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Delaram in

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is a former military expeditionary base built by the

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. It is located on the

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Delaram Delārām (Pashto/Persian: دلارام) is a city in the northern part of Nimruz Province, in southern Afghanistan. It is a major transportation center, with several major road converging on the area, including Kandahar–Herat Highway (part ...

. It was transferred to the

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in April 2014. It was later the headquarters of 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, which was formed in 2012, prior to the Taliban takeover in 2021.

History

The FOB was originally a Soviet military compound. The Marines named it FOB Kerella, after the first Marine stationed at this FOB to die in

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, Cpl Jason Karella of 2nd Battalion 7th Marines. It was renamed FOB Delaram, after the nearby city, sometime after 2008. Camp Delaram was constructed to accommodate the U.S. Marine Corps. The camp also serves as a storage place for logistics and equipment. The FOB also serves as a focal point for helping Afghans bring their lives back to normal after the attack and still continuing threats from Taliban forces. The initial structure of the base was only temporary and did not have a landing strip for airplanes. An airstrip was later built to allow airplanes to land and bring in passengers and supplies.

Deployed units

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* 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines *

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* 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines *

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* 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines * 1st Battalion, 25th Marines * Regimental Combat Team 6 * 5th Battalion, 11th Marines *5th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps,

"48th Brigade Escorts ANA"
''Digital Video & Imagery System'' website, 25 February 2010. Retrieved on 21 March *Headquarters, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps, Afghan National Army *F Company (Air Ambulance), 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion *1MARDIV, Headquarters Battalion, MP Company (MPCO), Police Advisory Team *Marine Air Control Squadron 1 (

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) *Charlie Company, 1- 214th Aviation Regiment, "Weizen Dust-Off" from September 2010 to August 2011.

References

External links

*http://duckofminerva.blogspot.com/2010/03/delaram.html - article on Delaram in Washington Post *Militarybases.co

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