Camp Marmal

Camp Marmal is the largest base of the Bundeswehr outside Germany. It is adjacent to Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains. The camp was opened in September 2005 and has expanded in recent years. The camp gets its name from the bordering Marmal Mountains.

Camp Marmal
An American C-5 aircraft at Camp Marmal
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerAfghanistan
OperatorAfghan Air Force
ServesNorthern Afghanistan
LocationMazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Built2005 (2005)
In use2005-present
Elevation AMSL1,273 ft / 388 m
Coordinates36°42′10″N 067°13′40″E
Map
Camp Marmal
Location in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06L/24R 0 0 Asphalt
06R/24L 0 0 Asphalt

Camp Marmal hosts the troops of TAAC - North belonging to the NATO Resolute Support Mission.

More than 2,000 soldiers are stationed at Camp Marmal.

The base hosts a large medical center for ISAF forces and also local civilians. The base supported German combat operations in Afghanistan in early 2009.

History
The Norwegian Camp Nidaros within Camp Marmal in 2006

Germany began building the site on 3 November 2005 and it opened on 2 August 2006.[1]

Hospital

The German military hospital was completed in 2007. Its primary purpose is to provide emergency services to the RSM troops. German civilians in Afghanistan and aid workers are also served, either under contract or in cases of emergency. Local Afghans are also cared for, as capacity and means permit.

Along with two operating units, there are specialists, outpatient clinics, intensive and intermediate care stations. The hospital, pharmacy, and laboratory have approximately 80 military personnel.

German President Horst Köhler talks with troops at Camp Marmal in 2010.
The first German Army Boxer Armored Transport Vehicles deployed to Northern Afghanistan arrive at Camp Marmal, International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North. The Boxer is equipped with modern optics and remote-controlled weapons stations and provides improved protection to its crews.

See also

References
  1. "Chronology of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan". German Armed Forces via Google Translate. Retrieved 16 October 2014.


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