Forward Operating Base Shawqat

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FOB Shawqat
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Helmand Province in Afghanistan
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FOB Shawqat
Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates 31°38′32″N064°14′28″E / 31.64222°N 64.24111°E / 31.64222; 64.24111 Coordinates: 31°38′32″N064°14′28″E / 31.64222°N 64.24111°E / 31.64222; 64.24111
Site information
Owner International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator British Armed Forces
Site history
BuiltMarch–September 2009 (2009)
Built by38 Engineer Regiment
In useJuly 2009-August 2013 (2013)
Airfield information
Elevation798 metres (2,618 ft) AMSL
Helipads
NumberLength and surface
00 Concrete

FOB Shawqat was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) operated by the British Armed Forces and located in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FOB was established on the site of a British Built mud brick fort dating from the Anglo-Afghan Wars.

Contents

The base was used under Operation Herrick (OP H).

History

It has been used by:

The base was closed down during August 2013.

See also

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References

  1. "Welcome to FOB SHAWQAT". The Official British Army Blog. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. "British Army medics train their Afghan colleagues". MoD. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. "Khan's kitchen: the difficult life of an Afghan interpreter for the British military". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2015.