Forward Operating Base Shawqat Explained

FOB Shawqat
Ensign:	Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg
Ensign Size:	150px
Location:	Helmand Province
Country:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Map:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Label:	FOB Shawqat
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Afghanistan
Ownership:	International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator:	British Armed Forces
Built:	March–September
Builder:	38 Engineer Regiment
Used:	July 2009-August
Elevation:	798m (2,618feet)
H1-Number:	00
H1-Surface:	Concrete

FOB Shawqat was an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) operated by the British Armed Forces and located in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The FOB was established on the site of a British Built mud brick fort dating from the Anglo-Afghan Wars.

The base was used under Operation Herrick (OP H).

History

It has been used by:

• OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - October 2009):
  • 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
    • Battlegroup HQ
    • Prince of Wales's Company
  • 4th Battalion, The Rifles
    • R Company
• 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):
  • 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment^[1]
    • B Company
  • 16 Medical Regiment, RAMC^[2]
  • 2 Royal Tank Regiment - Cyclops
  • 51 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers
• OP H XIV - 3 Commando Brigade: (April 2011 - October 2011)
  • 45 Commando^[3]
    • Whiskey Company
• OP H XV - 20th Armoured Brigade (October 2011 - April 2012):
• OP H XVI - 12th Mechanized Brigade: (April 2012 - October 2012)
  • 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
• OP H XVII - 4th Mechanized Brigade (October 2012 - April 2013):
  • Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
    • • Delta Company
    • 21 Royal Engineer Regiment, 4 Squadron
  • 22 Engineer Regiment
• OP H XVIII - 1st Mechanized Brigade (April 2013 - October 2013):
  • 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

The base was closed down during August 2013.

See also

• List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to FOB SHAWQAT. The Official British Army Blog. 18 August 2015.
2. Web site: British Army medics train their Afghan colleagues. MoD. 18 August 2015.
3. Web site: Khan's kitchen: the difficult life of an Afghan interpreter for the British military . The Guardian. 18 August 2015.