List of NATO installations in Afghanistan

This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installations in Afghanistan used during the War in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. This list encompasses installations used by the International Security Assistance Force from 2001 to 2014 and then by the Resolute Support Mission after 2014. Included are airbases, forward operating bases, main operating bases, combat outposts, firebases, and patrol bases used by NATO forces across the six regional commands (renamed Train Advise Assist Commands after 2014): Regional Command Capital, Regional Command East, Regional Command North, Regional Command South, Regional Command Southwest, and Regional Command West.

History[edit]

After 30 September 2013, there were only five sites used by the United Kingdom in Helmand Province including Camp Bastion (the main British base, closed 26 Oct 2014),^[1] MOB Price,^[2] MOB Lashkar Gah, PB Lashkar Gah Durai and OP Sterga 2 (last base outside Bastion, closed May 2014).^[3] After July 2021, all bases outside of Kabul were closed or transferred to the Afghan government. Some military infrastructure remained in Kabul to secure the U.S. embassy, the international zone, and Hamid Karzai International Airport.^[4]

Regional Command Capital[edit]

Regional Command Capital includes the province of Kabul and was headquartered at Camp KAIA.^[5]

Kabul Province[edit]

Kabul Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	HKIA/KAIA (Hamid Karzai Int'l Airport)	Kabul District	2005		ISAF Headquarters ISAF Joint Command Turkish Army US Army USMC US Air Force Australian Army British Army Canadian Army Mongolian Armed Forces	ISAF Headquarters ISAF Joint Command Headquarters Headquarters for RC-Capital[citation needed]
	Alamo	Kabul District			US Army Australian Army	NATO Training Mission. Soldiers and Contractors.
	Bala Hissar	Kabul District			US Army	[6]
	Black Horse	Kabul District	2008		US Army Canadian Army	[7]
	Dogan	Kabul District	2002	Feb 2015	Turkish Army	[8]
	Dubs	Kabul District				[9]
	Duskin	Kabul District				[9]
	Eggers	Kabul District	2006	2014	NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan US Army USMC US Air Force Australian Army New Zealand Army French Army Turkish Army Mongolian Armed Forces	NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan Headquarters[10]
	Green	Kabul District				[9]
	Integrity	Kabul District				[9]
	Invicta	Kabul District	2006		Italian Army	[11]
	Julien (Julian)	Kabul District	Apr 2007 2003	— 29 Nov 2005	Canadian Army	Reopened as a Counterinsurgency Academy in April 2007.[citation needed] [12]
	New Sarobi FOB Tora	Surobi District			French Army	[13]
	Oqab	Kabul District				[9]
	Policharki	Kabul District				[9]
	Qargha	Kabul District			British Army Australian Army[14] Turkish Army	Active as of May 2019.
	Qasaba	Kabul District				[9]
	Scorpion	Kabul District				[9]
	Souter Camp Phoenix	Kabul District			British Army US Army	[15] Active as of December 2007
Warehouse				Canadian Army French Army Hungarian Army	[16]

Regional Command East[edit]

Regional Command East includes the provinces of Bamyan, Ghazni, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan and Wardak. Bagram Airfield is the home to RC-East command headquarters.^[17]

The Provincial Reconstruction Team (New Zealand), responsible for Bamyan Province, had its main base in Bamyan from 2003 onwards.

Kunar or Nuristan Province[edit]

Kunar or Nuristan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Badel			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Bari Ali			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Big Avalanche			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Clydesdale			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
Firebase	Falcon			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Fiaz			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Hammerhead			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Little Avalanche			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Mace			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Mustang			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Penich			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]
	Pirtle-King			Before May 2013	US Army USMC	Located in either Kunar or Nuristan Province[18]

Ghazni Province[edit]

Ghazni Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Andar				US Army	Delta 1-321 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment (2010) 623rd Engineer Company (2011) Company A, 201st Brigade Support Battalion (2011)
	Arian COP Arian				Polish Armed Forces US Army	Before 2011 it was called Combat Outpost Arian.[19]
	Ghazni				US Army Polish Armed Forces Afghan National Police (ANP)	Polish Task Force[citation needed]
	Warrior				US Army Polish Armed Forces	Polish Battlegroup B.[citation needed]
COP	Band-E-Sardeh	Andar District				[citation needed]
	Four Corners	Andar District				Formerly Called Firebase Casey in remembrance of SSG Casey Colmes kia April 12, 2007[citation needed]
	Miri Andar					Transitioned to ANSF[citation needed]
Firebase	Nawa	Nawa District			US Army Afghan National Police

Kapisa Province[edit]

Kapisa Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Kutchbach				French Army	Task Force Black Rock.[20]
	Nijrab				French Army	2nd Armored Brigade (France) Task Force Lafayette command post & Task Force Black Rock.[20] Nicknamed FOB Morales Frazier.[13]
	Tagab				US Army	[21]
COP	Belda	Alasay District	2009		US Army French Army Afghan National Army (ANA)	Named for a fallen French specialist with the 27th Alpine Mountain Battalion[22]

Khost Province[edit]

Khost Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Salerno	Khost (Matun) District	2003	31 Oct 2013	US Army US Air Force US Navy	[23][24]
Camp	Pucino	Khost (Matun) District		31 Oct 2013	USSOCOM	Sub-camp within FOB Salerno Named for SSG Matt Pucino (ODA2223)[citation needed]
	Clark	Mandozayi District			US Army	[25]
FOB	Chapman Camp Chapman	Khost (Matun) District	2001		US Army USSOCOM CIA	Located 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north east of Khost City Also known as Camp Chapman.[26]
COP	Chergotah				US Army	[27]
	Narizah				US Army	[28]
	Sabari	Sabari District			US Army	[29]
	Spera	Spera District		23 Dec 2010	US Army	[30]
	Terezayi	Tirazayi District			US Army	[31]

Kunar Province[edit]

Kunar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	Blessing FOB Blessing			2011	US Army USMC	Named for SGT Jay Blessing (2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment)[32][33]
	Wright FOB Asadabad	Asadabad District			US Army	[34]
FOB	Bostick FOB Naray		2006	2012	US Army	Formerly FOB Naray (until 2008) Named for Maj. Thomas Bostick Near Kamu.[35]
	Joyce			Before May 2013	US Army	Possibly a Firebase.[18]
COP	Fortress	Chawkay District	2004	2012	US Army	Possibly a Firebase[18]
	Honaker-Miracle	Dara-I-Pech District		Before May 2013	US Army	[36] Possibly a Firebase[18]
	Michigan	Dara-I-Pech District		2011	US Army	[36] Possibly a Firebase[18]
	Monti				US Army	[37] Possibly a Firebase[18]
	Restrepo			Before May 2013	US Army	[37] Possibly a Firebase[18]
Fire Base	California	Dara-I-Pech District				Possibly expanded to a FOB.[18]
	Phoenix Firebase Vimoto	Dara-I-Pech District	2007	Before May 2013	US Army	[18]
	Vegas	Dara-I-Pech District		Before May 2013	US Army	[38][18]

Laghman Province[edit]

Laghman Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Gamberi				US Army	[39]

Logar Province[edit]

Logar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Altimur	Altamur Village	2008	2013	US Army Afghanistan National Police	[40][41]
	Charkh	Charkh District	2008		US Army
	Shank	Logar Province	2008	2014	US Army Czech Armed Forces Afghanistan National Army	[42]
COP	Pul-e-Alam	Pul-i-Alam District	2009		US Army Afghanistan National Police
	Kherwar	Logar Province	2009	2012	US Army Afghanistan National Army
	Baraki Barak	Baraki Barak District	2009		US Army Afghanistan National Police
OP	Baraki Barak West (Spur)	Baraki Barak District	2009	2011	US Army Afghanistan National Army

Nangarhar Province[edit]

Nangarhar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Connolly	Khogyani District		2013		Named after Sgt. Ryan Connolly of Santa Rosa
	Fenty	Bihsud District	2007		US Army US Air Force	Located within Jalalabad Airfield[citation needed][43]
	Finley-Shields				US Army	Provincial Reconstruction Team Nangarhar
	Kogyani				US Army	[citation needed]
	Lonestar		Jul 2004	Dec 2012	US Army, USMC	[citation needed]
	Shinwar	Shinwar District			US Army
Fire Base	Torkham Gate	Momand Dara District	2006		US Army	[44]

Nuristan Province[edit]

Nuristan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Kalagush	Nurgaram District		Before May 2013	US Army	[18] Last remaining US outpost in Nuristan Province. Outpost near to Battle of Do Ab.[citation needed]
COP	Keating	Kamdesh District	2006	2009	US Army	[18]
COP	Combat Outpost Ranch House (Aranas)	Waygal District	2006	2007	US Army	[18]
COP	Bella Base(Bella)	Waygal District	2006	2007	US Army	[18]

Paktika Province[edit]

Paktika Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	FOB Bermel Boris	Barmal District	2008		US Army	Named for Captain Dave Boris Formerly FOB Bermel[45] 101st Airborne Air Assault Division 2/506th Currahee
	Curry				US Army	B Company, Task Force 1-71, 172nd Infantry Brigade (2011)
	Khoyr Kot Castle				US Army	[46]
	Kushamond	Dila District			US Army	[46][47][48]
	Orgun-E Camp Harriman	Urgon District	2003		US Army	Formerly Camp Harriman[citation needed]
	Rushmore	Sharana District				[citation needed]
	Sharana Camp Kearney	Sharana District	2004	1 Oct 2013	US Army Polish Armed Forces ROK Army	Formerly Camp Kearney [49][50][51]
	Super FOB				US Army	[52]
	Tillman Firebase Lwara (aka "El Alamo")		2002		US Army	Formerly Firebase Lwara Named for fallen US Army Ranger SPC Pat Tillman[53][54]
	Waza Khwa	Waza Khwa District			US Army Polish Armed Forces	[citation needed]
COP	Margah Malekashay		2008		US Army	[55] 2/506th Currahee 101st ABN DIV (AIR ASSAULT)
Fire Base	Lilley Fire Base Shkin Fire Base Checo	Barmal District			US Army CIA	Named for fallen US Army MSG Arthur Lilley Formerly Firebase Shkin Unofficially Fire Base Checo[56]
	Terwah	Waza Khwa District			US Army	Closed, fell under the FOB Waza Khwa umbrella

Paktia Province[edit]

Paktiya Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Gardez	Gardez District	2003		US Army	[citation needed]
	Lightning	Gardez District		29 March 2020	US Army	[57]
	Thunder	Gardez District			ANA	[citation needed]
	Zormat	Zurmat District			US Army	[citation needed]
COP	Chamkani	Chamkani District			US Army US Special Forces	[58]
	Dand Patan	Dand Wa Patan District			US Army	[citation needed]
	Deysie	Shwak District	2008		US Army	[59] [60]
	Herrera	Zazi District	2008	2013	US Army	[citation needed]
Fire Base	Wilderness FOB Tellier	Gerda Serai District	2006		US Army ANA	Also known as FOB Tellier [61][62][63][64]

Panjshir Province[edit]

Panjshir Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Lion			28 Dec 2011	US Army	Intended to be converted into a Women's college

Parwan Province[edit]

Parwan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Airfield	Bagram Airfield	Bagram District	2001	2021	US Army USAF Czech Republic Georgian Land Forces ANA Polish Land Forces Ugandan Reed Guards Bosnia and Herzegovina Army ROK Army Mongolian Army	RC-East Headquarters The largest American base in Afghanistan.[65] Transitioned to Afghan control July 2021.[66]
Camp	Albert	Bagram District	2004		US Army	Located within Bagram Airfield.[67]
	Blackjack	Bagram District				Related to Bagram Airfield[citation needed]
	Bulldog	Bagram District				Related to Bagram Airfield[citation needed]
	Civilian	Bagram District	2003			Sub-camp within Bagram Airfield Houses contractors[68]
	Cunningham	Bagram District	2004			Sub-camp within Bagram Airfield[citation needed]
	Gibraltar	Bagram District	2002		Royal Marines (RM)	Located within Bagram Airfield. Closed.[69]
	Warrior	Bagram District				Related to Bagram Airfield.[citation needed]

Wardak Province[edit]

Wardak Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Airborne			2014	US Army	[70]
COP	Carwille				US Army	Named for fallen US Army 1LT Donald Carwile (1-506th, 101st ABN)[71]
	Dash Towp	Chak District	2011		US Army ANA	Built prior to 2011 but unoccupied by American forces prior to the beginning of 2011. ( 2-4IN, 4-10MTN DIV) VBIED attack 7/2011 Left a large number of the buildings destroyed. [72]
	Sayed Abad	Saydabad District			US Army	[73]
	Sultan Khyel				US Army	[citation needed]
	Tangi	Sayed Abad District		2011	US Army ANA	Transitioned to Afghan forces in April 2011, and abandoned by September 2011[74][75]

Regional Command North[edit]

The Regional Command North area of responsibility includes the provinces of Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Kunduz, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, and Takhar. The German Bundeswehr commands RC-North and is headquartered in country at Camp Marmal.^[76]

Balkh Province[edit]

Balkh Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	John Pratt	Mazar-e-Sharif District	14 Aug 2012		US Army	[77][78] Possibly part of Camp Marmal.
	Marmal	Mazar-e Sharif District	2005	Present Present Present 30 Jun 2014 1 May 2014 Present Present	German Army German Navy German Air Force Royal Netherlands AF Swedish Air Force US Army Mongolian Armed Forces
	Mike Spann	Mazar-e-Sharif District		1 May 2014	US Army	[79] Located with ANA base Camp Shaheen[80][81]
	Stevenson	Mazar-e-Sharif District			US Army	[82]
	Voelke Jordania	Mazar-e-Sharif District	28 Sep 2012	28 Sep 2012	US Army	1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment (2012). Renamed after Maj. Paul C. Voelke.[83] 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment (2013)[84]
FOB	Deh Dadi II	Deh Dadi, Dihdadi District			US Army	[85] 1014th Engineer Company (Sapper) (2011)
	Hairatan (Heyratan)	Kaldar District			US Army	[86]

Faryab Province[edit]

Faryab Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	Meymaneh (Maimaneh)	Maymana District			Norwegian Army	Located at the airport.[87][88]
COP	Ghowrmach ( Chinese (militærbase) [da])			Aug 2012	US Army	[89][90] 148th Infantry Regiment
	Qaisar (FOB Qaysar)			Aug 2012	US Army	[91] 148th Infantry Regiment
FOB	Griffin COP Griffin			Aug 2012	US Army	[92] 148th Infantry Regiment, Echo Company 237th Support Battalion
	Freia				US Army Afghan National Army

Kunduz Province[edit]

Kunduz Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Kunduz			1 Oct 2013	German Armed Forces US Army	Provincial Reconstruction Team[93] Last units: 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division & 617th Engineer Company.[94][95]

Regional Command South[edit]

Regional Command South includes the provinces of Daykundi, Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Zabul. Kandahar Airfield serves as the headquarters for RC-South, which is commanded by the United States Armed Forces.^[96]

Kandahar Province[edit]

Kandahar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Airfield	Kandahar	Kandahar District		Transferred to Afghan military May 2021[97]	Belgian Air Force (BAF) Royal Air Force (RAF) Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) US Army US Air Force	RC-S Headquarters,[96] approximate location 31.50737 N 65.85035 E
Camp	Baker	Daman District			Australian Army	Located within Kandahar International Airport[98]
	Losano	Kandahar District			RNLAF US Army US Air Force	Sub-camp located within Kandahar Airfield[99]
	Nathan Smith	Kandahar District	2003	31 Jul 2013	Canadian Army US Army	approximate location 31.61300 N 65.71000 E
FOB	Azim Jan Karez				US Army
	Azizullah				US Army
	Frontenac	Arghandab District	2008		Canadian Army	US Army Built by Canada in 2008 [citation needed] and turned over to the US Army in 2012 until closure. Nickname likely refers to;[100] approximate location 31.86635 N 65.84791 E
	Howz-E-Madad	Zhari District	2010		US Army Afghan National Army	Built by US, 101st Airborne Division[101][102][103]
	Lindsey
	Martello	Shah Wali Kot District	2006		Canadian Army	In the vicinity of Gumbad village, occupied by troops of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry;[104] approximate location 32.18181 N 65.87924 E
	Masum Ghar	Panjwayi District			US Army USMC Canadian Army Afghan National Army	Primary combat base for Canadian battlegroup, including Leopard tanks, artillery, engineers, and infantry.;[105] approximate location 31.54183 N 65.44991 E
	Pasab FOB Wilson	Zhari District			US Army	;[106][107] approximate location 31.58458 N 65.43660 E
	Sarkari Karez FOB Ramrod	Maywand District			US Army	Formerly FOB Ramrod[108][109]
	Scorpion				US Army	[citation needed]
	Sperwan Ghar	Panjwayi District			Canadian Army US Army USMC Afghan National Army	Combat Outpost - first occupied by Soviets in 1980s, then used by the Taliban for training, and captured in 2006 by Task Force 31 (US Special Forces);[110][111] approximate location 31.49776 N 65.41848 E
	Spin Boldak	Spin Boldak District	2006		Canadian Army French Special Forces US Army Albanian Special Forces Romanian Army Afghan National Army	Approximate location 30.99189 N 66.35746 E
	Tiger		2004	2005	US Army Afghan National Army	Named in honor of the Louisiana State University mascot[112]
	Walton			Closed	US Army
	Zangabad	Panjwayi District		2013	US Army
	Zettelmeyer	Arghandab District			Canadian Army	Small outpost compound on north side of Arghandab River, near Masum Ghar. Used by Canadians to support operations. Named for the distinctive heavy earthmover made in Germany and used by Canadian Military Engineers;[113] approximate location 31.55009 N 65.44244 E
COP	Ahmad Khan (Admadkhan)
	Alizi
	Ainsworth (Emarat)
	Ashoque
	Azim Jan Kariz
	Caron (Caran)
	Fitzpatrick				US Army	[114]
	Ghundy Ghar					Approximate location 31.52439 N 65.28241 E
	Hutal (Rath)	Maywand District			US Army	[citation needed]
	Johnston
	Jelawur
	Kandalay
	Khenjakak
	Kolk
	Lakaray	Spin Boldak District	2009		US Army	[citation needed]
	Lakhokhel
	Luke
	Macthab (Ballpeen)
	Makuan
	Mushan
	Nalgham
	Nejat
	Neshin (Neshan)
	Now Ruzi
	Pashmul South
	Sablaghay
	Sangsar
	Sperwan Ghar					See above
	Talukan
	Tarnak (Marianne)
	Terminator (Atta Mohammed Khan)	Maywand District	2008		US Army	[115]
	Ware (Charbaugh)
	Zharir Kel (Zarifkhel)
Patrol Base	Wilson	Arghandab District			Canadian Army	Approximate location 31.58434 N 65.43404 E
Fire Base	Maholic Camp Gecko Graceland		2006		US SOCOM Canadian Special Forces	Formerly Camp Gecko.[116]
Strong Point	North	Arghandab District			Canadian Army	[citation needed]
	South	Arghandab District			Canadian Army	[citation needed]
	West	Arghandab District			Canadian Army	[citation needed]
	Edgerton (Dand District)
	Gharibon
	Gorgon
	Haji Ramuden
	Haji Ramuddin II
	Theinhart (Theinert)

Uruzgan Province[edit]

Uruzgan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Multi National Base	Tarin Kot FOB Davis FOB Ripley	Tarinkot District		15 Dec 2013	Australian Army New Zealand Army USMC US SOCOM Royal Netherlands Army Korps Commandotroepen Afghan National Army	Formerly FOB Ripley.[117][118][119]
Camp	Hadrian				Royal Netherlands Army	[citation needed]
	Russell				Australian Army	Suspected to be closed. [citation needed]
FOB	Coyote				Royal Netherlands Army Afghan National Army	[citation needed]
	Phoenix				Royal Netherlands Army Afghan National Army	[citation needed]
	Tycz	Deh Rahwod District			US Army	[citation needed]
Firebase	Anaconda				US Army	Battle of Firebase Anaconda[citation needed]
	Tinsley Firebase Cobra		2009 2004	— 2009	US Army	Formerly Firebase Cobra.[citation needed]

Zabul Province[edit]

Zabul Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Apache	Qalat District			US Army Romanian Army	[120]
	Baylough	Shah Joy District			US Army	Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (2010)
	Bullard	Shah Joy District			US Army	[121]
	Eagle				US Army Afghan National Army
	Lagman	Qalat District	2004	Feb 2013	US Army US Navy Romanian Army Afghan National Army	[122] [citation needed] Formerly the main US/Romanian base in the Province. Named after Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, a soldier from Yonkers, N.Y. who was killed in action in 2004.[123]
	Lane	Arghandab District		Nov 2011	US Army	Closed on thanksgiving 2010 by 2/2 LST 2scr.[citation needed]
	Mizan	Mizan District			US Army	[124]
	Masoud	Mizan District			Romanian Army Afghan National Army	Near Route Chicken
	Smart	Qalat District	2004	2013	US Army	Former home to PRT Zabul[citation needed]
	Sweeney	Shinkay District	2004	2013	US Army	Named for Staff Sgt. Paul Sweeney[125]
	Viper	Tarnak Aw Jaldak District			US Army	Name of former American PMT stationed there. Referred to as "Snakes with guns" by local Taliban officials, who offered 100,000 Afghani, 10 times the normal bounty, for any Viper casualties.
	Wolverine	Qalat District	2008	2013	US Army Romanian Army Afghan National Army	[126]
Patrol Base	Seven	Qalat District	2011	2013	US Army Romanian Army Afghan National Army

Regional Command Southwest[edit]

Regional Command Southwest is headquartered at Camp Leatherneck and includes the provinces of Helmand and Nimruz.^[127]

Helmand Province[edit]

Helmand Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Airfield	Bost	Lashkargah District		13 Mar 2020[128]	USMC US Army
Camp	ABC				US Army	[129]
	Achabeti				US Army	[129]
	Antonik				US Army	[129]
	Aries 2				US Army	[129]
	Badger				US Army	[129]
	Barber				US Army	[129]
	Bishop				US Army	[129]
	Bolan				US Army	[129]
	Bouresches				US Army	[129]
	Calero				US Army	[129]
	Chosin				US Army	[129]
	Dangar				US Army	[129]
	Daytona				US Army	[129]
	Delmar				US Army	[129]
	Didgori				US Army	[129]
	Duluth				US Army	[129]
	Dwyer FOB Dwyer	Garmsir District	2007 2009	Closed 2009	USMC British Army RM	Named after fallen British Lance Bombardier James Dwyer of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery.[130][131][132][133] Active as of September 2014.
	Eiffel				US Army	[129]
	El Haam				US Army	[129]
	El Paso				US Army	[129]
	Enguri				US Army	[129]
	Ertoba				US Army	[129]
	Gettysburgh				US Army	[129]
	Habib				US Army	[129]
	Honeycutt				US Army	[129]
	Januup				US Army	[129]
	Kelly				US Army	[129]
	Kems Bazaar				US Army	[129]
	Khalil				US Army	[129]
	Kopp				US Army	[129]
	Kunjik				US Army	[129]
	Lazika				US Army	[129]
	Leatherneck Tombstone	Nahri Saraj District	2008 2006	26 Oct 2014 2008	USMC	[129] RC-SW Headquarters.[citation needed]
	Mahafiz				US Army	[129]
	Maywand				US Army	[129]
	Mehraj				US Army	[129]
	Meis Ward				US Army	[129]
	Moose				US Army	[129]
	Orbi				US Army	[129]
	Palacio				US Army	[129]
	Paserlay				US Army	[129]
	Pleiku				US Army	[129]
	Qurta				US Army	[129]
	Reilly				US Army	[129]
	Rhino FOB Rhino	Garmsir District	25 Nov 2001	3 Jan 2002	USMC US Navy US Army USAF SASR	First USMC land base established in Afghanistan [134][135][136][137][138]
	Sacramento				US Army	[129]
	Saenz				US Army	[129]
	Said Abdul Khalil				US Army	[129]
	Saipan				US Army	[129]
	Shorabak Bastion	Nahri Saraj District	2006	26 Oct 2014 26 Oct 2014 26 Oct 2014 1 Jan 2013 26 Oct 2014 9 May 2014 20 May 2014 28 April 2014	British Army RAF Royal Navy (RN) Royal Marines (RM) USMC Estonian Land Forces Danish Defence Tonga Defence Services	Formerly Bastion, the largest British base in Afghanistan[139] and formerly home to Task Force Helmand.[citation needed]
	Shurakay				US Army	[129]
	Sommerville				US Army	[129]
	Tarbett				US Army	[129]
	Wakil Wazir				US Army	[129]
MOB	Lashkar Gah	Lashkargah District	May 2006	24 Feb 2014	British Army RM	[140] Formerly home to the 1st Mechanized Brigade headquarters.[141] Handed over to the ANSF.[3]
	Price FOB Price	Nahri Saraj District	2012 2006	17 Mar 2014 2012	RM (Unknown-2013) British Army (2006-2014) Danish Defence (2006-13) US Army (2012) USMC (2008)	Formerly FOB Price.[3]
FOB	Anchorman	Sangin District	Jun 2007	Closed	British Army RM	Active as of April 2010.[142]
	Arnhem	Nahri Saraj District	August 2007		British Army RM	Right Flank Scots Guards (Sept 07-?)[143]
	Budwan Armadillo	Nahri Saraj District	2010 2008	2011 2010	British Army RM Danish Defence	Formerly FOB Armadillo.[144]
	Delhi	Garmsir District	2006	Closed	USMC (2008 & June 2009-Unknown) British Army (2006 - 2008 & September 2008-June 2009) RM	[145][146] Active as of May 2013.
	Edinburgh	Musa Qala District	2008	2012	British Army (2009) RM USMC (2009–2012)	[147][148][149][129]
	Eredvi COP Eredvi	Nahri Saraj District		15 Jan 2014	USMC Georgian Land Forces e	[129] Closing down convoy helped by a British battlegroup.[150] [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 (Unknown- Oct 2010)	Previously FOB Nolay
	Hanson Sher Wali			May 2013	USMC	Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129][146]
	Inkerman				British Army RM
	Jackson	Sangin District	2011 2008	Closed 2011	US Army British Army RM	Named after Pte Damien Jackson, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment[citation needed] Active as of November 2012.
	Khar Nikah Keenan		Jan 2010 2007	Closed Jan 2010	British Army RM Danish Defence	No. 3 Company, 1 COLDM GDS. Active as of January 2012.[153] Formerly FOB Keenan.
	Marjah	Nad Ali District		Closed	USMC	Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Now Zad	Nawzad District		2 Aug 2013	USMC	[151]
	Payne			30 May 2013	USMC	[154]
	Pimon			Feb 2013	Estonian Land Forces	Handed over to the ANA.
