List of forward operating bases
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This is a list of Forward operating bases.
A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by Main Operating Bases that are required to provide backup support to them. A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base.
In its most basic form, a FOB consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ECP. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of earthen dams, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers, bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions.
American FOBs in Iraq
[edit]Closed British FOBs in Afghanistan
[edit]FOBs in Afghanistan
[edit]FOBs in the United States
[edit]- Papago Farms FOB, Sells, Arizona[1]
- San Miguel FOB, San Miguel, Arizona[1]
- FOB Border Wolf, Deming, New Mexico [2]
- FOB Cannon, Yuma, Arizona[3][4][5]
- CBP FOB Desert Grip, Arizona[6] (Also known as Camp Grip and Desert Camp Grip.) Located approximately 75 miles southeast of Yuma, Arizona in the US Border Patrol's Yuma Sector.[7]
- Donna Anna Base Camp/FOB, New Mexico, used for training purposes
- Lordsburg/FOB, New Mexico[8]
- Hedglen FOB, Tucson, Arizona[9]
- FOB Sentinel, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas[10]
- Sea-Based X-Band Radar FOB, Adak, Alaska[11]
- FOB Mailfoot, Fort Benning, Georgia
See also
[edit]- Advance airfield
- Advanced landing ground
- Fire support base
- Forward operating site
- Loss-of-strength gradient
- Main operating base
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Report: Remote Border Patrol station in Arizona unfit to stay open".
- ^ Concept Perfected in Iraq, Afghanistan Used Along U.S. Border
- ^ Desert Sentinel, March-April 2007 Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stayin’ Alive for OJS Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Guard efforts leading to success on the U.S.-Mexico Border[permanent dead link]
- ^ Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 11, Seize Pot[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Yuma Border Patrol agents, National Guard rescue 10 in two days". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Forward operating bases near Lordsburg and Deming, NM Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Project28: The Future of SBINET Thursday, June 7 2007 Named after Richard HedglenArchived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Visitors may tour battle training area Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2009 BMDS Booklet Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine