What is the smallest unit, remotist location, long term hardship military assignement?

Diego Garcia and Adak Alaska during navy part of my career.

Yuma Proving Grounds AZ small post and a long way from town.

Marine Security Guard Detachments at the American Embassy Republic of Upper Volta or Conacry, New Guinea. These two places are pure hell-holes!

Infested with disease and famine. Not to mention insurgents.

Not many people know of these two West African nations. But I can assure you.....it would be very difficult to find any place on earth with such horrid conditions.

As the company commander vehemently explained to all Marines departing for this region of West Africa. "If you have sex with an African whore in this region, you will die of Aids!"

USS Any Ship, in the middle of nowhere for 6-8 months

Adak Alaska towards the tip of the Aleutian Island chain. The "National Forest" there consisted of about 8 trees in 198?

LB Seitz

submariners, I imagine thats small, always remote, and long term

Diwanya, Iraq small FOB supporting the Dominican Army 04/05 less than 20 American Soldiers on the FOB

Kunsan AB. ROK. The time I was there the bowling alley was down for renivation's leaving the NCO club as about the only place on base to go. You could not walk to town you had to bus or taxi, and after hours take the "Kimchi" cabs back to base where you did the death march back to barracks from the main gate. More than one poor soul froze to death in winter passing out and falling into the binjo ditch after drinking to much jungle juice.

'77 through '79 I spent at Indian Springs AAF, now Creech AFB. 50 miles from town, 100 miles from water and 6 inches from hell. if you remember triangulation you can get right there