Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Located off Klump Rd. at 31.619222, -108.886889. The site for this FOB was announced by the Border Patrol in January 2012. [13] [14] [15] Camp Bounds Forward Operating Base, Antelope Wells, Hidalgo County, New Mexico. This is a U.S. Border Patrol forward operating base adjacent to the ...
[151] Transformed into a Forward operating base Gereshk 2003: Closed USMC [152] Active as of 2013. Geronimo: Nawa-I-Barakzayi District: Jul 2009: 29 Mar 2013: USMC Gibraltar: 2007: Jun 2009: USMC Golestan: Sangin District: USMC Hamidullah: Sangin District 2006: 6 May 2014: USMC (Sep 2010 – May 2014) British Army (Unknown- Oct 2010) RM ...
A forward operating site (FOS) or forward operating location (FOL) is a U.S. military term for facilities, defined as "a scalable, 'warm' facility that can support sustained operations, but with only a small permanent presence of support or contractor personnel as opposed to a FOB or MOB. A FOS will host occasional rotational forces and many ...
Advising Platform Lightning [1] or more simply AP Lightning was an installation used by Task Force Southeast to train 203rd Corps of the Afghan National Army and the 303rd Afghanistan National Police Zone Headquarters.
Forward Operating Base (FOB) Iskandariyah was first established as Forward Operating Base Chosin by 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. [1] The 1st Battalion of the 32nd Infantry Regiment ( 1-32IN ) first landed on the grounds of the Musayyib power plant in September 2003.
Forward Operating Base Hope is the current name of Camp War Eagle which was the name of the United States Army camp located at the northeast corner of the Baghdad slum known as Sadr City. It was established in May 2003 by 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (known as the War Eagles) and B Company, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment which ...
The base was enhanced by Heavy Equipment Platoon, Support Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) during October 2010 and by Utilities Platoon, Service Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) during December 2010. The base was reduced in size by Combat Logistics ...