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[[Image:Forward Operating Base Logar, Afghanistan.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Forward Operating Base Logar, [[Afghanistan]] (2007)]] | [[Image:Forward Operating Base Logar, Afghanistan.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Forward Operating Base Logar, [[Afghanistan]] (2007)]] | ||
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A '''forward operating base''' ('''FOB''') is any secured forward [[Operational level of war|operational level]] military position, commonly a [[military base]], that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives.<ref>Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS</ref> A FOB may contain an [[airbase]], [[Military hospital|hospital]], [[machine shop]], and other [[military logistics|logistical]] facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by [[main operating base]]s that are required to provide backup support to them. | A '''forward operating base''' ('''FOB''') is any secured forward [[Operational level of war|operational level]] military position, commonly a [[military base]], that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives.<ref>Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS</ref> A FOB may contain an [[airbase]], [[Military hospital|hospital]], [[machine shop]], and other [[military logistics|logistical]] facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by [[main operating base]]s that are required to provide backup support to them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_09_3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010231801/https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_09_3.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Joint Publication 3-09.3 - Close Air Support|date=25 November 2014|archive-date=10 October 2010|work=Joint Chiefs of Staff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elwell |first=Andrew |date=2011-12-01 |title=Defence IQ {{!}} Forward Operating Base (FOB) |url=https://www.defenceiq.com/glossary/forward-operating-base-fob |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Defence IQ |language=en}}</ref> An FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Bases in Iraq== | ==Bases in Iraq== | ||
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*[[Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib|FOB Abu Ghraib]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Abu Ghraib|FOB Abu Ghraib]] | ||
*[[Forward Operating Base Al Asad|FOB Al Asad]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Al Asad|FOB Al Asad]] | ||
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*[[Forward Operating Base Echo|FOB Echo]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Echo|FOB Echo]] | ||
*[[Forward Operating Base Grizzly|FOB Grizzly]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Grizzly|FOB Grizzly]] | ||
*[[Forward Operating Base Haditha Dam|FOB Haditha Dam<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Navy sailors patrol the waterways of the Haditha Dam Forward Operating Base. |url=https://www. | *[[Forward Operating Base Haditha Dam|FOB Haditha Dam<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Navy sailors patrol the waterways of the Haditha Dam Forward Operating Base. |url=https://www.war.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2002025597/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=United States Department of Defense}}</ref>]] | ||
*[[Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah|FOB Iskandariyah]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah|FOB Iskandariyah]] | ||
*[[Forward Operating Base Kalsu|FOB Kalsu]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Kalsu|FOB Kalsu]] | ||
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*[[Forward Operating Base Q-West|FOB Q-West]] | *[[Forward Operating Base Q-West|FOB Q-West]] | ||
*[[Forward Operating Base Speicher|FOB Speicher]]{{Div col end}} | *[[Forward Operating Base Speicher|FOB Speicher]]{{Div col end}} | ||
==Bases in Afghanistan== | ==Bases in Afghanistan== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:28, 7 December 2025
Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives.[1] A FOB may contain an airbase, hospital, machine shop, and other logistical facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by main operating bases that are required to provide backup support to them.[2][3] An FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base.
Description
In its most basic form, a forward operating base consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ECP. An ECP is a controlled entry and exit point of the FOB and typically has positions to protect personnel against personnel-borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED) and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), plus blast mitigation with standoff protection.[4]
More advanced FOBs include an assembly of berms, concrete barriers, gates, guard towers, pillboxes and bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions.[5]
Bases in Iraq
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Bases in Afghanistan
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FOBs in the United States
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Other reported Coalition installations in Afghanistan 2001–2016
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See also
- Advance airfield
- Advanced Landing Ground
- Fire support base
- Forward Operating Site
- Loss of Strength Gradient
- Main Operating Base
- Naval outlying landing field
- Satellite airfield
- List of established military terms
References
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- ↑ Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS
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External links
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