Military town

A military town is a civilian municipality which is economically dependent upon or receives its greatest economic impetus from a nearby military installation, such as a military base or military academy.

Examples[]

Pakistan[]

Abbottabad (associated with Pakistan Military Academy)

United Kingdom[]

Aldershot (associated with the Aldershot Garrison)
Brecon (associated with Derring Lines and The Barracks)

United States[]

Clovis, New Mexico (associated with Cannon Air Force Base)
Colorado Springs, Colorado (associated with Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Academy)
Columbus, Georgia (dependent upon Fort Benning)
Fairbanks, Alaska(Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Greely and Clear Air Force Station)
Fayetteville, North Carolina (associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Army Air Field)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky (associated with Fort Campbell)
Jacksonville, North Carolina (associated with Camp Lejeune)
Killeen, Texas (associated with Fort Hood)
Knob Noster, Missouri (associated with Whiteman Air Force Base)
Leavenworth, Kansas (associated with Fort Leavenworth)
Lompoc, California (associated with Vandenberg Air Force Base)
Oceanside, California (associated with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton)
San Antonio, Texas (associated with Brooks City-Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base)
San Diego, California (associated with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Naval Base Point Loma, Naval Base San Diego Bob Wilson Naval Hospital, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command)
Tacoma, Washington (associated with Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base)
Warner Robins, Georgia (dependent upon Robins Air Force Base)
Wichita Falls, Texas (dependent upon Sheppard Air Force Base)
Westworth Village, Texas (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth)

Military town

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Examples[]

Pakistan[]

United Kingdom[]

United States[]

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