Military base

Vessels of the French Navy at Port des Galets naval base in Réunion

A military base is where a country keeps its armed forces. It could be an air base, an army base, or a navy base. It could be inside its home country, in a different, friendly country, or in a country being invaded or occupied.

Naming

The name used generally refers to the type of military that uses the base.

A military base may go different names, such as the following:

• Armory
• Arsenal
• Barracks
• Casern
• Combat outpost (COP)
• DoDAAC
• Facility
• Fire support base (FSB, FB)
• Forward Operating Base (FOB)
• Fortification
• Garrison
• Installation
• Joint base
• Magazine
• Main Operating Base (MOB)
• Marine Corps base
• Military airbase, airfield or field
• Military camp
• Naval air station
• Naval base
• Naval dockyard
• Outpost (OP)
• Presidio
• Proving ground
• Reservation
• Shipyard or yard
• Station