Camp Dwyer

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Camp Dwyer
Helicopter Landing Zone sign
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Afghanistan/ISAF
Operator United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Location Garmsir District, Helmand Province
Built 2009 (2009)
In use 2009-Present
Coordinates 31°05′43″N 64°03′40″E / 31.09528°N 64.06111°E / 31.09528; 64.06111
Map
Camp Dwyer
Location in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 0 0 Dirt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
00 0 0 Dirt

Camp Dwyer in Afghanistan is a military base and air field of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). It is in the Helmand River Valley in Garmsir District.

History

It was previously designated a forward operating base,[1] but was significantly expanded in 2009 and the name changed to Camp Dwyer for British Lance Bombardier James Dwyer (1984-2006), of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, who was killed on Wednesday 27 December 2006, aged 22, when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine while on a patrol in southern Helmand Province.[2]

The base was a major USMC installation and one of the largest camps the Marines used in Southern Helmand.[3] The base has been significantly reduced in physical size and number of personal assigned. As of January 2014 about 700 military and civilian personnel are at the base. And the base size has been reduced to about 1,400 acres.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://exitstrategyafghanistan.blogspot.com/2012/10/month-2-day-29.html
  2. ↑ Military Operations news article - Lance Bombardier James Dwyer
  3. ↑ "Marines ready for next phase of Afghanistan withdrawal". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140114/NEWS/301140021.  Missing or empty |title= (help)


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