Main Operating Base Lashkar Gah

Last updated

MOB Lashkar Gah
Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg
Lashkargah District, Helmand Province in Afghanistan
Afghanistan adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
MOB Lashkar Gah
Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates 31°37′23″N064°22′53″E / 31.62306°N 64.38139°E / 31.62306; 64.38139
Site information
Owner International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator British Army
Site history
Built2006 (2006)
In use2006-2014 (2014)
Airfield information
Elevation787 metres (2,582 ft) AMSL
Helipads
NumberLength and surface
01 Concrete
02 Concrete

MOB Lashkar Gah is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Lashkargah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Contents

The base was formerly used by Task Force Helmand HQ until 9 August 2013 [1] and was controlled under Operation Herrick (OP H). The base was handed over to the ANSF on 24 February 2014 [2] and has since been divided up.

History

It has been used by:

The base was handed over to the ANSF on 24 February 2014. [2]

Current use

The base is currently used by the ANSF.[ citation needed ]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Security Assistance Force</span> NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan from 2001–2014

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386 pursuant to the Bonn Agreement, which outlined the establishment of a permanent Afghan government following the U.S. invasion in October 2001. ISAF's primary goal was to train the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and assist Afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions; it gradually took part in the broader war in Afghanistan against the Taliban insurgency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001</span> List of British casualties in Afghanistan since 2001

The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom against the Taliban regime in autumn 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Herrick</span> British operations in Afghanistan 2002–2014

Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and support to the American-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), within the South Asian country.

This is the Operation Herrick ground order of battle, which lists any British ground forces that have taken part in the duration of Operation Herrick between 2002 and 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camp Shorabak</span> Military air base in Afghanistan

Camp Shorabak is a former British Army airbase, located northwest of the city of Lashkargah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The camp was situated in a remote desert area, far from population centres.

Operation Hammer was a British-led NATO operation in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The Task Force level offensive, codenamed 'Chakush' or 'Hammer', began in the early hours of July 24, 2007 in the area between Hyderabad and Mirmandab, north-east of Gereshk. The operation continued the momentum towards expelling Taliban forces from areas of the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helmand province campaign</span> 2006–2014 ISAF anti-Taliban military operations in southern Afghanistan

The Helmand province campaign was a series of military operations conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces against Taliban insurgents and other local groups in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Their objective was to control a province that was known to be a Taliban stronghold, and a center of opium production. None of the ISAF's intended strategic and political objectives were achieved in the long term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coalition combat operations in Afghanistan in 2007</span>

US and NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban through 2007.

United States and NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations, alongside Afghan National Army forces, continued against the Taliban through 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Red Dagger</span>

Operation Sond Chara was a campaign in the War in Afghanistan with aims and objectives centred on four Taliban strongholds near the town of Nad-e-Ali in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The operation was named after the commando patch worn by members of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. 1,500 British troops were involved, supported by Danish, Estonian and Afghan forces in the pre-Christmas offensive, commencing on 7 December 2008 with a night attack on Taliban defences in a village south of the operational area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Panther's Claw</span> British military operation of the Afghan War in Helmand Province

Operation Panchai Palang, or Panther's Claw, was a British-led military operation of the War in Afghanistan in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. It aimed to secure various canal and river crossings to establish a permanent International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) presence in the area. The commander of the operation declared the first stage a success on 27 July 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forward Operating Base Delhi</span>

Forward Operating Base Delhi in Afghanistan was a military expeditionary base occupied by the United States Marine Corps. It was along the Helmand River Valley in Garmsir at an abandoned Agricultural College building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forward Operating Base Budwan</span>

Forward Operating Base Budwan, or more simply, FOB Budwan, was a military base located near Gereshk, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. It was occupied by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces from the United Kingdom and Denmark as part of Task Force Helmand during Operation Herrick.

Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand was part of Regional Command Southwest and consisted primarily of personnel from the British Armed Forces, as well as contribution from NATO allies Denmark and Estonia. It was established in April 2006, which coincided with the deployment of Operation Herrick 4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forward Operating Base Jackson</span> Airport in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Forward Operating Base Jackson was a military base used by both British and US forces located just west of Sangin Village, Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Main Operating Base Price</span>

MOB Price is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forward Operating Base Shawqat</span> Former operating base in Helmand, Afghanistan

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.

This is the Operation Herrick aerial order of battle, which lists any aerial or airfield protection units of the British armed forces that have taken part in the duration of Operation Herrick between 2002 and 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forward Operating Base Arnhem</span> Former operating base in Helmand, Afghanistan

Forward Operating Base Arnhem or more simply FOB Arnhem is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward operating base which was located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

References

  1. "Task Force Helmand HQ leaves Lashkar Gah". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "British base closures milestone". British Army. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "British Forces mark Christmas in Helmand". MoD. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. "Poachers take on major Helmand base". British Army. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.