List of forward operating bases

A front end loader filling HESCO barriers during a project at Camp Bastion

This is a list of Forward operating bases.

A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other 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. A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base.

In its most basic form, a FOB consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ECP. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of earthen dams, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers, bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions.

Closed American FOBs in Iraq

Main article: List of United States Military installations in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Closed British FOBs in Afghanistan

Main article: List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan

FOBs in Afghanistan

Main article: List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan

FOBs in the United States

FOB Border Wolf, Deming, New Mexico ^[1]
FOB Cannon, Yuma, Arizona^[2]^[3]^[4]
CBP FOB Desert Grip, Arizona^[5] (Also known as Camp Grip and Desert Camp Grip.) Located approximately 75 miles southeast of Yuma, Arizona in the US Border Patrol's Yuma Sector.^[6]
Donna Anna Base Camp/FOB, New Mexico, used for training purposes
Lordsburg/FOB, New Mexico^[7]
Tucson/FOB, Arizona^[8]
FOB Sentinel, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas^[9]
Sea-Based X-Band Radar FOB, Adak, Alaska^[10]
FOB Mailfoot, Fort Benning, Georgia

References

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