military reservation

Secured defense land

A military reservation is land set aside for military use—bases, training grounds, weapons testing, or storage facilities.

The term emphasizes that the land is reserved from civilian development or settlement: The army conducted exercises on the military reservation.

Also called a military installation or base.

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training · base · jurisdiction · boundaries · deployment · arsenal · zoning · mobilization · maneuvers · live fire · weapons testing · garrison · army post · fort · occupation · buffer zone · restricted area · depot

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land use and access

military reservationpublic park

Municipal recreation grounds

national park · demilitarized zone · public land · state park · open space

institutional control

military reservationprivate property

Individually owned assets

commercial property · private estate · residential neighborhood · municipal park · corporate campus

Family

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