# Advising Platform Lightning

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{{Infobox military installation
|name = Advising Platform Lightning<br><s>Forward Operating Base Lightning</s>
|ensign=Resolute Support.svg
|ensign_size=100px
|native_name =
|partof =
|location =
|nearest_town = [Gardez](/source/Gardez), [Paktia Province](/source/Paktia_Province)
|country = Afghanistan
|image =  
|alt =
|caption = 
|coordinates = {{coord|33|34|45|N|69|16|31|E|type:airport_region:AF|display=inline,title}}
|pushpin_map = Afghanistan
|pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Afghanistan
|pushpin_label = AP Lightning
|ownership = {{flag|Afghanistan}}
|operator = [NATO](/source/NATO)/[Resolute Support Mission](/source/Resolute_Support_Mission)
|controlledby =
|code =
|built = {{Start date|2005}}
|used = Unknown-{{End date|2020|03}}
|builder =
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|condition =
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|current_commander =
|past_commanders = 
|garrison = [Task Force Southeast](/source/Task_Force_Southeast)
|occupants = E Troop 153rd Cavalry 53rd IBCT
|open_to_public =
|website = 
|IATA =
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|TC =
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|elevation = {{Convert|7500|ft|0}}
|h1-number =01
|h1-length = {{Convert|35|m|0}}
|h1-surface =[Concrete](/source/Concrete)
|airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox to something more fitting -->
|airfield_other = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities - launchpads, airship hangars etc -->
|footnotes = 
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'''Advising Platform Lightning'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forthoodsentinel.com/news/task-force-southeast-assists-afghan-forces/article_713068ee-5c44-11e7-bca3-77be7e6d90e7.html|title=Task Force Southeast assists Afghan forces|first=Christopher|last=Dennis|website=Fort Hood Sentinel}}</ref> or more simply '''AP Lightning''' was an installation used by Task Force Southeast to train [203rd Corps](/source/203rd_Corps_(Afghanistan)) of the [Afghan National Army](/source/Afghan_National_Army) and the [303rd Afghanistan National Police Zone](/source/303rd_Afghanistan_National_Police_Zone) Headquarters. It was formerly named '''Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lightning''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/news/63377/spirit-comes-fob-lightning#.UOAl5qyz7Fw|title=Spirit comes to FOB Lightning|last=Stewart|first=Kenneth|date=1 December 2011|publisher=[DVIDS](/source/DVIDS)|accessdate=30 December 2012}}</ref> an American military base in [Paktia Province](/source/Paktia_Province), Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1202683/fob-lightnings-comprehensive-soldier-fitness-expo|title=FOB Lightning's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Expo|website=DVIDS}}</ref> It was closed in March 2020.

Deployed units;

* [4th Brigade Combat Team “Highlanders”, 1st Armored Division](/source/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)) ( - April 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/105666/highlander-brigade-cases-colors-redeployment|title='Highlander' Brigade cases colors for redeployment|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Installations of the United States Army in Afghanistan
Category:Military installations closed in 2020

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