{{Short description|Former operating base in Helmand, Afghanistan}} {{Infobox military installation | name = FOB Arnhem | ensign = Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg | ensign_size = 150px | native_name = | location = Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province | image = | alt = | caption = | type = | pushpin_map = Afghanistan | pushpin_label = FOB Arnhem | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Afghanistan | coordinates = {{Coord|31|37|23|N|064|22|53|E|region:AF_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | ownership = International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | operator = British Army<BR>Royal Danish Army (RDA)<BR>Afghan National Army (ANA) | controlledby = <!-- such as RAF Bomber Command or the Eighth Air Force --> | country = Afghanistan | open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc --> | site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> | site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities - radar types etc --> | site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc --> | code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US --> | built = July - August {{Start date|2007}} | used = August 2007 - {{End date|2010}} | builder = 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/inquest-hears-that-mine-blast-ki-a95699/|title=Inquest hears that mine blast killed Cpl Sean Violino in Afghanistan|date=20 July 2009 |publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref><BR>4 Logistics Support Regiment RLC | materials = | height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level --> | length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs --> | fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter--> | condition = | battles = | events = | current_commander = <!-- current commander --> | past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> | garrison = <!-- such as the 25th Bombardment Group --> | occupants = <!-- squadrons only --> | footnotes = <!-- catchall in case it's needed to preserve something in infobox that doesn't work in new code --> }}
'''Forward Operating Base Arnhem''' or more simply '''FOB Arnhem''' is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward operating base which was located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
==History==
The base was originally established by members of the Ministry of Defence and used by British units under Operation Herrick.
==Units==
It has been used by: * Operation Herrick VI - 12th Mechanized Brigade (April 2007 - October 2007): ** 5th Scout Squad (RDA) ** 3 Company, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT).{{sfn|Dorney|2013|p=270}} 2 Platoon, Somme Coy. London Regiment ** Right Flank, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards.{{sfn|Dorney|2013|p=283}} * Operation Herrick VII - 52nd Infantry Brigade (October 2007 - April 2008): ** 2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment OMLT.{{sfn|Dorney|2013|p=285}}
Possibly destroyed December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://forsvaret.dk/HST/Nyt%2520og%2520Presse/ISAF/Pages/Sidste%2520nat%2520i%2520Arnhem.aspx&prev=search|title=Google Translate|website=translate.google.co.uk}}</ref>
==See also== *Operation Herrick order of battle *List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan
==References== ===Citations===
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===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |last1=Dorney |first1=R |title=The Killing Zone |year=2013 |publisher= Ebury Press |location= UK |isbn=978-0-09194887-0}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fob Arnhem}} Category:Buildings and structures in Helmand Province Category:Military installations established in 2007 Category:Military installations closed in 2010
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