Border outpost
A border outpost,
Depending on the length and breadth of a country's borders and geography, they could be located in a wide variety of terrain, including the inhospitable areas that often mark political boundaries.
Layout
Border outposts, where available, are built on strategic locations which are usually elevated at the highest points in the local terrain and where possible on hilltops along the border.
Depending upon
A flagpole flying the country's national flag may be located on the premise along with a Wireless Communication Antenna and a designated clearing as a make-do helipad.
Peacetime function
Border outposts are staffed in peacetime by the border guard to check
Wartime function
During
See also
Non-military:
- Human outpost (artificially created controlled human habitat)
References
- ^ Indian villages along Punjab border came under attack from Pak; by Yudhvir Rana, TNN, 9 January 2010; Times of India
- ^ Rockets fired from Pakistan; BSF warns of strong response[dead link]; Indo-Asian News Service (IANS); Amritsar, January 09, 2010; Hindustan Times
- ^ BSF warns Pakistan Rangers of reprisal - Rangers claim to have no control over jihadists targeting Punjab; by Praveen Swami; January 13, 2010; The Hindu, Online edition of India's National Newspaper
- ^ Unrelenting Pakistan lobs six rockets into Indian territory Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; 9 January 2010; The Economic Times, Times of India
- ^ BSF foils bid to smuggle weapons and explosives Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine; STAFF WRITER; January 8, 2010; Press Trust of India (PTI)
- ^ Indian Airforce.
- ^ Indian Bollywood film Refugee (2000) made with the official assistance of the Border Security Force (BSF)
