Forward Operating Base Budwan
| FOB Budwan | |||||||
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| Nahri Saraj District, Helmand Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) | ||||||
| Operator | British Armed Forces Royal Danish Army Afghan National Army (ANA) | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
FOB Budwan Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 31°53′41″N 064°42′00″E / 31.89472°N 64.70000°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | January 2008 | ||||||
| In use | 2008-2011 | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 869 metres (2,851 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Forward Operating Base Budwan, or more simply, FOB Budwan, was a military base located near Gereshk, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. It was occupied by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) forces from the United Kingdom and Denmark as part of Task Force Helmand during Operation Herrick (OP H).
The base was originally named FOB Armadillo after the mascot of a Danish company commander, Major Anders Stæhr Storrud, who was killed three months before the base was established. The base was then renamed to FOB Budwan in 2010.