Forward Operating Base Inkerman
Military base in Afghanistan
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Forward Operating Base Inkerman or more simply FOB Inkerman is a former forward operating base in Afghanistan operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under Operation Herrick (OP H), it was located 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Sangin.
FOB Inkerman | |
|---|---|
| Sangin District in Afghanistan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Forward Operating Base |
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force |
| Operator | British Army Royal Marines |
| Location | |
  FOB Inkerman Shown within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates | 32°05′N 64°53′E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 2006 |
| In use | June 2007 – unknown |
Units
- OP H 6 (June – October 2007)
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
- D ( Cambridgeshire) Company Reconnaissance Platoon, C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
- OP H 7 (October 2007 – April 2008)
- Alpha Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
- Hislop Troop, 97 Battery (Lawson's Company), 4th Regiment Royal Artillery[1]
- OP H 8 (April 2008 – October 2008)
- B Company, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment[2]
- Temporarily supported by half of B Company, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during July 2008.[3]
- 8 Platoon (Fire Support Group), B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
- 1st and 2nd Troop, A Squadron, Queens Royal Lancers who formed the Viking Armoured Support Group. (May 2008 - September 2008)
- B Company, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment[2]
- OP H 9 (October 2008 – April 2009)
- Yankee Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines
- OP H 10 (April 2009 – October 2009)
- 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
- OP H 11 (October 2009 - April 2010)
- A Company, 4th Battalion, The Rifles[4]
- OP H 12 (April 2010 - October 2010)
- Bravo Company, 40 Commando, Royal Marines