guard stations
Manned checkpoint locations
Guard stations are fixed posts where security personnel or sentries are positioned to monitor access, watch for threats, or control entry to a facility or area.
The term appears in military, correctional, and commercial security contexts: The perimeter had guard stations at fifty-meter intervals.
A guard station typically includes some shelter and may have communication equipment or surveillance monitors.
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