Main Operating Base Price
MOB Price | |||||||
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| Gereshk, Helmand Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
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  MOB Price Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 31°49′08″N 064°33′28″E / 31.81889°N 64.55778°ECoordinates: 31°49′08″N 064°33′28″E / 31.81889°N 64.55778°E | ||||||
| Type | Main Operating Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||
| Operator | British Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 2006 | ||||||
| In use |
2006-2012 as FOB Price 2012-2014 as MOB Price | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Occupants |
British Army United States Army Formerly Danish Defence | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 835 metres (2,740 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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MOB Price is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
It was formerly a forward operating base until 2012 but has been expanded.
History
The base used to be occupied by both British and Danish troops; however, on 22 July 2013 the Danes left, having used FOB/MOB Price since 2007, so now the base is used by mainly the British[1] under Operation Herrick (OP H).
Despite the drawdown of British troops this base has been expanded by 21 Engineer Regiment during November 2012.[2]
British units
It has been used by:
- OP H IV - 16 Air Assault Brigade (May 2006 - November 2006):
- 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment.[3]
- OP H V - 3 Commando Brigade (November 2006 - April 2007):
- J Company 42 Commando.[4]
- OP H VI - 12th Mechanized Brigade (April 2007 - October 2007):
- OP H VII - 52nd Infantry Brigade (October 2007 - April 2008):
- OP H VIII - 16 Air Assault Brigade (April 2008 - October 2008):
- OP H IX - 3 Commando Brigade (October 2008 - April 2009):
- OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - October 2009):
- OP H XI - 11 Light Brigade (October 2009 - April 2010):
- OP H XII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (April 2010 - October 2010):
- OP H XIII - 16 Air Assault Brigade (October 2010 - April 2011):
- OP H XIV - 3 Commando Brigade: (April 2011 - October 2011)
- A Squadron, 9th/12th Royal Lancers.[5]
- Brimstone One-Four, a four-man RAF, Army and Royal Marines Counter-Improvised Explosive Device team.[5]
- OP H XV - 20th Armoured Brigade (October 2011 - April 2012):
- B Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.[6]
- OP H XVI - 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 - October 2012)
- 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.[7]
- 19th Regiment Royal Artillery.[8]
- OP H XVII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 - April 2013):
- 40 Commando (Royal Marines) with the base being nicknamed HMS Price.[9]
- The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[10]
- 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.[11]
- OP H XVIII - 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 - October 2013):
- 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.[12]
- 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.[9]
- OP H XIX - 7th Armoured Brigade (October 2013 - April 2014):
American units
1st Platoon, A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division was posted to FOB Price between January 2010 and May 2010 to conduct fire support.[14]
Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment during February 2012.[15]
Embedded Training Team (ETT), 6th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 205th Corp (6/4/205) operated out of FOB Price from May 2009 to September 2009. This ETT was part of Combined Task Force Phoenix.
Charlie (Cobra) Company 2-5 IN 3/1 AD from 10 February 2014 to 15 July 2014 when the base was turned over to ANA/ ANSF forces.
3rd & 7th Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, NC 2006-
Embedded Training Team, Police Mentor Team, RC South, Task Force Phoenix, South Carolina National Guard and New York National Guard, Team Mongoose. 2007-2008
Future
The base was closed down during March 2014.[16]
See also
References
- ↑ "Denmark concludes Afghan combat mission". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Royal Engineers construct new checkpoint". British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Parachute Regiment (Paras) - Afghanistan 2006". Elite UK Forces. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Royal Marines begin patrols in Helmand Province". MoD. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- 1 2 "As I write this, a jar of golden, musky scented, sweet Helmand honey is sitting on the desk in front of me". British Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "B Sqn" (PDF). 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Battle inside Afghanistan's most violent corner". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Operations and training". British Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Royal Marines leave Afghanistan for last time". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Finding festive cheer on the front line". BFBS. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Things quieten down for Royal Artillery". BFBS. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Latest account from City fan in Helmand". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Commercial pilot Leo deployed to Afghanistan as reservist in Army Air Corps". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "A Field Artillery Medic's Contribution: Adapting to life at a new Forward Operating Base". ISAF. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Valentine's Day in Afghanistan". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "British base closures milestone". British Army. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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