British Armed Forces
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and located in
Nad Ali District
Nad Ali or Nad-e Ali is a district in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marja is an unincorporated agricultural district in Nad Ali. The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority (HAVA).Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FOB was established on the site of a British Built mud brick fort dating from the Anglo-Afghan Wars.
The base was used under Operation Herrick (OP H).
History
It has been used by:
* OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - October 2009):
**
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
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*** Battlegroup HQ
*** Prince of Wales's Company
** 4th Battalion, The Rifles
*** R Company
* OP H XI -
11 Light Brigade
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(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):
** 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
***B Company
** 16 Medical Regiment, RAMC
** 2 Royal Tank Regiment - Cyclops
** 51 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers
* OP H XIV - 3 Commando Brigade: (April 2011 - October 2011)
**45 Commando
***Whiskey Company
* OP H XV -
20th Armoured Brigade
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(October 2011 - April 2012):
* OP H XVI - 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 - October 2012)
**1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
* OP H XVII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 - April 2013):
** Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
**** Delta Company
*** 21 Royal Engineer Regiment, 4 Squadron
**22 Engineer Regiment
* OP H XVIII - 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 - October 2013):
**2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
The base was closed down during August 2013.
See also
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List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan
This is a list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) installations in Afghanistan used during the War in Afghanistan from 2001–2021. This list encompasses installations used by the International Security Assistance Force from 2001 to 201 ...