
Countries hosting American Bases
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US military spending exceeds the total of the next ten largest countries combined. Although the US government acknowledges 682 military bases in 63 countries, that number may be over 1,000 (if all military installations are included), in 156 countries. Total military personnel is estimated at over 1.4 million.
Overseas bases owned or used by the US military
AFGHANISTAN: Bagram AB, Kandahar Airfield, Mazar-e-Sharif, Gardez, Kabul, Herat, Shindand, Sharab, Jalalabad
ANTARCTICA: McMurdo Station
ARGENTINA: Trelew, Golfo Nuevo, Chaco
ARUBA: Aruba
ASCENSION ISLAND: Ascension Island
AUSTRALIA: Exmouth, Northwest Cape, Pine Gap, Tindal AB
BAHAMAS: Andros Island
BAHRAIN: Manama, Al Jufayr, Isa Air Base
BELGIUM: Brussels, Chievres, Florennes, Kleine-Brogel, Mons
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY: Diego Garcia
CANADA: Argentia Newfoundland
CUBA: Guantanamo Bay
CYPRUS. Dhekelia and Akrotiri
DJIBOUTI: Camp Lemonnier
GERMANY: Amberg, Ansbach, Bamberg, Bann, Baumholder, Boeblingen, Buechel, Darmstadt, Dexheim, Einsiedlerhof, Garmisch, Geilenkirchen, Germersheim, Giessen, Grafenwohr, Heidelberg, Hof, Hohenfels, Illesheim, Kaiserlautern, Kornwestheim, Lampertheim, Landshut, Langen, Leimen, Mainz, Mannheim, Miesau, Pfeffelbach, Pirmasens, Ramstein, Rheindahlem, Schweinfurt, Schwetzingen, Seckenheim, Sembach, Spangdahlem, Stuttgart, Trier
GREECE: Larissa, Soudha Bay
GREENLAND: Thule AB
GUAM: Anderson AFB, Apra Harbor NS, Andy South
HONDURAS: Soto Cano/Palmerola
ICELAND: Grindavik
IRAQ: Green Zone, Camp Taji
ISRAEL: Dimona Radar Facility
ITALY: Catania, Aviano, Tirrenia, Vicenza, Naples, Coltano, Pordenone, Gaeta, Brescia, Livorno, Maniago, Sigonella Sicily, Pisa, Roveredo, San Vito Normanni, Cordenone, Niscemi Sicily
JAPAN: Tokyo, Sasebo, Akizuki, Okinawa, Yokosuka, Tengan, Zukeran, Camp Fuji, Sagamihara, Chitose, Sasebo, Misawa, Gotemba, Hachinohe, Kure, Ikego, Fukuoka, Iwo Jima, Gushikawa, Kami Seya, Higashi-Hiroshima, Kisarazu, Yokohama, Iwakuni, Koza, Waco City, Atsugi, Yokosuka, Owada, Sagamihara, Zama, Tana, Tokorosana, Totsuka, Fussa
JOHNSTON ATOLL: Uninhabited US island (now unused?)
KENYA: Mombasa
SOUTH KOREA: Chechon, Chinhae, Inchon, Kimhae, Kunsan, Kwangju, Masan, Munsan, Osan, Paju, Pochon, Pohang, Pusan, Pyeongtaek, Seoul, Songnam, Suwon, Taegu, Taejon, Taepeak, Tong Du Chon, Uijong Bu, Waegwan, Wonju, Yechon, Yongchon, Yongju, Yongpyong, Yongsan
KOSOVO: Camp Bondsteel
KUWAIT: Ali Al Salem, Buehring, Ahmed Al Jaber, Al Mubarak AB, Camp Patriot, Camp Arifjan, Camp Virginia, Shuaiba Naval Base, Udairi Training Range
MARSHALL ISLANDS: Kwajalein Atoll
NETHERLANDS: Brunssum, Schinnen
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS: Tinian, Saipan, Farallon de Medinilla
NORWAY: Norway
OMAN: Sur Masirah, Salalah, Seeb, Thumrait, Al Mussanah AB
PORTUGAL: Lajesfield
PUERTO RICO: Fort Buchanan, Caguas, Camp Santiago
QATAR: Al Udeid, As Sayliyah
ROMANIA: Mihail Kogalniceanu AB, Deveselu, Babadag Training Base
SINGAPORE: Paya Lebar AB
SPAIN: Morón AB, Naval Station Rota
TURKEY: Ankara, Batman, Izmir, Incirlik AB, Yumurzalik
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Al Dhafra, Fujairah, Jebel Ali
UNITED KINGDOM: Alconbury, Barford St John, Blenheim Crescent, Croughton, Fairford, Feltwell, Fylingdales, Lakenheath, Menwith Hill, Mildenhall, Molesworth, Welford
VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Croix
Please note this list is still under construction and may contain some inaccuracies.
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