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)
Saudi Arabia
- Khamis Mushait (associated with Khamis Mushait Army Base and King Khalid Air Base)
- Hafar Al-Batin (associated with Hafr al-Batin Air Force Base and King Khalid Military City)
- Tabuk (associated with King Faisal Air Base, Tabuk Army Base and the Royal Saudi Air Force Hawk training squadrons)
Canada
- Trenton, Ontario (associated with CFB Trenton)
- Kingston, Ontario (associated with CFB Kingston and the Royal Military College of Canada)
- Petawawa, Ontario (associated with CFB Petawawa)
- Borden, Ontario (associated with CFB Borden)
United Kingdom
- Aldershot (associated with the Aldershot Garrison)
- Brecon (associated with Derring Lines and The Barracks)
United States
- Abilene, Texas (associated with Dyess Air Force Base)
- Alamogordo, New Mexico (associated with Holloman Air Force Base)
- Biloxi, Mississippi (associated with Keesler Air Force Base)
- 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)
- Fort Walton Beach, Florida (associated with Elgin Air Force Base)
- Havelock, North Carolina (associated with MCAS Cherry Point)
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky (associated with Fort Campbell)
- Jacksonville, North Carolina (associated with Camp Lejeune)
- Junction City, Kansas (associated with Ft. Riley)
- 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)
- Minot, North Dakota (associated with Minot Air Force Base)
- Oceanside, California (associated with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton)
- San Antonio, Texas (associated with Joint Base San Antonio)
- 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)
- St. Robert, Missouri (associated with Fort Leonard Wood)
- Tacoma, Washington (associated with Joint Base Lewis–McChord)
- Tucson, Arizona (associated with Davis–Monthan 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)
See also
Former
- Seaside, California (associated with Fort Ord until 1994)
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