Main Operating Base Price

MOB Price
~~FOB Price~~
MOB Price; FOB Price
Gereshk, Helmand Province in Afghanistan
	MOB Price Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates	31°49′08″N064°33′28″E / 31.81889°N 64.55778°E
Type	Main Operating Base
Site information
Owner	International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	2006
In use	2006-2012 as FOB Price; 2012-2014 as MOB Price
Garrison information
Occupants	British Army ; United States Army ; Danish Defence
Airfield information
Elevation	835 metres (2,740 ft) AMSL
Helipads
00	Dirt

Last updated February 12, 2024

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

History

The base started operating in 2006, and between 2007 and 22 July 2013, it was the headquarters of the Danish Battle Group, the British used the base between 2006 and 2014 when the base was closed by Marine Special operations Team 8213 from 2d Marine Raider Battalion,^[1] under Operation Herrick (OP H).

Despite the draw-down of British troops, this base has been expanded by 21 Engineer Regiment in November 2012.^[2]

British units

It has been used by:

OP H IV – 16 Air Assault Brigade (May 2006 – November 2006):
- 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment.^[3]
OP H V – 3 Commando Brigade (November 2006 – April 2007):
- J Company 42 Commando.^[4]
OP H VI – 12th Mechanized Brigade (April 2007 – October 2007):
OP H VII – 52nd Infantry Brigade (October 2007 – April 2008):
OP H VIII – 16 Air Assault Brigade (April 2008 – October 2008):
OP H IX – 3 Commando Brigade (October 2008 – April 2009):
OP H X – 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 – October 2009):
OP H XI – 11 Light Brigade (October 2009 – April 2010):
OP H XII – 4th Mechanized Brigade (April 2010 – October 2010):
OP H XIII – 16 Air Assault Brigade (October 2010 – April 2011):
OP H XIV – 3 Commando Brigade: (April 2011 – October 2011):
- A Squadron, 9th/12th Royal Lancers.^[5]
- Brimstone One-Four, a four-man RAF, Army and Royal Marines Counter-Improvised Explosive Device team.^[5]
OP H XV – 20th Armoured Brigade (October 2011 – April 2012):
- B Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.^[6]
OP H XVI – 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 – October 2012):
- 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.^[7]
- 19th Regiment Royal Artillery.^[8]
OP H XVII – 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 – April 2013):
- 40 Commando (Royal Marines) with the base being nicknamed HMS Price.^[9]
- The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland^[10]
- 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.^[11]

OP H XVIII – 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 – October 2013):
- 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.^[12]
- 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.^[9]
- 4th Battalion The Rifles (Brigade Advisory Group).^{[ citation needed ]}
- 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Fire support team (L (Ńery) Battery and E Battery with RAF Regiment JTAC).^{[ citation needed ]}
OP H XIX – 7th Armoured Brigade (October 2013 – April 2014):
- 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment.^[13]

American units

1st Platoon, A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and 2nd Infantry Division were posted to FOB Price between January 2010 and May 2010 to conduct fire support.^[14]

Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, and 23rd Infantry Regiment in February 2012.^[15]

Embedded Training Team (ETT), 6th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 205th Corp (6/4/205) operated out of FOB Price from May 2009 to September 2009. This ETT was part of Combined Task Force Phoenix.^{[ citation needed ]}

Charlie (Cobra) Company 2-5 IN 3/1 AD from 10 February 2014 to 15 July 2014, when the base was turned over to ANA / ANSF forces.^{[ citation needed ]}

3rd & 7th Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, NC 2006.^{[ citation needed ]}

Embedded Training Team, Police Mentor Team, RC South, Task Force Phoenix, South Carolina National Guard and New York National Guard, Team Mongoose, 2007–2008^{[ citation needed ]}

1st & 2nd Marine Raider Battalions, 2007–2014^{[ citation needed ]}

Future

The base was closed down in March 2014.^[16]

Related Research Articles

Multi National Base Tarin Kot is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) installation, used after the Netherlands Armed Forces' departure by the Afghan National Army. The base was located on the outskirts of Tarinkot, the capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan.

