Forward Operating Base Geronimo

FOB Geronimo
Nawa-I-Barakzayi District, Afghanistan
Type Forward operating base
Site information
Controlled by United States Marine Corps
Site history
Built July 2009
In use 2009–present

FOB Geronimo in Afghanistan is a military expeditionary base built by the United States Marine Corps.[1][2] It is in along the Helmand River Valley in Nawa-I-Barakzayi District, Helmand Province. It was originally built by 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in 2009.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Regimental Combat Team 3 Public Affairs. "First Marine RCT in Afghanistan concludes historic deployment Archived December 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., Marines.mil website, October 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://exitstrategyafghanistan.blogspot.com/2012/10/month-2-day-29.html


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