Advising Platform Lightning | |
Ensign: | Resolute Support.svg |
Ensign Size: | 100px |
Nearest Town: | Gardez, Paktia Province |
Country: | Afghanistan |
Coordinates: | 33.5792°N 69.2753°W |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label: | AP Lightning |
Ownership: | Afghanistan |
Operator: | NATO/Resolute Support Mission |
Used: | Unknown- |
Garrison: | Task Force Southeast |
Occupants: | E Troop 153rd Cavalry 53rd IBCT |
Elevation: | 7500feet |
H1-Number: | 01 |
H1-Length: | 35m (115feet) |
H1-Surface: | Concrete |
Advising Platform Lightning[1] or more simply AP Lightning was an installation used by Task Force Southeast to train 203rd Corps of the Afghan National Army and the 303rd Afghanistan National Police Zone Headquarters. It was formerly named Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lightning,[2] an American military base in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[3] It was closed in March 2020.
Deployed units;