FOB Wishtan is an
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Forward Operating Base (FOB) operated by the
British Army and located in
Sangin District
Sangin is a Districts of Afghanistan, district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population was reported at 58,100 in 2012, all of which belong to Pashtun people, Pashtun ethnic group. The district centre is the town of Sangin. The ...
,
Helmand Province,
Afghanistan.
History
FOB Wishtan was built by Echo Company,
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
The 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7) is a light infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and consist of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors. The battali ...
,
United States Marine Corps (USMC) during 2008 and was handed to the British Army during October 2008 with the first unit being Whiskey Company,
45 Commando
45 Commando Royal Marines (pronounced "four-five commando") is a battalion sized unit of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of th ...
,
Royal Marines
The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...
.
The following units were posted here at some point:
* Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (OEF-A)
** Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, USMC until October 2008
*
Operation Herrick IX (October 2008 - April 2009)
** Whiskey Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines
* Operation Herrick X (April – October 2009)
** A Company,
2nd Battalion, The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
until June 2009
** C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles from July 2009
* Operation Herrick XI (October 2009 - April 2010)
** B Company,
1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
* Operation Herrick XII (April - October 2010)
** A Company,
1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
Current use
It was abandoned in 2010.
See also
*
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 ...
References
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Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan