FOB Delhi in Afghanistan is a military expeditionary base occupied by the United States Marine Corps. It is along the Helmand River Valley in Garmsir at an abandoned Agricultural College building.
The base was originally established by members of the Ministry of Defense and used by British units under Operation Herrick (OP H) until 2008 when the base was taken over by the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and was transferred to the British Army regiment, The Light Dragoons of Task Force Helmand, on September 8, 2008.
In June 2009, it was transferred to the U.S. Marines of Task Force Leatherneck.
It has been used by:
OP H IV - 16 Air Assault Brigade (May 2006 - November 2006):
1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
Multiple One (India Company), 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines' Command Support Group.
OP H V - 3 Commando Brigade (November 2006 - April 2007):
Information Exploitation Group
OP H VI - 12th Mechanized Brigade (April 2007 - October 2007):
OP H VII - 52nd Infantry Brigade (October 2007 - April 2008):
B Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles
OP H VIII - 16 Air Assault Brigade (April 2008 - September 2008):
A Company, 5 SCOTS.
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
OP H IX - 3 Commando Brigade (September 2008 - April 2009):
C Company, 1st Battalion, The Rifles
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
B Company, 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment.
OP H X - 19th Light Brigade (April 2009 - June 2009):
OEF - (June 2009 - October 2009)
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
OEF 11 - (October 2009-February 2010)
2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines
OEF (February 2010 - October 2010)
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
OEF (October 2010 - May 2011)
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
OEF 11 - (April 2011- October 2011)
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
OEF 11.1 - (October 2011 - May 2012)
Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines
OEF - (May 2012 - )
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
On August 10, 2012 an Afghan teenager entered an on-base gym and fired an AK-47 killing 3 US Marines and injuring another. The incident is being investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the US Attorney's Office in New York.
