Forward Operating Base Jackson

FOB Jackson
FOB Sabit Qadam
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
Location	Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Built	2006
In use	2006-2010; 2010-unknown
Coordinates	32°04′33″N 064°49′55″E / 32.07583°N 64.83194°ECoordinates: 32°04′33″N 064°49′55″E / 32.07583°N 64.83194°E
Helipads

Forward Operating Base Jackson (FOB Jackson) was a United States military base^[1] located just west of Sangin Village, Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

The base was named after British soldier Private Damien Jackson of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment who was killed on active service.

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.

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^[2]
- Ranger Company, Royal Irish Regiment attached to 2 PARA.^[2]
OP H IX - 3 Commando Brigade (October 2008 - April 2009):
- 45 Commando, Royal Marines
  - Whiskey Company^[3]
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.^[4]
3rd Battalion 5th Marines^[4]
3rd Battalion 7th Marines^[5]
1st Battalion 5th Marines
3rd Battalion 4th Marines (2013)
2nd Battalion 7th Marines
Charley Company, 1st Battalion 7th Marines^[6]

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.

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