MOB Price is a former

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)

Main Operating Base Main operating base (MOB) is a term used by the United States military defined as a "permanently manned, well protected base, used to support permanently deployed forces, and with robust sea and/or air access". This term was used to differentiate ...

located in Nahri Saraj District,

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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It was formerly a

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 ...

until 2012 but has been expanded.

History

The base started life during 2006 and between 2007 and 22 July 2013 it was the Headquarters of the Danish Battle Group, the British used the base between 2006 and 2014 when the base was closed by Marine Special operations Team 8213 from 2d Marine Raider Battalion. 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). Despite the drawdown of British troops this base has been expanded by 21 Engineer Regiment during November 2012.

British units

It has been used by: * OP H IV -

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 ...

(May 2006 - November 2006): ** 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment. * OP H V -

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 ...

(November 2006 - April 2007): ** J Company

42 Commando 42 Commando (42 Cdo) (pronounced as Four-Two Commando) is a subordinate unit within the Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade. Based at Bickleigh Barracks near Plymouth, personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations or training. ...

. * OP H VI - 12th Mechanized Brigade (April 2007 - October 2007): * OP H VII - 52nd Infantry Brigade (October 2007 - April 2008): * OP H VIII - 16 Air Assault Brigade (April 2008 - October 2008): * OP H IX - 3 Commando Brigade (October 2008 - April 2009): * OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - October 2009): * OP H XI - 11 Light Brigade (October 2009 - April 2010): * OP H XII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (April 2010 - October 2010): * OP H XIII - 16 Air Assault Brigade (October 2010 - April 2011): * OP H XIV - 3 Commando Brigade: (April 2011 - October 2011) ** A Squadron,

9th/12th Royal Lancers The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and the 12th Royal Lancers. In the later years of its existence, the regiment served ...

. ** Brimstone One-Four, a four-man RAF, Army and Royal Marines Counter-Improvised Explosive Device team. * OP H XV -

20th Armoured Brigade The 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, previously the 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is an armoured infantry brigade formation of the British Army, currently headquartered at Wing Barracks, Bulford, Wiltshire, as part of the 3rd (United Kingdo ...

(October 2011 - April 2012): ** B Squadron,

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and ...

. * OP H XVI - 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 - October 2012) **1st Battalion

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. **

19th Regiment Royal Artillery 19th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Scottish Gunners (until 2012 The Highland Gunners) – is a Scottish regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently supports 12 Mechanised Brigade in the armoured field artillery role. Th ...

. * OP H XVII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 - April 2013): **

40 Commando 40 Commando RM is a battalion-sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet. Their barracks are at Norton M ...

(Royal Marines) with the base being nicknamed HMS Price. **The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland **

4th Regiment Royal Artillery The 4th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It was formed in 1939 as 4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery before being redesignated in 1961. It is currently based at Alanbrooke Barracks in Topcliffe ...

. * OP H XVIII - 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 - October 2013): **

2nd Royal Tank Regiment The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps and the 1st Mechanized Brigade. History Founded as B Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917 ...

. **1st Battalion

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as the Royal Fusiliers or, simply, the Fusiliers) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st battalion, part o ...

. **4th Battalion The Rifles (Brigade Advisory Group). **1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Fire support team (L (Ńery) Battery and E Battery with RAF Regiment JTAC). * OP H XIX -

7th Armoured Brigade 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

(October 2013 - April 2014): ** 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment.

American units

1st Platoon, A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division was posted to FOB Price between January 2010 and May 2010 to conduct fire support. Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment during February 2012. Embedded Training Team (ETT), 6th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 205th Corp (6/4/205) operated out of FOB Price from May 2009 to September 2009. This ETT was part of Combined Task Force Phoenix. Charlie (Cobra) Company 2-5 IN 3/1 AD from 10 February 2014 to 15 July 2014 when the base was turned over to ANA/ ANSF forces. 3rd & 7th Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, NC 2006- Embedded Training Team, Police Mentor Team, RC South, Task Force Phoenix, South Carolina National Guard and New York National Guard, Team Mongoose. 2007-2008 1st & 2d Marine Raider Battalions 2007-2014

Future

The base was closed down during March 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MOB Price War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan 2006 establishments in Afghanistan 2006 in the United Kingdom