Main Operating Base Price

MOB Price FOB Price
Gereshk, Helmand Province in Afghanistan
MOB Price Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates	31°49′08″N 064°33′28″E
Type	Main Operating Base
Site information
Owner	International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	2006 (2006)
In use	2006-2012 as FOB Price 2012-2014 (2014) as MOB Price
Garrison information
Occupants	British Army United States Army Danish Defence
Airfield information
Elevation	835 metres (2,740 ft) AMSL
Helipads Number Length and surface 00  Dirt

MOB Price is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Main Operating Base located in Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

It was formerly a forward operating base until 2012 but has been expanded.

History

The base started operating in 2006, and between 2007 and 22 July 2013, it was the headquarters of the Danish Battle Group, the British used the base between 2006 and 2014 when the base was closed by Marine Special operations Team 8213 from 2d Marine Raider Battalion,[1] under Operation Herrick (OP H).

Despite the draw-down of British troops, this base has been expanded by 21 Engineer Regiment in November 2012.[2]

British units

It has been used by:

• OP H IV – 16 Air Assault Brigade (May 2006 – November 2006):
  • 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment.[3]
• OP H V – 3 Commando Brigade (November 2006 – April 2007):
  • J Company 42 Commando.[4]
• 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):
• OP H IX – 3 Commando Brigade (October 2008 – April 2009):
• OP H X – 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 – October 2009):
• OP H XI – 11 Light Brigade (October 2009 – April 2010):
• OP H XII – 4th Mechanized Brigade (April 2010 – October 2010):
• OP H XIII – 16 Air Assault Brigade (October 2010 – April 2011):
• OP H XIV – 3 Commando Brigade: (April 2011 – October 2011):
  • A Squadron, 9th/12th Royal Lancers.[5]
  • Brimstone One-Four, a four-man RAF, Army and Royal Marines Counter-Improvised Explosive Device team.[5]
• OP H XV – 20th Armoured Brigade (October 2011 – April 2012):
  • B Squadron, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.[6]
• OP H XVI – 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 – October 2012):
  • 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.[7]
  • 19th Regiment Royal Artillery.[8]
• OP H XVII – 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 – April 2013):
  • 40 Commando (Royal Marines) with the base being nicknamed HMS Price.[9]
  • The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[10]
  • 4th Regiment Royal Artillery.[11]

A Jackal on patrol from MOB Price

The base medical centre

• OP H XVIII – 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 – October 2013):
  • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.[12]
  • 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.[9]
  • 4th Battalion The Rifles (Brigade Advisory Group).^[citation needed]
  • 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Fire support team (L (Ńery) Battery and E Battery with RAF Regiment JTAC).^[citation needed]
• OP H XIX – 7th Armoured Brigade (October 2013 – April 2014):
  • 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment.[13]

American units

1st Platoon, A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and 2nd Infantry Division were posted to FOB Price between January 2010 and May 2010 to conduct fire support.[14]

Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, and 23rd Infantry Regiment in February 2012.[15]

Embedded Training Team (ETT), 6th Kandak, 4th Brigade, 205th Corp (6/4/205) operated out of FOB Price from May 2009 to September 2009. This ETT was part of Combined Task Force Phoenix.^[citation needed]

Charlie (Cobra) Company 2-5 IN 3/1 AD from 10 February 2014 to 15 July 2014, when the base was turned over to ANA / ANSF forces.^[citation needed]

3rd & 7th Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, NC 2006.^[citation needed]

Embedded Training Team, Police Mentor Team, RC South, Task Force Phoenix, South Carolina National Guard and New York National Guard, Team Mongoose, 2007–2008^[citation needed]

1st & 2nd Marine Raider Battalions, 2007–2014^[citation needed]

Future

The base was closed down in March 2014.[16]

See also

• List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan
• Operation Herrick order of battle

References

Citations

1. "Denmark concludes Afghan combat mission". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
2. "Royal Engineers construct new checkpoint". British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. "Parachute Regiment (Paras) - Afghanistan 2006". Elite UK Forces. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
4. "Royal Marines begin patrols in Helmand Province". MoD. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
5. "As I write this, a jar of golden, musky scented, sweet Helmand honey is sitting on the desk in front of me". British Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
6. "B Sqn" (PDF). 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
7. "Battle inside Afghanistan's most violent corner". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
8. "Operations and training". British Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
9. "Royal Marines leave Afghanistan for last time". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
10. "Finding festive cheer on the front line". BFBS. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
11. "Things quieten down for Royal Artillery". BFBS. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
12. "Latest account from City fan in Helmand". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
13. "Commercial pilot Leo deployed to Afghanistan as reservist in Army Air Corps". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
14. "A Field Artillery Medic's Contribution: Adapting to life at a new Forward Operating Base". ISAF. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
15. "Valentine's Day in Afghanistan". U.S. Army. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
16. "British base closures milestone". British Army. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

Bibliography

• Jones, R (2013). Reflections: Soldiers' Art In Helmand. UK: J. Salmon Ltd.

External links

• Media related to Forward Operating Base Price at Wikimedia Commons