army base

Soldiers' home station

An army base is a military installation where soldiers are stationed, trained, and housed.

It typically includes barracks, training facilities, equipment storage, and administrative buildings.

He was deployed to an army base in Germany.

The term applies to permanent installations rather than temporary field positions.

facilities

headquarters

Central command location

firing range · parade ground · obstacle course · gymnasium · chapel · medical center · housing · airfield · hangar · ammunition depot

personnel

troops

Military personnel collectively

battalion · brigade · regiment · division · company · squadron · enlisted · recruits · officers · commander

fortification

perimeter

Shape's outer edge length

  • fenceBoundary structure between properties
  • barbed wireSpiked metal fence material
  • bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold

watchtower · guardhouse · checkpoint · gate · bollards · sandbags · defensive walls · guard tower · blast walls · earthworks

barracks

quarters

Assigned living accommodations

footlockers · lockers · mess hall · latrine · drill hall · recreation room · canteen · billet · officers' mess · day room

encampment

bivouac

Temporary military encampment

depot · supply depot · quartermaster · rations · mess tent · infirmary · convoy · camouflage · reconnaissance · patrol

security

patrol

Regular surveillance route

cameras · badge access · guard dogs · security clearance · restricted area · motion sensors · alarms · curfew · access control · visitor pass

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military branch facility

army basenaval base

Military port for warships

naval port · air force base · naval station · naval shipyard · coast guard station

civilian vs. military space

army baseresidential community

Area for dwelling

shopping mall · town square · public park · college campus · suburban development

military vs. civilian space

army basepublic space

Area open to everyone

demilitarized zone · commercial district · residential area · peace zone · neutral territory

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