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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.^[1] A FOB may contain an airbase, hospital, machine shop, and other logistical 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.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

More advanced FOBs include an assembly of berms, concrete barriers, gates, guard towers, pillboxes and bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions.^[6]

Bases in Iraq

Bases in Afghanistan

FOBs in the United States

Other reported Coalition installations in Afghanistan 2001–2016

References

^ Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS
^ "forward operating base Official Definition (US DoD)". militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Joint Publication 3-09.3 - Close Air Support" (PDF). Joint Chiefs of Staff. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010.
^ Elwell, Andrew (2011-12-01). "Defence IQ | Forward Operating Base (FOB)". Defence IQ. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "PdD Combat Armaments and Protection Systems". Project Manager Close Combat Systems. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Army Logistician (Building a FOB From the Ground Up)". www.alu.army.mil. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "U.S. Navy sailors patrol the waterways of the Haditha Dam Forward Operating Base". www.defense.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

External links

[1] Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS

[2] "forward operating base Official Definition (US DoD)". militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[3] "Joint Publication 3-09.3 - Close Air Support" (PDF). Joint Chiefs of Staff. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2010.

[4] Elwell, Andrew (2011-12-01). "Defence IQ | Forward Operating Base (FOB)". Defence IQ. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[5] "PdD Combat Armaments and Protection Systems". Project Manager Close Combat Systems. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[6] "Army Logistician (Building a FOB From the Ground Up)". www.alu.army.mil. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[7] "U.S. Navy sailors patrol the waterways of the Haditha Dam Forward Operating Base". www.defense.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

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-A '''forward operating base''' ('''FOB''') is any secured forward [[Operational level of war|operational level]] military position, commonly a [[military base]], that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may contain an [[airbase]], [[Military hospital|hospital]], [[machine shop]], and other [[military logistics|logistical]] facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by [[main operating base]]s that are required to provide backup support to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/dictionary/military-terms-defined.asp?term_id=2213|title=forward operating base Official Definition (US DoD)|website=militaryfactory.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_09_3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elwell |first=Andrew |date=2011-12-01 |title=Defence IQ {{!}} Forward Operating Base (FOB) |url=https://www.defenceiq.com/glossary/forward-operating-base-fob |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Defence IQ |language=en}}</ref> A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base.
+A '''forward operating base''' ('''FOB''') is any secured forward [[Operational level of war|operational level]] military position, commonly a [[military base]], that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives.<ref>Royal Air Force Common Core and Deployment Skills Aide-Memoire AP 3242B VOL 5, ABBREVIATIONS</ref> A FOB may contain an [[airbase]], [[Military hospital|hospital]], [[machine shop]], and other [[military logistics|logistical]] facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by [[main operating base]]s that are required to provide backup support to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/dictionary/military-terms-defined.asp?term_id=2213|title=forward operating base Official Definition (US DoD)|website=militaryfactory.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_09_3.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010231801/https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3_09_3.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Joint Publication 3-09.3 - Close Air Support|date=25 November 2014|archive-date=10 October 2010|work=Joint Chiefs of Staff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elwell |first=Andrew |date=2011-12-01 |title=Defence IQ {{!}} Forward Operating Base (FOB) |url=https://www.defenceiq.com/glossary/forward-operating-base-fob |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Defence IQ |language=en}}</ref> 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. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of [[berm]]s, concrete barriers, gates, [[guard tower]]s, [[Pillbox (military)|pillboxes]] and [[bunker]]s and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from [[Hesco bastion]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct07/FOB_groundup.html|title=Army Logistician (Building a FOB From the Ground Up)|website=www.alu.army.mil|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> FOBs also have an entry control point (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 ([[Suicide Bomb|PBIED]]) and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices ([[Car bomb|VBIED]]), plus blast mitigation with standoff protection.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2020|title=PdD Combat Armaments and Protection Systems|url=https://www.pica.army.mil/pmccs/PmIEDDefeat/Deny/ECP.html|website=Project Manager Close Combat Systems}}</ref>
+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 ([[Suicide Bomb|PBIED]]) and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices ([[Car bomb|VBIED]]), plus blast mitigation with standoff protection.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2020|title=PdD Combat Armaments and Protection Systems|url=https://www.pica.army.mil/pmccs/PmIEDDefeat/Deny/ECP.html|website=Project Manager Close Combat Systems|access-date=4 August 2020|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105114420/http://www.pica.army.mil/pmccs/PmIEDDefeat/Deny/ECP.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+More advanced FOBs include an assembly of [[berm]]s, concrete barriers, gates, [[guard tower]]s, [[Pillbox (military)|pillboxes]] and [[bunker]]s and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from [[Hesco bastion]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct07/FOB_groundup.html|title=Army Logistician (Building a FOB From the Ground Up)|website=www.alu.army.mil|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
 ==Bases in Iraq==