FOB Edinburgh was an

International Security Assistance Force The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, Resolution 1386 pursua ...

(ISAF)

Forward Operating Base 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 or may not contain an airfield, hospital, machine sho ...

(FOB) operated by both the

British Armed Forces The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, ...

and

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and located in

Musa Qala District Musa Qala is a district in the north of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.Helmand Province Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering area. The province contains 13 ...

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. The base was used under

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 A ...

(OP H). It was also seen in the episode "Joining the Royal Irish Regiment" where

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spends time at the base as well as with the soldiers out in the field.

History

British units

It has been used by: * OP H VII - 52nd Infantry Brigade (December 2007 - March 2008) * OP H VIII -

16 Air Assault Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, from 1999 to 2021 16 Air Assault Brigade, is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the Britis ...

(March 2008 - September 2008) * OP H IX -

3 Commando Brigade 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces. It is composed of the Royal Marine Commandos, alongside commando qualified sailors, soldiers and airmen fro ...

(October 2008 - April 2009) * OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - October 2009) * OP H XI -

11 Light Brigade The 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade is a brigade of the British Army which is intended to train and assist foreign forces. In 2021, under the Future Army changes, the brigade was redesignated, formerly being the 11th Infantry Brigade & HQ ...

(October 2009 - April 2010) **

2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the U ...

American units

* 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines * Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines * Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion 11th Marines from May 2010 to November 2011. * Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion 10th Marines, November 2010 - May 2011 * Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 from March 2010 to May 2010 (First American unit on the base and took control of it from the British). *

2nd Battalion 5th Marines 2d Battalion 5th Marines (2/5 or "Two Five") is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors. They are based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and fall under the comm ...

, Regimental Combat Team 5 during June 2012. * IMA Detachment,

1st Maintenance Battalion The 1st Maintenance Battalion is a battalion of the United States Marine Corps that provides intermediate-level maintenance for the I Marine Expeditionary Force's tactical ordnance, engineer, motor transport, communications electronics and gen ...

(-) (Reinforced),

1st Marine Logistics Group The 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) is a logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with several subordinate elements also located at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma a ...

(Forward) during 2012. * Charlie Company, 1-214th Aviation Regiment, "Weizen Dust-Off" from December 2010 to August 2011. * Weapons Company, H&S Company, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines from March 2012 to September 2012 when the base was torn down.

References

Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan {{mil-unit-stub

History

British units

American units

See also

References