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Advising Platform Lightning[1] or more simply AP Lightning was an installation used by Task Force Southeast to train 203rd Corps of the Afghan National Army and the 303rd Afghanistan National Police Zone Headquarters. It was formerly named Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lightning,[2] an American military base in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[3] It was closed in March 2020.
Advising Platform Lightning | |||||||
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Near Gardez, Paktia Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
Coordinates | 33°34′45″N 69°16′31″E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Afghanistan | ||||||
Operator | NATO/Resolute Support Mission | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 2005 | ||||||
In use | Unknown-March 2020 | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Garrison | Task Force Southeast | ||||||
Occupants | E Troop 153rd Cavalry 53rd IBCT | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 7,500 feet (2,286 m) AMSL | ||||||
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