FOB Armadillo

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Forward Ops Base Armadillo near Gereshk Afghanistan. Renamed "Budwan" in 2010.
Manned by ISAF forces from UK and Denmark as part of Task Force Helmand during the War in Afghanistan. The armadillo was the mascot of a Danish companyleader, who was killed a few weeks before the base was first established.

It was one of 3 FOBs used by UK and Danish forces around Gereshk (the others are FOB Sandford and FOB Keenan) in addition to the FOB Price hq. Closing and disassembling of Armadillo started December 2010. The last troops and equipment left in January 2011. The units stationed there were relocated to other bases.

Danish troops use handlaunched RQ-11 Raven drones to relay video footage of the area and call in air strikes or 105mm artillery from supporting bases. It also shows mortarfire mission from the base. The Danish troops interact with the local population and perform foot patrols supported by Piranha armoured fighting vehicles.

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