Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ghazni is a former forward operating base operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) located in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The base housed members of the United States Armed Forces and the Afghan National Police.[1]
FOB Ghazni | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ghazni, Ghazni Province in Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||
  FOB Ghazni Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′59″N 68°27′53″E / 33.56639°N 68.46472°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Forward operating base | ||||||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Armed Forces Afghan National Police Polish Army | ||||||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||||||
| Built | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| In use | 2005-2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fate | Handed over to ANP | ||||||||||||||||
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| 8 Helipads Reduced in Size by the 858th Horizontal Company MS ARNG | |||||||||||||||||
- Deployed units
- Task Force White Eagle (-2014)[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Roling, Katherine (5 January 2010). "Afghan National Police opening ceremony at Forward Operating Base Ghazni. FOB was cut down in size and fortified by 2nd Platoon of the Mississippi Army National Guards 858th Horizontal Engineer Company in the winter of 2013". DVIDS. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Task Force White Eagle Changes Command at FOB Ghazni". DVIDS. Retrieved 3 September 2021.