Forward Operating Base Arian

33°30′16″N 68°24′38″E / 33.50444°N 68.41056°E / 33.50444; 68.41056TypeForward operating baseSite informationOwnerInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF)OperatorUnited States Armed Forces
Afghan National ArmySite historyBuilt2005 (2005)In use2005-2013 (2013)Airfield information

Helipads
Number	Length and surface
01	30m x 30m Asphalt
02	30m x 30m Asphalt

Forward Operating Base Arian is a former forward operating base operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It was originally Combat Post Arian, but in 2011 rapidly expanded to forward operating base size. It was in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.^[1]

Deployed units

2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)^[2]^[3]
307th Brigade Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)^[2]
Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion 319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82 Airborne Division (2012-)
6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps (2012)^[2]
Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment (2013)

References

^ Michaels, Jim (23 December 2012). "In Afghanistan, a hard holiday season for U.S. troops". USA TODAY. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Afghan soldiers, American paratroopers bolster security in key Ghazni district with comprehensive ef". U.S. Army. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Paratroopers pull together to improve FOB". DVIDS. Retrieved 9 October 2020.