Forward Operating Base Inkerman

FOB Inkerman
FOB Inkerman
Sangin District in Afghanistan
Site information
Type	Forward Operating Base
Owner	International Security Assistance Force
Operator	British Army; Royal Marines
Location
	FOB Inkerman Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates	32°05′N 64°53′E / 32.083°N 64.883°E
Site history
Built	2006
In use	June 2007 – unknown

Forward Operating Base Inkerman or more simply FOB Inkerman is a former Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) under Operation Herrick (OP H), it was located 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of Sangin.

Units

OP H 6 (June – October 2007)
- 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
- C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
OP H 7 (October 2007 – April 2008)
- Alpha Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
- Hislop Troop, 97 Battery (Lawson's Company), 4th Regiment Royal Artillery^[1]
OP H 8 (April 2008 – October 2008)
- B Company, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment^[2]
  - Temporarily supported by half of B Company, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during July 2008.^[3]
- 8 Platoon (Fire Support Group), B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
- 1st and 2nd Troop, A Squadron, Queens Royal Lancers who formed the Viking Armoured Support Group. (May 2008 - September 2008)
OP H 9 (October 2008 – April 2009)
- Yankee Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines
OP H 10 (April 2009 – October 2009)
- 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
OP H 11 (October 2009 - April 2010)
- A Company, 4th Battalion, The Rifles^[4]
OP H 12 (April 2010 - October 2010)
- Bravo Company, 40 Commando, Royal Marines

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