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[[File:Flotte-Reunion.jpg|thumb|300px|Vessels of the [[French Navy]] at [[Port des Galets]] [[naval base]] in [[Réunion]]]] |
[[File:Flotte-Reunion.jpg|thumb|300px|Vessels of the [[French Navy]] at [[Port des Galets]] [[naval base]] in [[Réunion]]]] |
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A '''military base''' is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the [[military]] or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and [[Military operation|operations]].<ref> |
A '''military base''' is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the [[military]] or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and [[Military operation|operations]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Thackrah | first=J. R. | title=Military base definition | website=Collins English Dictionary | date=April 3, 2018 | url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/military-base | access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> A military base provides accommodations for one or more [[Military unit|units]], but it may also be used as a [[command center]], [[Military education and training|training ground]] or [[proving ground]]. In most cases, military bases rely on outside help to operate. However, certain complex bases are able to endure on their own for long periods because they are able to provide [[food]], [[water]] and other life support necessities for their inhabitants while under siege. Military bases for [[military aviation]] are called [[military air base]]s. Military bases for [[military ship]]s are called [[naval base]]s. |
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== Jurisdictional definition == |
== Jurisdictional definition == |
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*[http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/ Official Directory of US Military bases.] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100530194449/http://www.remuseum.org.uk/rem_his_engineer.htm Royal Engineers Museum] Military Works (construction) |
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*[http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/grossmanbases.html New US Military Bases: Side Effects Or Causes Of War? by Zoltan Grossman] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150308190409/http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/ US Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment)] |
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*[http://www.tni.org/archives/act/17124 Outposts of Empire] – Booklet and map of the American military bases in the world. Transnational Institute, March 2007 |
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[[Category:Military life|Base]] |
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