{{short description|Former operating base in Helmand, Afghanistan}} {{Infobox military installation | name = FOB Zeebrugge<br><s>COB Zeebrugge</s> | ensign=Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg | ensign_size=150px | native_name = | partof = | location = Kajaki District, Helmand Province | nearest_town = | country = Afghanistan | image = US Navy 110920-N-AC887-068 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus holds an all-hands call with Sailors and Marines at Forward Opera.jpg | caption = Soldiers at FOB Zeebrugge in 2011 | coordinates = {{Coord|32|19|21|N|65|6|20|E|region:AF_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | type = forward operating base | pushpin_map = Afghanistan | pushpin_label = FOB Zeebrugge | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Afghanistan | ownership = International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | operator = British Army (2006–June 2010)<br>Royal Marines (2006–June 2010)<br>United States Marine Corps<br>(June 2010–Dec 2013) | controlledby = | code = | site_area = | built = {{Start date|2006}} | builder = | height = | used = 2006-December {{End date|2013}} | condition = | materials = | fate = | battles = | events = | current_commander = <!-- current commander --> | past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> | garrison = | open_to_public = | occupants = | IATA = | website = | ICAO = | FAA = | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = | elevation = {{Convert|921|m|0}} | h1-number =00 | h1-length = <!--{{Convert||m|0}}--> | h1-surface =Concrete }} '''FOB Zeebrugge''' is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) initially operated by the British Army and the Royal Marines under Operation Herrick (OP H) before being transferred to the United States Marine Corps and located in Kajaki District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
==Units== * OP H VII (November 2007 - April 2008) **40 Commando, Royal Marines *** Charlie Company{{sfn|Thornton|2013|p=22}} * June 2010 - November 2010 ** 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment *** India Battery<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2010/10/18/marines-on-patrol-in-kajaki-afghanistan/#1|title=Marines on patrol in Kajaki, Afghanistan|date=18 October 2010|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9thesb.com/Page-20.html|title=9thesb.com|website=www.9thesb.com}}</ref> *From November 2010 - May 2011 ** 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment ***Bravo Battery<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://battlerattle.marinecorpstimes.com/2011/04/25/110-marine-artillerymen-patrolling-kajaki-afghanistan/|title=1/10 Marine artillerymen patrolling Kajaki, Afghanistan|website=battlerattle.marinecorpstimes.com}}</ref> *From May 2011 to November 2011 ** 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment ***Echo Battery ** 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment *** 2nd Platoon, Charlie Battery * From November 2011 - May 2012 ** 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment *** Golf Battery * From May 2012 ** 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines *** Fox Battery<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/archives/2013/03/22/dam-has-hosted-soviets-brits-and-u-s-marines/78536164/|title=Dam has hosted Soviets, Brits and U.S. Marines|date=8 August 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://battlerattle.marinecorpstimes.com/2012/04/17/marines-in-afghanistan-light-up-the-sky-and-the-taliban/|title=Marines in Afghanistan light up the sky — and the Taliban|date=17 April 2012|publisher=}}</ref> ** 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (later joined by 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon) *** 3rd Platoon Alpha Company ** 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines ** 1st Battalion, 8th Marines * From Feb 2012 - Sept 2013 ** 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Weapons Co.) ** Embedded Training Team Kajaki - Afghan Police Advisor (H&S Co. 1 MEF/MHG) ** 1st MSOB (MARSOC Raider BN 8123)
Observation Posts Athens<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2013/12/worth-a-thousand-words-standing-guard-2/|title=Worth A Thousand Words: Standing Guard - DoDLive|website=www.dodlive.mil}}</ref> and Shrine were nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://battlerattle.marinecorpstimes.com/2012/04/10/greetings-from-our-home-with-the-marines-of-fob-zeebrugge/|title=Greetings from our home with the Marines of FOB Zeebrugge|date=10 April 2012|publisher=}}</ref>
==See also== *List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan
==References==
===Citations=== {{Reflist}}
===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |last1=Thornton |first1=P |title=Helmand - Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers |year=2013 |publisher= Osprey Publishing |location= UK |isbn=978-1-78096-906-0}}
Category:Military installations of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan Category:Military installations established in 2006