Firebase Fiddler's Green

Fiddler's Green was an expeditionary fire base in Afghanistan built by the United States Marine Corps. It was located off Route 605 in Nawa-I-Barakzayi District of Helmand Province near the border with Pakistan at what the Marine Corps considered a "chokepoint to Taliban activity."^[1] It was originally built by the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines in 2009 for Operation Strike of the Sword.

Fiddler's Green
Nawa, Afghanistan
Fiddler's Green in September 2009
Site information
Type	Fire base
Controlled by	Afghan Armed Forces
Site history
Built	July 2009
In use	2009–2021

It was built on a flood plain, requiring Marine engineers to make improvements to the infrastructure.^[2]

See also

• History of the United States Marine Corps
• Fiddler's Green
• List of United States Marine Corps installations
• List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan