Camp Dwyer

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Camp Dwyer
Tactical Base Dwyer
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Garmsir District, Helmand Province in Afghanistan
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Camp Dwyer
Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates 31°06′04″N64°04′02″E / 31.10111°N 64.06722°E / 31.10111; 64.06722
Area1,400 acres
Site information
Owner Resolute Support Mission
Operator United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Site history
Built2007 (2007) & expanded in 2009
In use2007-2021 (2021)
Airfield information
Elevation735 metres (2,411 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05L/23R2,400 metres (7,874 ft) Asphalt

Camp Dwyer was a military camp formerly of the United States Marine Corps located within the Helmand River Valley southwest of Garmsir in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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History

The base was originally a forward operating base however in May 2009 it was expanded into a Camp by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB 5), it was further expanded by NMCB 3 in November 2011. [1]

The base was named after South African Lance Bombardier James Dwyer (1984-2006), of 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, [2] who was killed on Wednesday 27 December 2006, aged 22, when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine while on a patrol in southern Helmand Province. [3]

The base was a major USMC installation and one of the largest camps the Marines used in Southern Helmand. [4] Immediately adjacent to, and connected to the Marine base was an installation known as Camp Gamsir which was the headquarters of the 1st Brigade 215th Corps. Some Marines lived on this smaller Afghan base as part of a training detail. [5]

The base was significantly reduced in physical size and number of personal assigned. As of January 2014 about 700 military and civilian personnel were at the base, and the base size was reduced to about 1,400 acres. [6]

Units

Afghan unitsAfghan National Army (ANA)

Jordanian Unit 2012

British units

American units 1st Battalion 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division March 2018- November 2018

Danish units

Aviation assets

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References

Citations

  1. "NMCB 3 Departs Camp Dwyer, Closes Chapter in Seabee History". U.S. Navy. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. "Lance Bombardier James Dwyer killed in Afghanistan - Fatality notice - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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