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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.
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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
- Columbus, Georgia (dependent upon Fort Benning)
- Warner Robins, Georgia (dependent upon Robins Air Force Base)
- Fayetteville, North Carolina (associated with Fort Bragg and Pope Army Air Field)
- Westworth Village, Texas (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth)
- Fairbanks, Alaska (Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Greely and Clear Air Force Station)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado (associated with Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Academy)
- Knob Noster, Missouri (associated with Whiteman Air Force Base)
- Leavenworth, Kansas (associated with Fort Leavenworth)
- San Antonio, Texas (associated with Brooks City-Base, Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base)
- Jacksonville, North Carolina (associated with Camp Lejeune)
- Savannah, Georgia (associated with Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart)
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky (associated with Fort Campbell)
- Oceanside, California (associated with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton)
- Tacoma, Washington (associated with Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base)
- Clovis, New Mexico (associated with Cannon Air Force Base)
- Killeen, Texas (associated with Fort Hood)
- 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)
Former
- Seaside, California (associated with Fort Ord until 1994)
Categories:- Military life
- Military installations
- Cities
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