A front end loader filling HESCO barriers during a project at Camp Bastion This is a list of Forward operating bases. A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by Main Operating Bases that are required to provide backup support to them. A FOB also improves reaction time to local areas as opposed to having all troops on the main operating base. In its most basic form, a FOB consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ECP. More advanced FOBs include an assembly of earthen dams, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers, bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. They are often built from Hesco bastions.
Papago Farms FOB, Sells, Arizona San Miguel FOB, San Miguel, Arizona FOB Border Wolf, Deming, New Mexico FOB Cannon, Yuma, Arizona CBP FOB Desert Grip, Arizona (Also known as Camp Grip and Desert Camp Grip.) Located approximately 75 miles southeast of Yuma, Arizona in the US Border Patrol's Yuma Sector. Donna Anna Base Camp/FOB, New Mexico, used for training purposes Lordsburg/FOB, New Mexico Hedglen FOB, Tucson, Arizona FOB Sentinel, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas Sea-Based X-Band Radar FOB, Adak, Alaska FOB Mailfoot, Fort Benning, Georgia