Camp Dwyer was a military camp formerly of the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

located within the

Helmand River Valley The Helmand River (also spelled Helmend, or Helmund, Hirmand; Pashto/ Persian: ; Greek: ' (''Etýmandros''); Latin: ') is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primary watershed for the endorheic Sistan Basin. It emerges in the Sanglakh ...

southwest of Garmsir in

Garmsir District Garmsir District (or Garmser; ps, ګرمسير; from Persian گرمسیر, meaning "hot place") is located in the southern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The district is large, but all the villages are along the Helmand River. The rest is ...

Helmand Province Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (, '' wilåyat''). The provinces of Afghanistan are the primar ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

History

The base was originally a

forward operating base A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward Operational level of war, operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may or may not contain an airfi ...

however in May 2009 it was expanded into a Camp by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 (NMCB 5), it was further expanded by NMCB 3 in November 2011. The base was named after British Lance Bombardier James Dwyer (1984-2006), of 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, who was killed on Wednesday 27 December 2006, aged 22, when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine while on a patrol in southern

.Military Operations news article - Lance Bombardier James Dwyer
/ref> The base was a major USMC installation and one of the largest camps the Marines used in Southern Helmand. Immediately adjacent to, and connected to the Marine base was an installation known as Camp Gamsir which was the headquarters of the 1st Brigade 215th Corps. Some Marines lived on this smaller Afghan base as part of a training detail. The base has been significantly reduced in physical size and number of personal assigned. As of January 2014 about 700 military and civilian personnel are at the base. And the base size has been reduced to about 1,400 acres.

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Afghan units •

Afghan National Army Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia * Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity **Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...

(ANA) Jordanian Unit • 2012 British units *

Operation Herrick Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assis ...

5 - ** Elements of 4 Logistic Support Regiment, 60 Close Support Sqn, Royal Logistic Corps ** One troop of light guns from 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery *

7 -

Household Cavalry Regiment The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the British Army based in Bulford Camp in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both ...

Battlegroup HQ ** 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, Lawson Troop. American units * 2nd Brigade, 87th Infantry Regiment,

10th Mountain Division The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size in the US military to re ...

October 2018-July 2019 * Georgia Army National Guard Police Mentor Team "Falcon", January 2008-May 2008 * 809th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron * Operation Asada Wosa. Battalion Landing Team

1st Battalion, 6th Marines The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It consists of approximately 1,100 marines and sailors. They fall under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment ...

, Reinforced March - October 2008. * Operation Eastern Storm. 1st Battalion, 6th Marines between July 2011 and January 2012 * Detachment of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Seven during December 2008. *

2nd Battalion 8th Marines 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 900 Marines and Sailors. Nicknamed "America's Battalion," they fa ...

during July 2009. * Regimental Combat Team 3 between June 2009 - October 2009 commanded by Col. Duffy White. * Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT 7) between September 2009 and September 2010. * Company B, Det-B of

2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion is a mechanized battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Their primary weapon system is the Amphibious Assault Vehicle. The battalion is a separate battalion within the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine ...

during December 2009. * Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five between December 2008 - September 2009 led by Officer in Charge LT Gregory Woods *

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE (NMCB 3) is a United States Navy Seabee that was one of the three original Construction Battalions authorized to be formed in 1942. In May 1942 Naval Construction Battalion 3 deployed to the Territory o ...

between November 2010 - January 2011. * RCT 1 between September 2010 and July 2011 * RCT 5 between August 2011 and July 2012 commanded by Col. Roger Turner * 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines between May 2012 and September 2012 * RCT 7 between September 2012 and July 2013 commanded by Col. Austin Renforth. *

3rd Battalion, 9th Marines The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and ren ...

between October 2012 and May 2013 * Elements of

between July 2013 and October 2013. *

Combat Logistics Battalion 8 Combat Logistics Battalion 8 (CLB-8) is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. It is part of Combat Logistics Regiment 2 and the 2nd Marine Logistics Group. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Caro ...

