Firebase Fiddler's Green
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Fiddler's Green | |
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Nawa, Afghanistan | |
Type | Fire base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Afghan Armed Forces |
Site history | |
Built | July 2009 |
In use | 2009–2021 |
Fiddler's Green was an expeditionary fire base in Afghanistan built by the United States Marine Corps. It was located off Route 605 in Nawa-I-Barakzayi District of Helmand Province. It was originally built by the 3d Battalion, 11th Marines in 2009 for Operation Strike of the Sword.
See also
- History of the United States Marine Corps
- Fiddler's Green
- List of United States Marine Corps installations
- List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan
References
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