Camp Dwyer

Camp Dwyer was a military camp formerly of the United States Marine Corps located within the Helmand River Valley southwest of Garmsir in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

[1] The base was named after South African Lance Bombardier James Dwyer (1984-2006), of 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery,[2] who was killed on Wednesday 27 December 2006, aged 22, when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine while on a patrol in southern Helmand Province.

[3] The base was a major USMC installation and one of the largest camps the Marines used in Southern Helmand.

[4] Immediately adjacent to, and connected to the Marine base was an installation known as Camp Gamsir which was the headquarters of the 1st Brigade 215th Corps.

[5] The base was significantly reduced in physical size and number of personal assigned.