FOB Shawqat | |||||||
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Helmand Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
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Site information | |||||||
Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||
Operator | British Armed Forces | ||||||
Location | |||||||
Coordinates | 31°38′32″N064°14′28″E / 31.64222°N 64.24111°E | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | March–September 2009 | ||||||
Built by | 38 Engineer Regiment | ||||||
In use | July 2009-August 2013 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 798 metres (2,618 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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.
The base was used under Operation Herrick (OP H).
It has been used by:
The base was closed down during August 2013.