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FOB Robinson was a Forward Operating Base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It was located next to the Helmand River, near the town of Sangin. It was called FOB Wolf and was built by the 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry American Security Force.
FOB Robinson | |
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan | |
Type | Forward Operating Base |
Site history | |
Built | March 2006 |
In use | March 2006 – ? |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Operation Herrick |
Garrison information | |
Occupants |
It was handed over to British 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment on 2 June 2006.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, FOB Robinson got its name from an American soldier killed in action in Sangin District, Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Robinson, 36, of Brandon, Mississippi.[1]
FOB Robinson was a forward mounting base for US Special Forces who had several A Teams located next to the British half of the camp.
Units
edit- 3/124th Infantry American Security Force from March until 2 June 2006.
- Possibly a troop of 39th Regiment Royal Artillery with the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System during Op Herrick's 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13.
- OP H 4 (May – November 2006)
- 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) from 2 June 2006 until unknown.
- OP H 5 (Dec 2006 – March 2007)
- Whiskey Company, 45 Commando
- OP H 7 (October 2007 - April 2008)
- Echo Company, 40 Commando[3]
- Support from Sniper Section, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards during November.[4]
- Echo Company, 40 Commando[3]
- OP H 8 (April 2008 – October 2008)
- D Company, 2 PARA
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "SSG Chris Robinson Death".
- ^ "SSG Death of Chris Robinson".
- ^ Thornton 2013, p. 15.
- ^ Coldstream 2016, p. 43.
References
edit- Guards, Coldstream (2016). 10 Years in Afghanistan. UK: Coldstream Guards.
- Thornton, P (2013). Helmand - Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers. UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-906-0.
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