USMC convoys staging prior to going north into Iraq in March of 2004

A staging area is a temporary location where military units, aircraft and warships plus their matériel are assembled ahead of an attack or invasion. In former times this used to be generally the border area of ones own country, but in recent wars (Gulf War, Kosovo, Iraq War) it may also be the border area of another unrelated country granting access. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 317 KB) Summary USMC convoys staging prior to going north into Iraq in March of 2004 This image is a work of a U.S. Marine Corps Marine or employee, taken or made during the course of the persons... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 317 KB) Summary USMC convoys staging prior to going north into Iraq in March of 2004 This image is a work of a U.S. Marine Corps Marine or employee, taken or made during the course of the persons... A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. ... Diagrams of first and third rate warships, England, 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Matériel (from the French for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management. ... In military science, an attack is the aggressive attempt to conquer enemy territory, installations, personnel, or equipment or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment, for example by destroying the equipment. ... The 1944 Invasion of Normandy An invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geo-political entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, often resulting in the invading power occupying the area, whether briefly or for a long period, and sometimes permanently. ...

It is also the area designated for setting up parades and other elaborate presentations.

It is also the area where final assembly is done on space vehicles before they are moved out to their launch pad.