MOB Price is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in

Nahri Saraj District Grishk District ( ps, ګرشک ولسوالۍ) (population 114,200), also called Nahri Saraj District (), is a district in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. Its principal municipality is Grishk (population 48,546). Grishk Dam is located in ...

, Helmand Province, Afghanistan It was formerly a forward operating base until 2012 but has been expanded.

History

The base started life during 2006 and between 2007 and 22 July 2013 it was the Headquarters of the Danish Battle Group, the British used the base between 2006 and 2014 when the base was closed by Marine Special operations Team 8213 from 2d Marine Raider Battalion. under Operation Herrick (OP H). Despite the drawdown of British troops this base has been expanded by 21 Engineer Regiment during November 2012.

British units

It has been used by: * OP H IV -

16 Air Assault Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, from 1999 to 2021 16 Air Assault Brigade, is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the Britis ...

(May 2006 - November 2006): ** 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment. * OP H V -

3 Commando Brigade 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces. It is composed of the Royal Marine Commandos, alongside commando qualified sailors, soldiers and airmen f ...

(November 2006 - April 2007): ** J Company

42 Commando 42 Commando (42 Cdo) (pronounced as Four-Two Commando) is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade. Based at Bickleigh Barracks near Plymouth, personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training. ...

. * 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 The 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade is a brigade of the British Army which is intended to train and assist foreign forces. In 2021, under the Future Army changes, the brigade was redesignated, formerly being the 11th Infantry Brigade & HQ ...

(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 The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and the 12th Royal Lancers. In the later years of its existence, the regiment served as ...

. ** Brimstone One-Four, a four-man RAF, Army and Royal Marines Counter-Improvised Explosive Device team. * OP H XV -

20th Armoured Brigade The 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, previously the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is an armoured infantry brigade formation of the British Army, currently headquartered at Wing Barracks, Bulford, Wiltshire, as part of the 3rd (United Kingdo ...

(October 2011 - April 2012): ** B Squadron,

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and ...

. * OP H XVI - 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 - October 2012) **1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. **

19th Regiment Royal Artillery 19th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Scottish Gunners (until 2012 The Highland Gunners) – is a Scottish regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently supports 12 Mechanised Brigade in the armoured field artillery role. T ...

. * OP H XVII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 - April 2013): **

40 Commando 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. Their barracks are at Norton ...

(Royal Marines) with the base being nicknamed HMS Price. **The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland **

4th Regiment Royal Artillery The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliff ...

. * OP H XVIII - 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 - October 2013): **

2nd Royal Tank Regiment The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps and the 1st Mechanized Brigade. History Founded as B Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917 ...

. **1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. **4th Battalion The Rifles (Brigade Advisory Group). **1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Fire support team (L (Ńery) Battery and E Battery with RAF Regiment JTAC). * OP H XIX - 7th Armoured Brigade (October 2013 - April 2014): **

3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...

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. Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment during February 2012. 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 1st & 2d Marine Raider Battalions 2007-2014

Future

The base was closed down during March 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MOB Price War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan 2006 establishments in Afghanistan 2006 in the United Kingdom