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outpost military wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 recent military use 2 see also 3 references toggle the table of contents outpost military 23 languages azərbaycanca беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская català کوردی deutsch esperanto español eesti فارسی suomi français עברית हिन्दी bahasa indonesia 한국어 русский srpskohrvatski српскохрватски shqip ไทย türkçe українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia location where detachments are stationed for other uses see outpost look up outpost in wiktionary the free dictionary combat outpost keating in nurestan province afghanistan part of a series on war outline index history prehistoric ancient post classical early modern industrial modern military organization command and control defense ministry reserves ranks branches army navy air force marines coast guard border guard special forces cyber force space force specialties staff engineers intel recon medical police diving pilot land units infantry armor cavalry artillery special forces signal corps naval units warships submarines aircraft carriers landing craft auxiliary ships air units fighters bombers command close air support electronic warfare reconnaissance combat systems fire control system fire control radar director military combat information 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personnel recruitment conscription draft evasion mobilization training specialism soldier morale volunteer women children transgender harassment conscientious objector conscription and sexism counter recruitment logistics history war economy arms industry materiel train supply chain management defense industrial base base mob fob outpost science power projection loss of strength gradient lanchester s laws force multiplication morale law belligerent occupation armistice ceasefire court martial desertion geneva conventions geneva protocol islamic justice lawful unlawful combatant perfidy regular irregular jewish right of conquest right of self defense rules of engagement self determination martial law war crime war and genocide war treason warlord theory air supremacy appeasement command of the sea deterrence theory full spectrum dominance overmatch just war theory principles of war philosophy of war security dilemma tripwire force wargaming simulation exercises combat effectiveness center of gravity non warfare arms control counterinsurgency deterrence disaster response gray zone gunboat diplomacy humanitarian aid law enforcement low intensity conflict military engineering peacekeeping peacebuilding peace through strength show of force culture awards and decorations battle cry warrior war film military science fiction war novel anti war movement foot drill war song psychology uniform wargame militarization militarism antimilitarism camp follower related women in war war resister war studies horses in warfare wartime sexual violence fifth column mercenary pacifism privateer private military company soldiers are murderers category v t e in military terminology an outpost is a location where detachments of military personnel are stationed at a distance from the main armed force or formation in a region 1 outposts are usually located in remote or sparsely populated areas positioned to observe and defend against unauthorized intrusions and surprise attacks serving as the first line of defense the station occupied by such troops usually a small military base or settlement in an outlying frontier limit political boundary or in another country 2 its oldest known use dates to the 16th century station when on duty a fixed position or place 1590s from french poste meaning place where one is stationed citation needed outposts can take many different forms but share the features of being enclosed or otherwise separated from their environment and being regularly staffed by some sort of protective force in some cases these outposts develop satellite communities such as mining towns or frontier settlements in the area that outpost protects 3 441 442 recent military use edit military outposts most recently referred to as combat outposts cops served as a cornerstone of counterinsurgency doctrine in iraq and afghanistan these permanent or semi permanent structures often located in or near populated areas enabled military forces to secure key lines of communication or infrastructure secure and co opt the populace assist the government in restoring essential services and force insurgents to operate elsewhere 4 combat outposts were almost unanimously described in positive terms by defense analysts and military officers as a means through which to carry out its counterinsurgency efforts 5 types of outposts are used in almost every war in low supply regions as the can protect supply routes and key points see also edit blockhouse border outpost forward operating base human outpost military base observation post satellite airfield screening tactic references edit outpost n the oxford essential dictionary of the u s military new york oxford university press 2002 isbn 978 0 19 989158 0 outpost the free dictionary retrieved 27 may 2025 blower brooke l june 2017 nation of outposts forts factories bases and the making of american power diplomatic history 41 3 439 459 doi 10 1093 dh dhx034 retrieved 31 december 2025 seidel s b 2010 planning combat outposts to maximize population security massachusetts institute of technology retrieved from http apps dtic mil dtic tr fulltext u2 a538711 pdf article title hsia timothy 2008 a quick review of combat outposts cops pdf small wars journal v t e fortifications ancient abatis acropolis agger broch burgus caltrop castellum castra castros chengqiang circular rampart city gate crannog ditch defensive wall dun elevated entrance faussebraye gatehouse gord hillfort landwehr limes nuraghe oppidum palisade pincer gate promontory fort rampart ringfort rath refuge castle schwedenschanze stockade sudis trou de loup vallum wagon fort laager vitrified fort post classical advanced work albarrana tower alcazaba alcázar amba arrowslit barmkin barbican bartizan bastion battery tower battlement bawn bent entrance bergfried berm boom bretèche bridge castle bridge tower burh butter churn tower caer castle chamber gate chartaque chashi chemin de ronde chemise cheval de frise citadel coercion castle concentric castle corner tower counter castle curtain drawbridge enceinte embrasure flanking tower fortified buildings church house dzong fujian tulou ganerbenburg gate tower gabion glacis guard tower gulyay gorod gusuku half tower hoarding inner bailey kasbah keep kremlin detinets ksar landesburg loophole l plan castle machicolation merlon moat motte and bailey murder hole neck ditch outer bailey outwork parapet peel tower portcullis postern powder tower qal a reduit ribat ricetto ringwork roundel quadrangular castle shell keep shield wall shiro toll castle tower castle tower house turret viking ring fortress wall tower bailey or ward watchtower witch tower yagura yett zwinger modern early modern abwurfdach arsenal barricade bastion blockhouse breastwork canal caponier casemate cavalier counterguard couvreface coupure covertway crownwork device forts entrenchment flèche gorge gunpowder magazine hornwork kotta mara lunette magazine orillon ostrog palanka place of arms polygonal fort presidio spanish america punji sticks ravelin redan redoubt retrenchment sally port sandbag scarp and counterscarp sconce schanze sea fort station star fort tenaille 19th century barbed wire barbette border outpost bunker coastal artillery disappearing gun fire control tower gun turret land mine martello tower outpost polygonal fort sangar wire obstacles 20th century admiralty scaffolding air raid shelter anti tank obstacles trench czech hedgehog dragon s teeth barbed tape belgian gate blast shelter blast wall border security bomb shelter buoy bremer wall concertina wire defensive fighting position british hedgehog road block entry control point ecp electric fence fallout shelter fire support base flak tower hardened aircraft shelter hesco bastion jersey barrier kabal loophole main line of resistance missile launch facility pillbox revetment sentry gun spider hole spike strip submarine pen underground hangar weapon storage area weapons storage and security system by topography cave 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