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A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward
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, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may contain an
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, and other
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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. A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base.


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. 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. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of
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s, concrete barriers, gates,
guard tower A watchtower or guardtower (also spelt watch tower, guard tower) is a type of military/paramilitary or policiary tower used for guarding an area. Sometimes fortified, and armed with heavy weaponry, especially historically, the structures are ...
s, pillboxes and
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s and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from
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Bases in Iraq

* FOB Abu Ghraib * FOB Al Asad * FOB Caldwell * FOB Carpenter * FOB Courage * FOB Danger * FOB Falcon * FOB Echo *
FOB Grizzly FOB Grizzly (formerly FOB Spartan, FOB Red Lion and FOB Barbarian) was a United States Army, U.S. Army Forward Operating Base located within Camp Ashraf, Diyala Governorate, Diyala province, Iraq. It was located near Al Khalis, approximately 20 kil ...
* FOB Haditha Dam * FOB Iskandariyah * FOB Kalsu *
FOB Loyalty Forward Operating Base Loyalty is a former forward operating base used by the U.S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Iraq War#2010: US drawdown and Operation New Dawn, Operation New Dawn located in the New Baghdad, New Baghdad District (Ara ...
* 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

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Advance airfield Advance airfield and forward airfield are military terms for a relatively primitive ad-hoc airfield used for refueling and re-arming air units as part of forward operations near the enemy. Also called advanced airfield for its advanced position, n ...
* Advanced Landing Ground *
Fire support base A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. FSBs fol ...
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Forward Operating Site A forward operating site (FOS) or forward operating location (FOL) is a U.S. military term for facilities, defined as "a scalable, 'warm' facility that can support sustained operations, but with only a small permanent presence of support or contra ...
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Loss of Strength Gradient The loss-of-strength gradient (LSG) is a military concept devised by Kenneth E. Boulding in his 1962 book ''Conflict and Defense: A General Theory''. He argued the amount of a nation's military power that could be brought to bear in any part of ...
* Main Operating Base * Naval outlying landing field *
Satellite airfield Satellite airfields are landing strips not regarded as main airfields as such but must be taken as a substitute in one way to a larger nearby airfield. The way this can be done may vary such as the allocation of flight paths and other functions t ...
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List of established military terms This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms. However, th ...


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