Forward Operating Base Inkerman
FOB Inkerman | |
|---|---|
| Sangin District in Afghanistan | |
  FOB Inkerman Shown within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates | 32°05′N 64°53′E / 32.083°N 64.883°E |
| Type | Forward Operating Base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force |
| Operator | British Army Royal Marines |
| Site history | |
| Built | 2006 |
| In use | June 2007 – unknown |
Forward Operating Base Inkerman or more simply FOB Inkerman is a former Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under Operation Herrick (OP H), it was located 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Sangin.
Units
[edit]- OP H 6 (June – October 2007)
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
- C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
- OP H 7 (October 2007 – April 2008)
- Alpha Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
- Hislop Troop, 97 Battery (Lawson's Company), 4th Regiment Royal Artillery[1]
- OP H 8 (April 2008 – October 2008)
- B Company, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment[2]
- Temporarily supported by half of B Company, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during July 2008.[3]
- 8 Platoon (Fire Support Group), B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
- 1st and 2nd Troop, A Squadron, Queens Royal Lancers who formed the Viking Armoured Support Group. (May 2008 - September 2008)
- B Company, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment[2]
- OP H 9 (October 2008 – April 2009)
- Yankee Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines
- OP H 10 (April 2009 – October 2009)
- 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
- OP H 11 (October 2009 - April 2010)
- A Company, 4th Battalion, The Rifles[4]
- OP H 12 (April 2010 - October 2010)
- Bravo Company, 40 Commando, Royal Marines
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas 2013, p. 1.
- ^ Lewis 2013, p. 17.
- ^ Bishop 2009, p. 141.
- ^ Streatfeild 2014, p. The Road into Hel(mand)-1.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bishop, P (2009). Ground Truth. UK: HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00-729665-1.
- Douglas, C (2013). Fire Mission. UK: Createspace. ISBN 978-1492880769.
- Lewis, R (2013). Company Commander. UK: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0753540312.
- Streatfeild, R (2014). Honourable Warriors: Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. USA: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1783462278.