tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post6872253881028989400..comments2024-03-27T14:28:56.189-07:00Comments on The Arkenstone - ارکنستون: NEZAJA Garrison Transfers Continue in Country's North-EastAuthor: Galen Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-70894006342704229592014-09-18T11:46:18.938-07:002014-09-18T11:46:18.938-07:00Well, the NEZAJA.aja.ir article (footnote #1) seem...Well, the NEZAJA.aja.ir article (footnote #1) seems to unquestionably associate the Bojnourd garrison with the 30th Division.<br /><br />Maybe it was transferred from the 77th to the 30th sometime between ~1980 and the present?<br />For precedent, I'm thinking of something like what happened to the armored brigade in Hamedan, which was originally part of the 81st Division, but was transferred to the 16th Division back in - oh I'm not sure when exactly off the top of my head - I think it was before the revolution sometime. Author: Galen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-28599922589212543142014-09-10T19:28:54.447-07:002014-09-10T19:28:54.447-07:00AFAIK, Bojnord's brigade was never there in fu...AFAIK, Bojnord's brigade was never there in full strength. It was a detachment from the famous Quchan 2nd brigade of the 77th ID that would send its battalions to Bojnord's garrison from time to time. FYI, Quchan's 2nd brigade was instrumental in Susangard campaign in 1980-81. Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-56020506133686345682014-05-11T18:29:23.059-07:002014-05-11T18:29:23.059-07:00I hadn't seen the first site you mentioned. I ...I hadn't seen the first site you mentioned. I agree that it's probably not the new location. For one, it's still inside the city. But other than that ... <br /><br />The second site is the IRGC's Javad Alaeme infantry brigade, which also forms the nexus of (or rather, may be indistinguishable from) their provincial headquarters, the 'Shahid Fuladi Operations HQ'. I had been doing some reading about it before I got distracted by that huge IRGC-ASF expo today. There doesn't seem to be too much remarkable about them other than that they've deployed to combat the insurgency in the SE regions.<br /><br />In regards to the third site, it might be helpful to check what year the imagery dates from, that might indicate whether it's a viable site - timeline-wise. Bing occasionally carries some more recent imagery.Author: Galen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-69426607750768326712014-05-10T21:25:13.262-07:002014-05-10T21:25:13.262-07:00There are 2 interesting locations at Bojnourd:
Th...There are 2 interesting locations at Bojnourd:<br /><br />This is a little south-west, 1.5 miles of the old location. I don't think this is the new location of 130th but it does appear to have been resurfaced in the past 2 years and you can see artillery pieces near the "parade" ground/staging area? It does look like military is spending some money on renovations/work at this location so I guess they plan on keeping it.<br />http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.463609,57.309462&spn=0.00861,0.012757&t=h&z=17<br /><br />The other location is north, about 5 miles of the old location. On Wikimapia, it says it's a HAWK site but it doesn't really look like a SAM site, looks more like army/NG type barracks, firing range, obstacle course....I don't think it's the new location because it doesn't appear to have received any recent work.<br /><br />http://maps.google.com/?ll=37.545615,57.270484&spn=0.0172,0.025513&t=h&z=16<br /><br />I did find a third location but with no new imagery, it is really too early to tell if it is really a military base under construction or just normal civilian development, worth keeping my eyes on it to see what it looks like when we get a fresh image.NICOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567491909555759918noreply@blogger.com