Forward Operating Base Jackson

Forward Operating Base Jackson (FOB Jackson) was a military base used by both British and US forces [1] located just west of Sangin Village, Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

FOB Jackson FOB Sabit Qadam
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator	United States Marine Corps (USMC) Formerly: British Army & Royal Marines
Location	Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Built	2006
In use	2006-2010 UK 2010-2014 United States
Coordinates	32°04′33″N 064°49′55″E
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 01 25 Dirt

The FOB was named after British soldier Private Damien 'Jacko' Jackson of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment who was killed in Sangin in 2006.[2]

It was initially used by the British Armed Forces as part of Operation Herrick (OP H) before being turned to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during 2010.

In early 2012 FOB Jackson was renamed FOB Sabit Qadam by Coalition forces.[3]

History

It has been used by:

• OP H IV - 16 Air Assault Brigade (May 2006 - November 2006):
• OP H V - 3 Commando Brigade (November 2006 - April 2007):
• OP H VI - 12th Mechanized Brigade (April 2007 - October 2007):
• OP H VII - 52nd Infantry Brigade (October 2007 - April 2008):
• OP H VIII - 16 Air Assault Brigade (April 2008 - October 2008):
  • 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment HQ[4]
  • Ranger Company, Royal Irish Regiment attached to 2 PARA.[4]
• OP H IX - 3 Commando Brigade (October 2008 - April 2009):
  

  2 Tp, W Coy, 45 Cdo RM - Sangin 2009
  • 45 Commando, Royal Marines
    • Whiskey Company (with one troop each from Yankey, X-Ray and Zulu Companies to form Operations Company (Ops Coy)) [5]
• OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - October 2009):
  • 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
    • Alpha Company
• OP H XI - 11 Light Brigade (October 2009 - April 2010):
• OP H XII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (April 2010 - October 2010):
  • 40 Commando, Royal Marines
• 3rd Battalion 7th Marines between October 2010 until 2011.[6]
• 3rd Battalion 5th Marines[6]
• 1st Battalion 5th Marines
• 3rd Battalion 7th Marines[7]
• 3rd Battalion 4th Marines (2013)
• 2nd Battalion 7th Marines
• Charley Company, 1st Battalion 7th Marines[8]

See also

• List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan

References

Citations

1. "The outsize legacy of Sangin". The Washington Post. January 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
2. "Private Damien Jackson killed in Afghanistan". Government of the United Kingdom. July 6, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
3. "Marine Corps Times embeds in Afghanistan's Sangin district". Marine Corps Times. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
4. Bishop 2009, p. 166.
5. Southby-Tailyour 2010, p. 48.
6. "Afghanistan war diary: FOB Jackson". The San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
7. "Marine Corps Times embeds in Afghanistan's Sangin district". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
8. "On the ground in Afghanistan: the last days of a FOB". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

Bibliography

• Bishop, P (2009). Ground Truth. UK: HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00-729665-1.
• Southby-Tailyour, E (2010). 3 Commando Brigade - Helmand Assault. UK: Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0-09193-776-8.

External links

• Media related to Forward Operating Base Jackson at Wikimedia Commons