FOB Gibraltar

FOB Gibraltar

FOB Gibraltar is a Forward Operating Base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It is located next to the Helmand River, near the town of Sangin

FOB Gibraltar is named after the port of Gibraltar, which was the lynchpin of British Naval dominance in the Mediterenean. [cite web|url=http://www.michaelyon-online.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2045:death-in-the-corn-part-i-of-iii&catid=34:dispatches&Itemid=55|title=Death in the Corn: Part I of III|last=Yon|first=Michael|date=15 Sept 09|accessdate=2008-09-24] The Base is currently occupied by British Soldiers from the Parachute Regiment, and Danish Soldiers. The mission for FOB Gibraltar is:

*Train and support Afghan soldiers and take Taliban pressure off the Sangin area, so that the soldiers and the PRT can try to secure the population while improving their quality of life.

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