Forward Operating Base Lagman
FOB Lagman | |||||||
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| Zabul Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||
| Operator | United States Armed Forces Romanian Armed Forces | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  FOB Lagman Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 32°07′48″N 066°55′47″E / 32.13000°N 66.92972°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 2004 | ||||||
| In use | 2004-unknown | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 1,597 metres (5,240 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Forward Operating Base Lagman or more simply FOB Lagman is a former forward operating base operated by both the United States and Romanian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
The base was the main FOB for both the United States and Romania in Zabul Province and was named after Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, a soldier from Yonkers, N.Y. who was killed in action in 2004.[1]
History
The base was home to:
- A detachment of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven (NMCB 7)
- 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment until 10 April 2005.[2]
- 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment from 10 April 2005.[2]
- Elements of 1st Battalion, 325th Air Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division for help with Afghan Elections.[2]
- 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment[2] sometime between July 2006 and January 2011.
- 812th Infantry Battalion (Romania).[2]
- Elements of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from December 2011
- Elements of the 7th Infantry Division.
- Task Force 1-41 FA, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division - January 2013
- 883rd Route Clearance Company, North Carolina Army National Guard until September 2012[3]
- 151st Engineering Company, North Carolina Army National Guard from September 2012.[3]
- Security Forces Assistance Team 21, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team[4] during November 2012
- 787th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion from March 2012
Current use
As of November 2014 the base was being used by the Afghan National Army.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FOB Lagman.
References
- ^ "U.S. troops in Afghanistan: Packing up and moving out". The Denver Post. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "FOB Lagman". Global Security. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b "151st Assumes Control of Route Clearance Operations From Its Sister Company". North Carolina Army National Guard. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "The First and Last Assistance Team for the Qalat Reserve Kandak". NATO Resolute Mission. Retrieved 30 July 2015.