A fire support base is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps. FSBs follow a number of plans, their shape and construction varying based on the terrain they occupy and the projected garrison.
Fire support base Crook, Vietnam, 1969
Fire Support Base Danger, headquarters of 4/39th Infantry of the 9th U.S. Infantry Division, Dinh Tuong Province, Vietnam, 1969.
FSB, 23rd Artillery Group, Vietnam, 1971
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a command center, training ground or proving ground. In most cases, military bases rely on outside help to operate. However, certain complex bases are able to endure on their own for long periods because they are able to provide food, water, and other necessities for their inhabitants while under siege. Bases for military aviation are called military air bases, or simply "air bases". Bases for military ships are called naval bases.
A sign at the Raakunamäki Military Area in Lappeenranta, Finland
Different kinds of Military installations of Iran – 2002
Part of USAF Spangdahlem Air Base in 1990
Civilian services offered to soldiers outside a military base