	Robinson 2006-2014 Wolf 2006-2006	Sangin Valley	2006	1 Feb 2014 2014 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 Feb 2014	US Army British Army RM Danish Defence Union Defence Force Canadian Forces ANA	Named after Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Robinson, 36, Brandon, Mississippi.[citation needed] Formerly FOB Wolf.[citation needed] Now FOB Rahatullah controlled exclusively by the ANA.
	Sabit Qadam	Sangin District		5 May 2014	USMC	Transferred to the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, ANA[155]
	Shamsher	Sangin District		Mar 2013	USMC
	Shawqat	Nad Ali District	Jul 2009	Aug 2013	British Army RM	Last occupants: 2 LANCS.[citation needed] Built by 38 Engineer Regiment.[156]
	Sher Wali			Closed	USMC
	Shir Ghazay Shar Ghazay	Musa Qala District		29 Nov 2013	USMC Georgian Army	[151] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Shukvani			Closed	USMC	Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Whitehouse	Kajaki		May 2012	USMC	HQ for 1st Battalion, 8th Marines.
	Wishtan Patrol Base Wishtan	Sangin District	2010 2008	Closed 2010	British Army (August 2008-Closure) RM (August 2008-Closure) USMC (2008)	Built by Echo Coy, 2/7 USMC in 2008. Handed to British during October 2008. Active as of April 2010.[citation needed]
	Zeebrugge	Kajaki District	2010 2010 2006	Dec 2013 Dec 2013 >2010	USMC ANA British Army RM	Formerly a COB. HLS called Broadsword.[157] Active as of May 2012.[citation needed]
COP	Faizel			Closed	USMC	Active as of May 2013.[citation needed] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Kodori			Closed	USMC	Active as of May 2013.[citation needed] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
Patrol Base	Airport Lounge	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM	OP H 11: B Company, 3 RIFLES[158] OP H 11: Chestnut Troop, 1 RHA, FST 2 OP H 12: Charlie Company, 40 Commando[159] OP H 12: 4th Regiment, RA.[citation needed]
	Almas	Sangin District	1 Nov 2009	Closed	British Army RM USMC (2010-)	Active as of February 2012.[citation needed] 3 km from FOB Jackson[160] OP H 11: 3 RIFLES[160]
	Argyll	Nad Ali District		Sep 2009	British Army RM	Replaced by the better FOB Shawqat a short distance away.[156] Now a school.
	Armagh	Sangin District	11 Jul 2008	15 Aug 2008	British Army	2 km south of Sangin.
	Attal (Hero)	Nahri Saraj District	2008	Closed	British Army RM ANA	Previously a FOB. Active as of October 2013.[citation needed]
	Bahadur	Upper Gereshk Valley		Closed	British Army RM	Active as of April 2012. NW of FOB Khar Nikah.
	Barioli/Bariolai	Sangin District		Closed	RM USMC	Active as of April 2010 Bravo Company, 40 Commando during April 2010.
	Blenheim	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM	Active as of June 2010. OP H 11: 2 Platoon, A Company, 4 RIFLES[161]
	Boldak			Closed	USMC	Active as of 10 Nov 2013.[162] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Catina	Nad Ali South		Closed	British Army RM	Whiskey Company, 45 Commando during 2011.
	Chakaw	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM	1 km to the east of FOB Wishtan.
	Clifton			Mar 2013	British Army RM	Handed over to the ANA.[163]
	Emerald	Sangin District	15 Aug 2008	Closed	British Army RM	Established by A Company, 3 PARA.[164]
	Ezaray	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM	Bravo Company, 40 Commando
	Folad	Nad Ali District		Aug 2013	British Army RM
	Fulod Sangin Fulod	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM USMC ANA	Active as of May 2012.[165] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129] Formerly PB Sangin Fulod.
	Hazrat	Nahri Saraj District		Closed	British Army RM USMC ANA	Active as of January 2013.[166]
	Jahan Zeb		2011	Feb 2012	British Army RM	Handed over to the Afghan security forces.[167]
	Jaker	Nawa-I-Barakzayi District	2008	Closed	USMC (2009-) British Army (2008–2009) RM ANA	Active as of April 2011.[citation needed]
	Juno			Closed	British Army RM	Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Kalang			Closed	British Army RM
	Khamaar	Nad Ali District		Closed	British Army RM	Anzio Company, 1 LANCS B Company, 2 MERICAN OP H 13: A Company, 3 PARA[168] Mike Company, RM
	Knarnikah			Closed	British Army RM
	Lambadand	Trek Nawa		Closed	USMC	Active as of September 2012.[citation needed] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Lashkar Gah Durai	Lashkargah District		8 Mar 2014	British Army RM Danish Defence	Closed.[3] 3 YORKS 4 SCOTS
	Mahboob		Dec 2009	Closed	British Army RM	Active as of October 2010.[169]
	Masood	Masood District			Estonian Land Forces	Active as of November 2009.[citation needed]
	Meelet	Nad Ali South		Closed	British Army RM	Whiskey Company, 45 Commando during 2011.
	Mirage	Musa Qala District	2008	Closed	USMC	Former Taliban HQ, built by 1/8 Marines. Active as of June 2011. Kilo Coy, 3/2 Marines during 2011.
	Nahidullah		2010	Dec 2012	British Army RM	OP H 13: B Company, 2 SCOTS OP H 17 (Last unit):Burma Company, 1 LANCS Demolished by 21 Engineer Regiment.[170]
	Ouellette FOB Ouellette Padnick	Nahri Saraj District	Unknown Oct 2011	Sep 2013 Unknown	British Army (Oct 2011-Sep 2013) RM USMC (Unknown-Oct 2011)	Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129] [171] OP H 18: 4 RIFLES.[172] Handed over to the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP).[173] Formerly FOB Ouellette
	Padnick	Musa Qala		Closed	USMC
	Pan Kalay			Closed	British Army RM ANCOP	[174] Active as of April 2013. 1 SG
	Pylae	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM	Active as of October 2010.[175] 8 Troop, Unknown Company, 40 Commando
	Qadrat	Nad Ali District		Closed	British Army RM ANA	OP H 13: 3 PARA.[176]
	Rahim FOB Sandford		2008	Closed	British Army RM ANA	Formerly FOB Sandford.[177] Active as of March 2012.[citation needed] C Company, 1 MERCIAN A Company, 3 MERCIAN 1 IG B Company, 1 YORKS
	Salaang	Nad Ali District		Closed	British Army RM ANA	Formerly CP Salaang. Closed as of March 2013. B (Malta) Company, 1 MERCIAN FST from 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) Royal Artillery(Op HERRICK 17)
	Samsor			Closed	British Army RM	C Company, 1 PWRR Corunna Company, 1 LANCS
	School House			Closed	British Army RM	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment
	Shaheed		2010	Closed	British Army RM	OP H 11: B Company, 1 R WELSH[178]
	Shahzad FOB Shahzad?	Nad Ali District		Sep 2013	British Army RM	OP H 13: 3 PARA[179] OP H 13: 7 RHA[180] Prince of Wales's Company, 1 WG
	Shamal Storrai	Nad Ali District			British Army RM	OP H 11: Arnhem Company, 2 LANCS[181] 4 RIFLES (2011) Yankee Company, 45 Commando (2012)
	Shamshad			Unknown Unknown Unknown	British Army RM Estonian Land Forces USMC	Active as of 2011.[citation needed]
	Shuga	Sangin			British Army RM	1 and 1/2 miles north of FOB Jackson OP H 12: 40 Commando
	Silab	Nad Ali District		Jun 2012	British Army RM	B Company, 4 RIFLES OP H 16 (Last unit): 1 R ANGLIAN Handed over to Afghan security forces.[182] Possibly upgraded to a Camp.[129]
	Sparta[183]	Lashkargah District		Closed	British Army RM	Royal Gurkha Rifles Active as of July 2013.
	Talandaa	Route Dorset, Nad-e-Ali District		Closed	British Army RM
	Talibjan	Musa Qala District		Closed	British Army RM ANA	[184]
	Tangiers FOB Tangiers	Sangin District	2008	2009	British Army (2008-2009) RM (2008-2009) USMC (2008) ANA (2009-Unknown)	Formerly FOB Tangiers 2 RIFLES Whiskey Company, 45 Commando Handed over to the ANA.
	Viking	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM	OP H 11: A Company, 3 RIFLES.[185]
	Wahid FOB Wahid	Nad Ali District	2009	Apr 2013	Estonian Land Forces British Army RM	D Company, 1 RGR[186] 2 Company, 1 WG Handed over to the ANA.
	Waterloo	Sangin District		Closed	British Army RM ANA	40 Commando Handed to 3rd Company, 2nd Kandak
	Yellow 14			Closed	British Army RM	4 SCOTS
	Zumbelay Barakzjai			Closed	British Army RM Danish Defence	Formerly PB Barakzjai
	One	Nahri Saraj District	around 1 Sep 2009	before 26 Feb 2014	British Army RM	Active as of April 2012.[187] Believed to have been opened around September 2009 OP H 14 :A Company, 2 RGR A Company, 5 RIFLES.
	Two	Nahri Saraj District	around 1 Sep 2009	Sep 2013	British Army RM	[1] Believed to been opened around September 2009. OP H 13: Elements of 2 PARA OP H 14: C Company, 1 RIFLES.[188]
	Three	Nahri Saraj District	around 1 Sep 2009	before 26 Feb 2014	British Army RM	Believed to been opened around September 2009 OP H 11: 3 Company, 1 COLDM GDS[189] OP H 13: 5 SCOTS[190]
	Four	Nahri Saraj District	around 1 Sep 2009	Mar 2013	British Army RM ANA	1 Company, 1 COLDM GDS (Nov 2009 - Apr 2010).[189] Last unit was B Company, 1 RGR[191] Believed to been opened around September 2009. Possibly name changed PB Falcon Lawns.
	Five	Nahri Saraj District		Mar 2013	British Army RM ANA	Active as of October 2011 OP H 14: Kilo Company, 42 Commando
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