About Richard Wilson

Military veteran who spent most if his active military career outside US and never made back and currently lives in Europe but still haven't lost passion about military forces.
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Soldier received diploma at Camp Courtney

Camp Courtney

Camp Courtney is truly a United States Marine Base which is located in Uremia City Okinawa Prefecture Japan. Moreover, it is noted to be part of the larger Marine Corpse Base Camp Medley D. Butler and also it is noted to be home to III Marine force headquarters and also the third Marine Division headquarters. […]

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Plane lands at Camp Gonsalves

Camp McTureous

Japan Camp Mctureous is really a splendid camp that should always be referred upon as far as military camps are concerned. This particular camp is located in west of Agena district. It is noted to be equipped with the housing conveniences, a school and also some sports facilities. It is actually some of these facilities […]

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Camp Gonsalves okinawa northern training

Camp Gonsalves

One unique thing soldiers will often like Japan is the presence of Camp Gonsalves. It is actually noted that, Camp Gonsalves is situated at Northern Okinawa which of course is located in Japan. Besides, Northern Okinawa is also located across the villages of Higashi and Kunigami. It actually has acres of about 17500 and also […]

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Military plane before launch at MCAS Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)  military base is situated about 470 kilometers south of the Osaka. Moreover, it is located at Nishiki River Delta mainland Japan. Being an ideal military base, it requires any members of your family to conduct few seminars that will help them learn how to adopt life at the local area. […]

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Plane lands at Mcas Futenma

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma

US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station is located right at the center of Ginowan City, Okinawa. MCAS Futenma occupies a 4th of totality of city. The base is constructed around a 1.7 mile runway that capable to support various aircraft selected only on a regular basis. After the Okinawa battle it became a bomber base, […]

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Plane launch at Kadena Air Base

Kadena Air Base

Kadena Air Base is the apex, peak or climax of all military air activities in Japan, with the sole purpose of managing the affairs and operations in the whole region. Kadena, the city of Okinawa and Chatan are in charge of the United States Air Force Base. It is the main point of airpower in […]

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Shooting training at Camp Hansen

Camp Hansen

Located in the majestic island of Okinawa, Japan, Camp Hansen is considered as the largest United States Marine Corps training range in the island and was one of the few locations in the area that allowed the firing of live rounds.  Aside from the rudimentary military facilities of numerous firing ranges and live fire houses, […]

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Sign at Camp Fuji

Camp Fuji

Camp Fuji, a facility controlled by the United States Marine Corps that can be found in the East Central of Japan in the island of Honshu. It is situated in the vicinity of Mount Fuji specifically at the base 800 miles from Okinawa. Camp Fuji neighbors a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force facility which is known […]

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Soldiers training at Camp Darby

Camp Darby

Camp Darby is located near Pisa in Italy, and it is also a United States Military Base. The Camp is named for the memory of Brigadier General William O. Darby. NATO took several military efforts in Southern Europe in 1952, and as a result some military based or camps were made in Italy then. Camp […]

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military planes at Aviano Air Base

Aviano Air Base

At the foot of the famous Alps in Italy there an Air base of American Air Force is located named Aviano. The well known 31st Fighter Wing is located in Aviano, and it is a major air component of the US European Command. To maintain and logistic support there are two operational fighter squadrons are […]

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Royal interior at Victory Base Complex

Victory Base Complex

This Base Complex is located at Baghdad Airport. The name victory had come after Iraq got his real victory. After defeated General Saddam Hussein the American Air Force had joint their nine base camps into a base complex. The complex is actually a combination of 9 individual camps. The main work of the complex is […]

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beautiful Sunset from Forward Operating Base Sykes

Forward Operating Base Sykes

Still now there are so many FOBs in Iraq. Some FOBs are closing because mission is being changed now and then. Though there are many forward operation bases all over the country. These army bases are playing a vital role to reduce violence of the country. Some FOBs will close shortly, because the situations and […]

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Soldiers stands steal at Caserma Ederle

Caserma Ederle

By the cooperation for NATO the US Army has gotten another base named Caserma Ederle. The Caserma Ederle is also known as Camp Ederle. Actually it was an Italian base, and currently American Army is using the base. The base is situated at Vicenza in Italy. Basically it is like a home of the US […]

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soldier equipped at Forward Operating Base Grizzly

Forward Operating Base Grizzly

The Operational headquarters Grizzly (Grizzly FOB) has actually suffered numerous changes the name, and Spartan FOB has gone away, for rotation, Grizzly FOB, FOB and barbarian.  The operational headquarters treat itself about an army of The United States located in the interior of Ashram’s fields, near the so called Al Jalis in Iraq, which is […]

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Sunset at Combat Outpost Shocker

Combat Outpost Shocker

The Iraq Cop Shocker fights against the advanced Position Shocker- it is all about CP Shocker to be rapid. This is a base of the United States of the coalition and this ended the Construction in October, 2007. CP Shocker is in Zurbatiyah, Iraq. The Surprise CP is near the third Iraqi region of the […]

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Building at Camp Victory

Camp Victory

At Iraq Camp Victory, it is known that some soldiers in tone of joke refer as the Campus of the Victory “, the war seems beyond that the distant explosions – in spite of the extensive base near International Airport of Baghdad it is the headquarters of the military men of USA in Iraq. This […]

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