Forward Operating Base Delaram
| FOB Delaram | |
|---|---|
| Delaram, Afghanistan | |
 Sign at the chow hall | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Forward Operating Base |
| Controlled by | United States Marine Corps (USMC) Afghan National Army (ANA) |
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| Site history | |
| In use | October 2007- 2014 |
Forward Operating Base Delaram in Afghanistan is a military expeditionary base built by the United States Marine Corps. It is located on the Ring Road in Delaram. It was transferred to the Afghan National Army in April 2014.[1] It now appears to be the headquarters of 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, which was formed in 2012.
History
The FOB was originally a Soviet military compound. The Marines named it FOB Kerella, after the first Marine stationed at this FOB to die in OEF, Cpl Jason Karella of 2nd Battalion 7th Marines. It was renamed FOB Delaram, after the nearby city, sometime after 2008.
Occupying Units
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines
- 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
- 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines
- Regimental Combat Team 6
- 5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army[2]
- Headquarters, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army
- F Company (Air Ambulance), 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion
2MARDIV, Headquarters Battalion, MP Company (MPCO), Police Advisory Team
References
- ^ http://www.rs.nato.int/article/news/theyre-ready-last-u.s.-forces-leave-nimroz-as-ana-stands-on-its-own.html
- ^ "48th Brigade Escorts ANA", Digital Video & Imagery System website, 25 February 2010. Retrieved on 21 March
External links
- http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2010/03/delaram.html - article on Delaram in Washington Post
- Forward Operating Base Delaram Installation overview, map and data points at militarybases.co
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