{{Infobox military installation | name = FOB Bostick | ensign= Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg | ensign_size= 90px | native_name = | partof = | location = Naray, Kunar Province | nearest_town = | country = Afghanistan | image = File:Firing rounds with an M777 Howitzer Afghanistan 2009.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = U.S. Army soldiers firing M777 howitzer from FOB Bostick, 2009 | pushpin_map = Afghanistan | pushpin_label = FOB Bostick | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Afghanistan | coordinates = {{Coord|35|12|33|N|71|31|18|E|region:AF_type:airport|display=inline,title}} | type = Forward operating base | code = | site_area = | height = | ownership = International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | operator = United States Armed Forces<BR>Afghan National Army | controlledby = | condition = | built = {{Start date|2005}} | builder = | used = 2005-{{End date|2013}} | materials = | fate = | battles = | events = | current_commander = <!-- current commander --> | past_commanders= <!-- past notable commander(s) --> | garrison = | occupants = | elevation = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | h1-number = 01 | h1-length = 30m x 20m | h1-surface = Asphalt | h2-number = 02 | h2-length = 30m x 20m | h2-surface = Asphalt | h3-number = 03 | h3-length = 30m x 20m | h3-surface = Asphalt | h4-number = 04 | h4-length = 30m x 20m | h4-surface = Asphalt | h5-number = 05 | h5-length = 30m x 20m | h5-surface = Asphalt | h6-number = 06 | h6-length = 30m x 20m | h6-surface = Asphalt | footnotes= 8 Helipads }} '''Forward Operating Base Bostick''' ('''FOB Bostick'''), previously called FOB Naray, was a U.S. military outpost in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan. In July 2008, the name of the base was changed in memory of Major Thomas G. Bostick Jr. of Llano, Texas,<ref name="Stars Harris">{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Kent |title=Schweinfurt soldiers killed in Afghanistan |url=https://www.stripes.com/news/schweinfurt-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-1.67147 |accessdate=September 8, 2019 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=August 1, 2007}}</ref> who was killed in action.<ref> {{cite web |title=Afghanistan base renamed in honor of commander who died in combat |author=Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office |url=https://www.army.mil/article/10807/afghanistan-base-renamed-in-honor-of-commander-who-died-in-combat/ |quote=Forward Operating Base Naray here was renamed FOB Bostick to honor and remember a commander who died leading his Soldiers in combat. |date=2008-07-11 }} </ref>
==Deployed units== Units deployed to FOB Bostick have included: *367th Engineer Battalion Detachment (2005) *Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defence Artillery (ND ARNG) (2006-2007) *3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment (RSTA)(2006-2007) *1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fob_bostick.htm|title=Forward Operating Base Bostick|publisher=Global Security |date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> ** Headquarters and Headquarters Troop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/35703177@N00/1182976245|title=Two Afghan National Army Soldiers talk with a local Afghan|publisher=U.S. Army|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> *4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment (2006-2007) * Embedded Training Team 7-2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC-080102-M-9719V-011.jpg|title=Marine Sgt. Will D. Craig (left) of Culleoka, Tenn., and Lance Cpl. Michael J. Subu of Jacksonville, N.C., improvise to create a table|publisher=U.S. Marine Corps|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> *6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (2008-2009) *3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (2008-2009) *Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne) (2009-2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/3794657653/sizes/o/|title=Soldiers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment|publisher=U.S. Army|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> *Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/4497708404/|title=U.S. Soldiers prepare for their next fire mission at Forward Operating Base Bostick|publisher=U.S. Army|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> *2nd Platoon, 984th Military Police Company (2009-2010) *3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment (2009-2010) *1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment (2010-2011) ** Charlie Troop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/292268/1-32-cavalry-ensures-education-young|title=1-32 Cavalry Ensures Education for the Young [Image 2 of 2]|publisher=DVIDS|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> ** Delta Troop<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/364492/tf-bandit-uses-sling-load-resupply-kunar-fob|title=TF Bandit uses sling load to resupply Kunar FOB [Image 5 of 5] |publisher=DVIDS|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> *1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment (2011-2012) *2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment ( March 2011-2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/553881/task-force-no-fear-transfer-authority|title=Task Force No Fear transfer of authority [Image 4 of 10]|publisher=DVIDS|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> ** Battalion Headquarters<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/at-the-edge-of-afghanistan-idUSRTR2QI5I|title= At the edge of Afghanistan|publisher=Reuters|date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** Charlie Company ** Fox Company (Support/maintenance) *1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (March 2012 - )<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/89203/soldier_finds_purpose_in_mentoring_role|title=Soldier finds purpose in mentoring role|publisher=U.S. Army|date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Army_1st_Lt._Nicholas_Stave,_serving_with_Headquarters_and_Headquarters_Company,_1st_Battalion,_12th_Infantry_Regiment,_4th_Infantry_Division,_attends_a_dinner_welcoming_Soldiers_arriving_at_Forward_120909-A-BX842-458.jpg|title=U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Stave, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company|publisher=U.S. Army|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> ** Charlie Company<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/593303/charlie-company1st-battalion-12-infantry-regiment-4th-brigade-combat-team-4th-infantry-division-school-visit|title=Charlie Company,1st Battalion, 12 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, school visit [Image 1 of 35]|publisher=DVIDS|date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> *91st Cavalry Regiment
; Aviation *C Company, 563rd Aviation Support Battalion (2008-2009) *Elements of 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (2010-2011) *Elements of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (2012-2013)<ref>{{cite journal|last=Risner|first=Lamont|title=The Red Warrior Path|date=1 June 2012|volume=1|issue=2|page=8|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/98847527/The-Red-Warrior-Path-June-2012|accessdate=13 June 2013|quote=Unit Address Listing}}</ref> *Elements of 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade ** 122nd Aviation Support Battalion (2007) *Elements of 10th Combat Aviation Brigade
==See also== {{commons category|Forward Operating Base Bostick}} *List of forward operating bases *List of NATO installations in Afghanistan
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Kunar Province}}
Category:Military installations of the United States in Afghanistan Category:Kunar Province Category:Military installations established in 2005