Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge Explained

FOB Zeebrugge ~~COB Zeebrugge~~
Ensign:	Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg
Ensign Size:	150px
Location:	Helmand Province
Country:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Map:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Label:	FOB Zeebrugge
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Afghanistan
Ownership:	International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Operator:	British Army (2006-June 2010) Royal Marines (2006-June 2010) United States Marine Corps (June 2010 - Dec 2013)
Used:	2006-December
Elevation:	921m (3,022feet)
H1-Number:	00
H1-Surface:	Concrete

FOB Zeebrugge is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Forward Operating Base (FOB) initially operated by the British Army and the Royal Marines under Operation Herrick (OP H) before being transferred to the United States Marine Corps and located in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Units

OP H VII (November 2007 - April 2008)
- 40 Commando, Royal Marines
  - Charlie Company
June 2010 - November 2010
- 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
  - India Battery^[1] ^[2]
From November 2010 - May 2011
- 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment
  - Bravo Battery^[3]
From May 2011 to November 2011
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
  - Echo Battery
- 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
  - 2nd Platoon, Charlie Battery
From November 2011 - May 2012
- 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment
  - Golf Battery
From May 2012
- 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines
  - Fox Battery^[4] ^[5]
- 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (later joined by 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon)
  - 3rd Platoon Alpha Company
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines
- 1st Battalion, 8th Marines

Observation Posts Athens^[6] and Shrine were nearby.^[7]

Book: Thornton . P . Helmand - Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers . 2013 . Osprey Publishing . UK . 978-1-78096-906-0.