Forward Operating Base Grizzly

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FOB Grizzly (formerly FOB Spartan, FOB Red Lion and FOB Barbarian) was a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base located within Camp Ashraf, Iraq. It was near Al Khalis, approximately 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) west of the Iranian border and 60 km (37 mi) north of Baghdad.

The FOB was named after the callsign for the . They were in charge of the FOB from October 2005 until October 2006 and their call sign was "Grizzly" dubbed after the California Grizzly Bear on the State Flag, TASK FORCE 49, 49th Military Police Battalion and Forward Operating Base Commander, LTC Anthony Palumbo and CSM Paul George conducted operations with over 2,000 U.S. and Coalition and 300 Contract employees.

Units that have deployed to FOB Grizzly[]

2003-2004

  • (FOB Barbarian)
  • (FOB Gator)

2004-2005 530th Military Police Battalion 336th Military Police Battalion

2005-2006

  • 4th MEB(AT)
  • HHB 1-102nd Field Artillery Forward
  • Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery
  • Alpha Company,
  • Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry
  • Bravo Battery,
  • Bulgarian
  • Bulgarian
  • Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry
  • Delta Company, 32nd Signal Battalion
  • HHC, Signal, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry

2006-2007

  • Bravo Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
  • Charlie Battery 1/213th ADA
  • Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 9th Marines, 2D MARDIV

2007-2008

  • Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 9th Marines, 2D MARDIV
  • Bravo Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 2D MARDIV
  • 728th Military Police Battalion
  • US Marine
  • Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery
  • 1161ST Forward Support Company (FSC)
  • Alpha Company, 63rd ESB
  • Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry
  • Delta Company,
  • [1]
  • [1]

2009

  • HHC, Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Companies, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment

2009-2010

  • Charlie Company 1-128th IBCT, WIARNG
  • Hawkeye, Blackhawk, and Comanche Companies 1st Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment
  • E co 536th FSB
  • Charlie Battery 1st Battalion 37th Field Artillery Regiment (Rock Tac)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Army Central Reactivates Digital Liaison Detachment, Ms. Leticia Hopkins (USARCENT) 21 October 2016
  • 1st Lt. Lea Ann Fracasso (2006-12-06). "Bulgarian Minister of Defense visits FOB". Multi-National Force - Iraq. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  • "HHD 504 MP BN returns from Iraq Monday". The Suburban Times. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  • "32nd Brigade update". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-08-02.[dead link]

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