between May 2009 and October 2009 *

Combat Logistics Battalion 1 Combat Logistics Battalion 1 (CLB 1) is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 1 and the 1st Marine Logistics Group. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif ...

between Oct 2009 and May 2010 *

Combat Logistics Battalion 5 Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (CLB-5) is a logistics battalion of the United States Marine Corps. CLB-5 is a subordinate battalion to Combat Logistics Regiment 1 and the 1st Marine Logistics Group. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Ca ...

between April 2010 and October 2010 *

Combat Logistics Battalion 3 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion (3d LLB) is a logistics battalion in the United States Marine Corps. They are headquartered at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and fall under the command of 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division (3d Ma ...

between Aug 2010 and May 2011 * Combat Logistics Battalion 1 between Oct 2011 and May 2012 * 31st Combat Support Hospital March 2010 and January 2011 *Elements of Retrograde Redeployment Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group (R4OG-12.1 (First successful operation)) From May 2012 through Dec 2012. *Combat Logistics Battalion 5 providing logistical support for R4OG from April 2012 and August 2012. *Elements of Retrograde Redeployment Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group (R4OG) From 13 Jun 2014 through 28 Oct 2012. *Elements of 82nd Division (United States) 1st Brigade, 2/504 PIR From July 2017 through March 2018. * 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment (Illinois Army National Guard) consisting of Headquarters and Headquarters Co, A Co, B Co, C Co and D Co from 16 Dec 2019 through March 31 2020. * 921st Contingency Response Squadron April 2021 through Unknown 2021. **Permanently closed down Dwyer. Danish units * One troop of ARTHUR (Artillery hunting radar)

Danish Artillery Regiment The Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR, da, Danske Artilleriregiment) is an artillery unit of the Royal Danish Army, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark, King's Artillery Regiment and Queen's Artillery Re ...

Early march 2007 Aviation assets * Unknown Company,

HMLA-169 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Huey utility helicopters. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pe ...

during September 2009 (UH-1N). * Unknown Company,

HMLA-367 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) was a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters. Originally commissioned during World War II, the squadro ...

between January and February 2010 (AH-1W). * Unknown Company,

during December 2010 (AH-1W). * Unknown Company,

HMLA-269 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HMLA-269) was a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters. Also known as "The Gunrunners", the squadron was based a ...

during June 2011 (AH-1W). * Unknown Company,

HMLA-469 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469) was a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1 SuperCobra and AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters. The squadron was headquartered at Ma ...

between October and November 2012 (AH-1W & UH-1Y). *

VMU-3 Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron in the United States Marine Corps that operates the RQ-21 Blackjack that consists of approximately 200 Marines. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, ...

between March 2011 and November 2011 (RQ-7B). * Elements of

82nd Combat Aviation Brigade The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areasSof, Eric"82nd Airborne Division" ''Spec Ops Magazine'', 25 November 2012. Archived from thori ...

between 2009 and 2010. * Company B, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment,

101st Combat Aviation Brigade The Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division is a Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) of the United States Army. It was first organized in July 1968 as an aviation group and stands as the most decorated aviation unit in the United States Army. ...

"Lancers" from March 2010 - February 2011. * Company C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, "Weizen Dust-Off" from August 2010 to August 2011 (UH-60A). * Elements of

159th Combat Aviation Brigade The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) formerly supported the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While active, 159th CAB made the 101st Airborne Division the only US Army Division with two organic ...

between 2011 and 2012. * Elements of

25th Combat Aviation Brigade The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade is a Combat Aviation Brigade of the United States Army's 25th Infantry Division based at Wheeler Army Airfield. Structure * 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 25th Aviation Regiment Arctic Sabers * 2nd Bat ...

between 2012 and 2013. * Company F, 1st Battalion (General Support), 169th Aviation Regiment DUSTOFF from 2012 to 2013 * Elements of VMU-2 between June 2009 - November 2009 (RQ-7B Shadow) & October 2013 - May 2014 (Scan Eagle)

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