Forward Operating Base Grizzly


FOB Grizzly was a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base located within Camp Ashraf, Iraq. It was near Al Khalis, approximately 20 kilometers west of the Iranian border and north of Baghdad.
The FOB was named after the callsign for the 49th Military Police Battalion. They were in charge of the FOB from October 2005 until October 2006 and their call sign was "Grizzly" dubbed after the California Grizzly Bear on the State Flag, TASK FORCE 49, 49th Military Police Battalion and Forward Operating Base Commander, LTC Anthony Palumbo and CSM Paul George conducted operations with over 2,000 U.S. and Coalition and 300 Contract employees.

Units that have deployed to FOB Grizzly

2003-2004
2004-2005
530th Military Police Battalion
336th Military Police Battalion
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2009
2009-2010