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A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may contain an airbase, hospital, machine shop, and other logistical facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by main operating bases that are required to provide backup support to them.[1][2][3] A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base.
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Description
In its most basic form, a forward operating base consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ECP. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of berms, concrete barriers, gates, guard towers, pillboxes and bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions.[4] FOBs also have an entry control point (ECP). An ECP is a controlled entry and exit point of the FOB and typically has positions to protect personnel against personnel-borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED) and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), plus blast mitigation with standoff protection.[5]
Bases in Iraq
- FOB Abu Ghraib
- FOB Al Asad
- FOB Caldwell
- FOB Carpenter
- FOB Courage
- FOB Danger
- FOB Falcon
- FOB Echo
- FOB Grizzly
- FOB Haditha Dam<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"></sup>[6]
- FOB Iskandariyah
- FOB Kalsu
- FOB Loyalty
- FOB Marez
- FOB MacKenzie
- FOB Q-West
- FOB Speicher
Bases in Afghanistan
FOBs in the United States
Other reported Coalition installations in Afghanistan 2001–2016
See also
- Advance airfield
- Advanced Landing Ground
- Fire support base
- Forward Operating Site
- Loss of Strength Gradient
- Main Operating Base
- Naval outlying landing field
- Satellite airfield
- List of established military terms
References
- ^ "forward operating base Official Definition (US DoD)". militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_09_3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Elwell, Andrew (2011-12-01). "Defence IQ | Forward Operating Base (FOB)". Defence IQ. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Army Logistician (Building a FOB From the Ground Up)". www.alu.army.mil. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "PdD Combat Armaments and Protection Systems". Project Manager Close Combat Systems. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Navy sailors patrol the waterways of the Haditha Dam Forward Operating Base". www.defense.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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