Introduction

The base used by the ADF Reconstruction Task Force southeast of Tarin Kowt earlier known as FOB Ripley.

Source: The Other Side of the Coin, 1st Reconstruction Task Force – Operations and Observations, LTCOL Mick Ryan, Commanding Officer, 1st Reconstruction Task Force.

Government sources

The Other Side of the Coin, 1st Reconstruction Task Force – Operations and Observations, LTCOL Mick Ryan, Commanding Officer, 1st Reconstruction Task Force.

Analysis

Forward Base Afghanistan, Reporter: Chris Masters, Four Corners, ABC Television, 7 July 2007

Infantry Operations in Southern Afghanistan, LTs Levon Lambert, Daniel Le Breton and Joshua Mickle – B Coy 7RAR, 7RAR (Mech) Blog, 18 February 2009

The addition of an infantry company provided by the newly re-raised 7RAR allowed the influence of RTF-1 to expand into key areas significant distances away from Forward Operating Base Davis. With a force package consisting of Bushmaster IMV and ASLAV vehicles, RTF-1 could rest assured that security of their proposed job sites was in very capable and heavily armed hands.

See also

• ADF bases and locations abroad
• FOB Ripley