# Forward Operating Base Wishtan

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| name = FOB Wishtan<br><s>Patrol Base Wishtan</s>
| ensign=Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg
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| location = [Helmand Province](/source/Helmand_Province)
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| country = Afghanistan
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| ownership = [International Security Assistance Force](/source/International_Security_Assistance_Force) (ISAF)
| operator = [British Army](/source/British_Army) (August 2008-2010)<br>[Royal Marines](/source/Royal_Marines) (August 2008-2009)<br>[United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) (2008)
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'''FOB Wishtan''' is an [International Security Assistance Force](/source/International_Security_Assistance_Force) (ISAF) [Forward Operating Base](/source/Forward_Operating_Base) (FOB) operated by the [British Army](/source/British_Army) and located in [Sangin District](/source/Sangin_District), Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

==History==
FOB Wishtan was built by Echo Company, [2nd Battalion 7th Marines](/source/2nd_Battalion_7th_Marines), [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps) (USMC) during 2008 and was handed to the British Army during October 2008 with the first unit being Whiskey Company, [45 Commando](/source/45_Commando), [Royal Marines](/source/Royal_Marines).

The following units were posted here at some point:
* Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (OEF-A)
** Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, USMC until October 2008
* [Operation Herrick](/source/Operation_Herrick) IX (October 2008 - April 2009)
** Whiskey Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines
* Operation Herrick X (April – October 2009)
** A Company, [2nd Battalion, The Rifles](/source/2nd_Battalion%2C_The_Rifles) until June 2009
** C Company, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles from July 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5804196/Taliban-predicted-soldiers-actions-to-mount-most-deadly-attack-yet.html|title=Taliban predicted soldiers' actions to mount most deadly attack yet|publisher=[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)|accessdate=4 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukforcesafghanistan.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/maj-rupert-follett-2-rifles-bg-fob-wishtan/|title=Maj Rupert Follett, 2 RIFLES BG, FOB Wishtan|publisher=UK Forces Afghanistan|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
* Operation Herrick XI (October 2009 - April 2010)
** B Company, [1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland](/source/Royal_Scots_Borderers)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://helmandblog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/british-soldiers-take-out-taliban.html|title=British soldiers take out Taliban bombers |publisher=MoD - Helmand Blog - Afghanistan|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
* Operation Herrick XII (April - October 2010)
** A Company, [1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment](/source/1st_Battalion%2C_The_Mercian_Regiment) (Cheshire)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://britisharmy.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/stepping-into-the-shoes-of-1-scots-a-1-mercian-perspective/|title=Stepping into the shoes of 1 SCOTS: a 1 MERCIAN perspective|publisher=British Army|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

==Current use==
It was abandoned in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://milesamoore.com/2010/12/12/the-devil-gets-his-playground-back/|title=The devil gets his playground back|publisher=Miles Amoore|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan](/source/List_of_ISAF_installations_in_Afghanistan)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Military installations of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan
Category:Military installations established in 2008
Category:Military installations closed in 2010

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