Temporary Dutch military base on the outskirts of Tarinkot
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On the opposite side of the runway is Tarinkot Airport, all sites use the same runway
History
The site was initially Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ripley which was used by the United States Marine Corps, and in 2005/6 it was expanded to create "Kamp Holland".[citation needed]
In December 2009 approximately 1,300 Dutch and 390 Australian personnel were stationed at Kamp Holland.
The base was closed in mid-March 2020 due to the American forces' drawdown.
Task Force Uruzgan
The first group of Dutch military personnel left for Afghanistan in March 2006 in the Deployment Task Force (DTF). They were the quartermasters for the following Dutch forces of the Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) becoming operational in August 2006.
The average strength was 1,200 personnel split over the locations "Tarinkot" and "Deh Rawod".
As the Task Force Uruzgan was a composite unit it consisted of various units and specialties of the Dutch armed forces. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Special Forces and Military Police personnel were completely integrated in the TFU.
The core of the TFU was the Battlegroup, consisting of infantry - Dutch Airmobile or Marines Battalion - and some 155mm mechanized howitzers for fire support. In case the Battlegroup needed close air support, the Dutch Air Task Force – consisting of F-16 multiroles stationed at Kandahar Airfield and AH-64D Apache combat helicopters stationed at Tarinkot – were tasked with providing it.
TFE-8. 12th Infantry Battalion (Air Assault); December 2008 to March 2009
TFE-9. 11th Tank Battalion Regiment Hussars of Sytzama; April to July 2009
PRT-6. 101st CIS battalion; October 2008 to March 2009
TFU-7. 11th Airmobile Brigade; August 2009 to January 2010 under Brigadier General Marc van Uhm
TFE-10. 17th Infantry Battalion "Prinses Irene Fusiliers"; August to November 2009
PRT-7. 11 Section Horse Artillery; April to September 2009
TFU-8. 43rd Mechanized Brigade; February to July 2010 under Brigadier K. van den Heuvel
TFE-11. 13th Infantry Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard (Air Assault); December 2009 to March 2010
TFE-12. 42nd Infantry Battalion "Limburgse Jagers" + 13th Infantry Company Marines; April to July 2010
PRT-8. 43rd Restoration Company; October 2009 to March 2010
PRT-9. 1 CIMIC battalion; April to September 2010
2012
3-58th Airfield Operations Battalion, known as TF Guardian
2013
4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment during January 2013
Australian operations
An important item of the overall mission was the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). The PRT was responsible for the supervision of all technical and logistical support to rebuild the Afghan province of Uruzgan. The PRT was part of ISAF and was placed under NATO command.
From their Regional Kandahar Headquarters, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom took 6-month turns in commanding all NATO military personnel spread over the area.
The Australian 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) was also based at Camp Holland.
MRTF-2 was engaged in reconstruction, mentoring and security operations in Uruzgan Province.
The bulk of the MRTF was composed of elements from the 3rd Brigade (Australia) (Townsville), with support elements drawn from the 1st Brigade (Australia) (Darwin) and from the Navy and Air Force.
MRTF-2 included 2 Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLTs) whose mission was to assist in the development of the 4th Brigade of the Afghan National Army. Australian soldiers that operated in the OMLTs lived with, trained and provided support to their Afghan National Army colleagues in patrol bases in Uruzgan Province. In so doing, the OMLTs continued to develop the capability of the 2nd Afghan Kandak and the 4th Afghan Kandak.
MRTF-2 also included two Combat Teams (CT) which undertook security operations within Uruzgan Province in order to enhance the security environment in the province. These CT's were operationally integrated in the Dutch Battlegroup.
July 2005 Afghan captive incident, prisoner abuse case that took place at the base when it was under United States control and known as Forward Operating Base Ripley
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