Forward Operating Base Grizzly

FOB Grizzly (formerly FOB Spartan, FOB Red Lion and FOB Barbarian) was a US Army Forward Operating Base located within Camp Ashraf, Iraq. It is near Al Khalis, approximately 20 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 kilometers north of Baghdad.

The FOB is named after the callsign for the 49th Military Police Battalion. They were in charge of the FOB from October 2005 until October 2006 and their call sign was "Grizzly" dubbed after the California Grizzly Bear on the State Flag, TASK FORCE 49, 49th Military Police Battalion and Forward Operating Base Commander, LTC Anthony Palumbo and CSM Paul George conducted operations with over 2,000 U.S. and Coalition and 300 Contract employees.

Units that have deployed to FOB Grizzly
2004-2005
 * 793rd Military Police Battalion

2005-2006
 * 49th Military Police Battalion
 * 4th MEB(AT)
 * HHB 1-102nd Field Artillery Forward
 * 110th Military Police Company
 * Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery
 * Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 194th Armor
 * Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry
 * Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery
 * Bulgarian 1st Guard Company
 * Bulgarian 2nd Guard Company
 * Muldovan EOD Team
 * 25th ROC
 * Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry
 * Delta Company, 32nd Signal Battalion

2006-2007 2007-2008 2009-2010
 * 382nd Military Police Battalion
 * Alpha Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
 * Charlie Battery 1/213th ADA
 * 504th Military Police Battalion
 * Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 9th Marines, 2D MARDIV
 * Bravo Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 2D MARDIV
 * 735th Combat Support Company
 * 728th Military Police Company
 * US Marine Task Force National Capital Region
 * Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery
 * Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry
 * Delta Company, 250 BSB
 * 324th Military Police Battalion
 * 519th Military Police Battalion
 * 424th Camp Liaison Detachment
 * 540th Camp Liaison Detachment
 * Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry
 * Hawkeye, Blackhawk, and Comanche Companies 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment
 * E co 536th FSB
 * Charlie Battery 1st Battalion 37th Field Artillery Regiment (Rock Tac)