Forward Operating Base Arian
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OwnerInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
FOB Arian | |||||||||
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| Ghazni, Ghazni Province in Afghanistan | |||||||||
 U.S. soldiers with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment conduct training with the M119 105 mm howitzer | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Forward operating base | ||||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||||
| Operator | United States Armed Forces Afghan National Army | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  FOB Arian Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′16″N 68°24′38″E / 33.50444°N 68.41056°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 2005 | ||||||||
| In use | 2005-2013 | ||||||||
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Forward Operating Base Arian was a forward operating base operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It was originally Combat Post Arian, but in 2011 rapidly expanded to forward operating base size. It was in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.[1]
- Deployed units
- 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)[2][3]
- 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)[2]
- Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion 319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82 Airborne Division (2012-)
- 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps (2012)[2]
- Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment (2013)