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

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.

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.

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

FOB Robinson was a Forward Operating Base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It was located next to the Helmand River, near the town of Sangin. It was called FOB Wolf and was built by the 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry American Security Force.

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

In 2009, the United States and NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) coalition, along with Afghan National Army forces, continued military operations against the Taliban in Afghanistan. 2009 marks the eighth year of the War in Afghanistan, which began late in 2001. And 75th ranger regiment is also in Afghanistan as of 2018

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.

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.

Operation Moshtarak, also known as the Battle of Marjah, was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pacification offensive in the town of Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It involved a combined total of 15,000 Afghan, American, British, Canadian, Danish, and Estonian troops, constituting the largest joint operation of the War in Afghanistan up to that point. The purpose of the operation was to remove the Taliban from Marja, thus eliminating the last Taliban stronghold in central Helmand Province. The main target of the offensive was the town of Marjah, which had been controlled for years by the Taliban as well as drug traffickers.

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.

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.

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

FOB Edinburgh was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) operated by both the British Armed Forces and United States Armed Forces and located in Musa Qala District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Camp Souter is a former Military base located in Kabul, Afghanistan operated by the United Kingdom as part of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under Operation Herrick.

Forward Operating Base Inkerman or more simply FOB Inkerman is a former Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under Operation Herrick, it was located 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Sangin.

FOB Zeebrugge is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) initially operated by the British Army and the Royal Marines under Operation Herrick before being transferred to the United States Marine Corps and located in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

References

Citations

↑ "Denmark concludes Afghan combat mission". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ "Royal Engineers construct new checkpoint". British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ "Parachute Regiment (Paras) - Afghanistan 2006". Elite UK Forces. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ "Royal Marines begin patrols in Helmand Province". MoD. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
1 2 "As I write this, a jar of golden, musky scented, sweet Helmand honey is sitting on the desk in front of me". British Army . Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ "B Sqn" (PDF). 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ "Battle inside Afghanistan's most violent corner". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ "Operations and training". British Army . Retrieved 12 November 2013.
1 2 "Royal Marines leave Afghanistan for last time". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ "Finding festive cheer on the front line". BFBS. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ "Things quieten down for Royal Artillery". BFBS. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
↑ "Latest account from City fan in Helmand". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ "Commercial pilot Leo deployed to Afghanistan as reservist in Army Air Corps". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
↑ "A Field Artillery Medic's Contribution: Adapting to life at a new Forward Operating Base". ISAF. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ "Valentine's Day in Afghanistan". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
↑ "British base closures milestone". British Army. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

Bibliography

Jones, R (2013). Reflections: Soldiers' Art In Helmand. UK: J. Salmon Ltd.

External links

Media related to Forward Operating Base Price at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Denmark concludes Afghan combat mission". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[2] "Royal Engineers construct new checkpoint". British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[3] "Parachute Regiment (Paras) - Afghanistan 2006". Elite UK Forces. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[4] "Royal Marines begin patrols in Helmand Province". MoD. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2014.

[XIV-5] 1 2 "As I write this, a jar of golden, musky scented, sweet Helmand honey is sitting on the desk in front of me". British Army . Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[6] "B Sqn" (PDF). 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[7] "Battle inside Afghanistan's most violent corner". The Guardian . Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[8] "Operations and training". British Army . Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[RM-9] 1 2 "Royal Marines leave Afghanistan for last time". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[10] "Finding festive cheer on the front line". BFBS. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[11] "Things quieten down for Royal Artillery". BFBS. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[12] "Latest account from City fan in Helmand". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[13] "Commercial pilot Leo deployed to Afghanistan as reservist in Army Air Corps". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[14] "A Field Artillery Medic's Contribution: Adapting to life at a new Forward Operating Base". ISAF. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[15] "Valentine's Day in Afghanistan". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

[A170314-16] "British base closures milestone". British Army. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]