# Forward Operating Base Arian

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{{Short description|Former forward operating base in Afghanistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = FOB Arian
| ensign= Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg
| ensign_size= 90px
| native_name = 
| partof = 
| location = [Ghazni](/source/Ghazni), [Ghazni Province](/source/Ghazni_Province)
| nearest_town = 
| country = Afghanistan
| image = File:3-6 FA, King of Battle DVIDS883578.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = U.S. soldiers with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment conduct training with the M119 105 mm howitzer
| pushpin_map = Afghanistan
| pushpin_label = FOB Arian
| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Afghanistan
| coordinates = {{Coord|33|30|16|N|68|24|38|E|region:AF_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| type = [Forward operating base](/source/Forward_operating_base)
| code = 
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| height = 
| ownership = [International Security Assistance Force](/source/International_Security_Assistance_Force) (ISAF)
| operator = [United States Armed Forces](/source/United_States_Armed_Forces)<BR>[Afghan National Army](/source/Afghan_National_Army)
| controlledby = 
| condition = 
| built = {{Start date|2005}}
| builder = 
| used = 2005-{{End date|2013}}
| materials = 
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| current_commander = <!-- current commander -->
| past_commanders= <!-- past notable commander(s) -->
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| h1-number = 01
| h1-length = 30m x 30m
| h1-surface = Asphalt
| h2-number = 02
| h2-length = 30m x 30m
| h2-surface = Asphalt
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'''Forward Operating Base Arian''' was a [forward operating base](/source/forward_operating_base) operated by the [International Security Assistance Force](/source/International_Security_Assistance_Force) (ISAF). It was originally Combat Operating Post Arian, but in 2011 rapidly expanded to forward operating base size. It was in [Ghazni Province](/source/Ghazni_Province), Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/12/23/christmas-afghanistan-troops/1770209/|title=In Afghanistan, a hard holiday season for U.S. troops|last=Michaels|first=Jim |date=23 December 2012|publisher=[USA TODAY](/source/USA_TODAY)|access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

;Deployed units

* 2nd Battalion, [504th Parachute Infantry Regiment](/source/504th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)<ref name="ASAP">{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/84616/afghan_soldiers_american_paratroopers_bolster_security_in_key_ghazni_district_with_comprehensive_ef|title=Afghan soldiers, American paratroopers bolster security in key Ghazni district with comprehensive ef|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/87528/paratroopers-pull-together-improve-fob|title=Paratroopers pull together to improve FOB|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref>
* [307th Brigade Support Battalion](/source/82nd_Airborne_Division), 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)<ref name="ASAP"/>
* Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion [319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment](/source/319_Airborne_Field_Artillery_Regiment), 82 Airborne Division (2012-)
* 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps (2012)<ref name="ASAP"/>
* Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, [6th Field Artillery Regiment](/source/6th_Field_Artillery_Regiment) (2013)

== See also ==

* [List of NATO installations in Afghanistan](/source/List_of_NATO_installations_in_Afghanistan)
* [List of Afghan Armed Forces installations](/source/List_of_Afghan_Armed_Forces_installations)

== References ==
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{{Commons category|Forward Operating Base Arian}}

{{Ghazni Province}}

Category:Installations of the United States Army in Afghanistan
Category:Military installations of Poland in Afghanistan
Category:Ghazni Province
Category:Military installations established in 2005
Category:Military installations closed in 2013

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