Forward Operating Base Bostick
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| FOB Bostick | |||||||||||||||||
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| Naray, Kunar Province in Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||
| File:Firing rounds with an M777 Howitzer Afghanistan 2009.jpg U.S. Army soldiers firing M777 howitzer from FOB Bostick, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||||||
| Type | Forward operating base | ||||||||||||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Armed Forces Afghan National Army | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
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| Site history | |||||||||||||||||
| Built | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| In use | 2005-2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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,[1] who was killed in action.[2]
Deployed units
[edit | edit source]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)[3]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Troop[4]
- 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment (2006-2007)
- Embedded Training Team 7-2[5]
- 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)[6]
- Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (2010)[7]
- 2nd Platoon, 984th Military Police Company (2009-2010)
- 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment (2009-2010)
- 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment (2010-2011)
- 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment (2011-2012)
- 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment ( March 2011-2012)[10]
- Battalion Headquarters[11]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- Charlie Company
- Fox Company (Support/maintenance)
- 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (March 2012 - )[12]
- 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)[15]
- Elements of 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
- Elements of 10th Combat Aviation Brigade
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forward Operating Base Bostick.
References
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