Camp Nathan Smith is an American

United States

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 military base in Kandahar City

Kandahar

Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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. Originally, it was an abandoned fruit factory. In November 2003, it was built and operated by the US Army Soldiers of Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was turned over to the Canadian Military in 2005, and named after Private

Private (rank)

A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank .In modern military parlance, 'Private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to 'Pvt.' in the United States.Notably both Sir Fitzroy MacLean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career...

 Nathan Smith

Nathan Lloyd Smith

Private Nathan Lloyd Smith was a Canadian soldier who was killed in a friendly fire incident near Kandahar, Afghanistan ....

 of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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. Smith was killed in the Tarnak Farm friendly fire incident

Tarnak Farm incident

The Tarnak Farm incident refers to the killing of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others from the Third Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on the night of April 17, 2002, by an American F-16 fighter jet. The aircraft, piloted by U.S...

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In July 2010, the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (United States), took command of Camp Nathan Smith.

On June 19, 2011 a Transfer of Authority Ceremony took place on Camp Nathan Smith signifying the end of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division’s deployment and the beginning of their sister brigade 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division’s partnership with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Afghanistan National Security Forces.

Camp Nathan Smith is located in the heart of Kandahar City, north of Highway 1 and south of the Canal.

There is a small Post Exchange, an aid station, a gym, a swimming pool and two dining facilities on Camp Nathan Smith.