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As part of the government's Better Defence Estate strategy, announced in November 2016, the Army plans to, over a period of 25 years, close down and dispose of numerous bases in the UK. This more efficient approach "co-locates people and capabilities in sustainable locations around centres of mass," and also releases land for up to 55,000 new ...
Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom enable the British Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare and maintain a forward presence. Bases tend to be located in or near areas of strategic or diplomatic importance, often used for the build-up or resupply of military forces, as was seen during the 1982 Falklands War and the use of RAF ...
See Category:Military installations of NATO. Headquarters SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) in Casteau, north of Mons (), since 1966 (before in Paris).SHAPE is since 2003 the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO) controlling all allied operations worldwide.
"Garrison town" is a common expression for any town that has a military base nearby. "Garrison towns" ( Arabic : أمصار , romanized : amsar ) were used during the Arab Islamic conquests of Middle Eastern lands by Arab - Muslim armies to increase their dominance over indigenous populations. [ 1 ]
Military training establishments of the United Kingdom (4 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Military installations of the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Northern Ireland [6] Long Pasia (Long Pa Sia), Sabah: British Malaya (Malaysia) 1960s [27] Magherafelt, County Londonderry: Northern Ireland [28] McMunn Barracks, Colchester, Essex: England [29] Airfield Camp, Netheravon, Wiltshire: England: RAF Netheravon: 1964–2012 [30] [31] now used by the Joint Services Parachute Centre RAF Nicosia ...
C. Caen Barracks; Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth; Camp Shorabak; Campbell Barracks (Germany) Carlton Barracks; Carver Barracks; Castlehill Barracks; Castlemartin Training Area
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