Forward Operating Base Lagman


Forward Operating Base Lagman or more simply FOB Lagman is a former forward operating base operated by both the United States and Romanian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
The base was the main FOB for both the United States and Romania in Zabul Province and was named after Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, a soldier from Yonkers, N.Y. who was killed in action in 2004.

History

The site that would eventually become Forward Operating Base Lagman was originally an abandoned mud shack to the east of the large hill-top fortress overlooking the town of Qalat. Elements of 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2-22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team first surrounded the mud shack with a rudimentary barrier of concertina wire and guard positions in a sparse firebase position. Over their remaining deployment, this firebase was slowly built up with mortar positions, raised guard shacks, sandbag bunkers, and a large tent for sleeping.
Nearing the end of 2nd Brigade Combat Team's 2003 - 2004 deployment rotation, the firebase was officially named after Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, who died during a combat operation in the village of Miam Do in March 2004. At the end of 2nd Brigade Combat Team's 2003-2004 deployment rotation, the firebase was turned over to elements of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
The base was home to:
As of November 2014 the base was being used by the Afghan National Army.