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'''FOB Geronimo''' in [[Afghanistan]] is a military expeditionary base built by{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}} the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref>Regimental Combat Team 2 Public Affairs. [http://www.marines.mil/unit/iimef/2ndmeb/Pages/FirstMarineRCTinAfghanistanconcludeshistoricdeployment.aspx "First Marine RCT in Afghanistan concludes historic deployment], ''Marines.mil website'', October 26, 2009. Retrieved on December 12, 2011.</ref> It is in along the [[Helmand River Valley]] in [[Nawa-I-Barakzayi District]]. It was originally built by [[1st Battalion 5th Marines|1st Battalion, 5th Marines]] in 2009.

==See also==

*[[Forward operating base]]

{{commons category|Forward Operating Base Geronimo|FOB Geronimo}}

*[[History of the United States Marine Corps]]