Forward Operating Base Arian

{{Short description|Former forward operating base in Afghanistan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox military installation

| name = FOB Arian

| ensign= Flag of the International Security Assistance Force.svg

| ensign_size= 90px

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| location = Ghazni, Ghazni Province

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| country = Afghanistan

| image = File:3-6 FA, King of Battle DVIDS883578.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = U.S. soldiers with Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment conduct training with the M119 105 mm howitzer

| pushpin_map = Afghanistan

| pushpin_label = FOB Arian

| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Afghanistan

| coordinates = {{Coord|33|30|16|N|68|24|38|E|region:AF_type:airport|display=inline,title}}

| type = Forward operating base

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| ownership = International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

| operator = United States Armed Forces
Afghan National Army

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| built = {{Start date|2005}}

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| used = 2005-{{End date|2013}}

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| h1-number = 01

| h1-length = 30m x 30m

| h1-surface = Asphalt

| h2-number = 02

| h2-length = 30m x 30m

| h2-surface = Asphalt

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Forward Operating Base Arian is a former forward operating base operated by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It was originally Combat Post Arian, but in 2011 rapidly expanded to forward operating base size. It was in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/12/23/christmas-afghanistan-troops/1770209/|title=In Afghanistan, a hard holiday season for U.S. troops|last=Michaels|first=Jim |date=23 December 2012|publisher=USA TODAY|access-date=30 December 2012}}

;Deployed units

• 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-){{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/84616/afghan_soldiers_american_paratroopers_bolster_security_in_key_ghazni_district_with_comprehensive_ef|title=Afghan soldiers, American paratroopers bolster security in key Ghazni district with comprehensive ef|publisher=U.S. Army|access-date=October 9, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/87528/paratroopers-pull-together-improve-fob|title=Paratroopers pull together to improve FOB|publisher=DVIDS|access-date=October 9, 2020}}
• 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division (2012-)
• Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion 319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82 Airborne Division (2012-)
• 6th Kandak, 3rd Brigade, 203rd Corps (2012)
• Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment (2013)