Coordinates: 31°07′58″N 64°11′22″E / 31.13278°N 64.18944°E
FOB Delhi | |
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Garmsir, Afghanistan | |
Memorial at FOB Delhi, Afghanistan | |
Type | Forward Operating Base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Marine Corps |
Site history | |
Built | 2008 |
In use | 2008–present |
FOB Delhi in Afghanistan is a military expeditionary base built by the United States Marine Corps. It is along the Helmand River Valley in Garmsir at an abandoned Agricultural College building.[1] It was originally established by 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2008 and was transferred to the British Army regiment The Light Dragoons of Task Force Helmand on September 8, 2008.[2] Prince Harry served there in late 2007. In June 2009, it was transferred to the US Marines of Task Force Leatherneck.
Forward Operating Base Delhi Massacre[]
On August 10, 2012 an Afghan teenager entered an on-base gym and fired an AK-47 killing 3 US Marines and injuring another. The incident is being invested by NCIS and the US Attorney's Office in New York.
See also[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The Independent. "As the war against the Taliban continues to rage, what is life in Afghanistan really like?", The Independent website, July 27, 2007. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.
- ↑ Guerra, Alex C. "24th MEU returns a safer, more stable Garmsir to British Army", Marine.mil website, September 11, 2008. Retrieved on May 24, 2010.
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