Camp Eggers was a United States military base in

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, located near the US Embassy and the Afghan

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. The camp was named after

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Daniel W. Eggers, a US soldier from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne),

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, who was killed by an

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(IED) along with three other soldiers on 29 May 2004 near

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. Camp Eggers closed in 2015 as a part of the partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016).

Overview

Camp Eggers was home to the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan (CFC-A) and the

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(CSTC-A). It was used by all U.S. military branches and the

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(ISAF).

Noted personnel

Beam-Caldwell-Rather at Camp Eggers in 2011

* Lt. Gen David Barno, first Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan

References

External links

Camp Eggers
from Globalsecurity.org {{CIAPrisons Military installations of the United States in Afghanistan Black sites Military installations of Turkey 2014 disestablishments in Afghanistan Military installations closed in 2014