. "Garrison (various spellings) (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, \"to equip\") is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base.The garrison is usually in a city, town, fort, castle or similar. \"Garrison town\" is a common expression for any town that has a military base nearby."@en . .