Posted on 02/21/2025 9:27:40 PM PST by SeekAndFind
This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Pallavia Rao, locates the known overseas bases of the American military, categorized by who controls the base.
In red are the ones controlled by the U.S., and blue are ones controlled by the host country.
โน๏ธ This map does not include several hundred temporary sites for military exercises or contingency operations.
Data is sourced from a Congressional report published in 2024. Troop data is from the Defense Manpower Data Center, current to March 2024.
Based on unclassified data, the U.S. has at least 128 bases across 49 countries.
Of them, Japan (14), has the most by far, followed by the Philippines (9) and South Korea (8). Hereโs the full list of all 128 listed bases, the country theyโre in, and who controls them.
Base Name | Country | ISO Code | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Kyogamisaki CS | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | Ally Controlled |
Misawa AB | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
Shariki CS | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | Ally Controlled |
Yokota AB | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
Camp Zama | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
USFA Yokosuka | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
NAF Atsugi | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
MCAS Iwakuni | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
Kure Pier 6 | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
USFA Sasebo | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Okinawa | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
MCB Camp Butler | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
MCAS Futenma | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
Kadena AB | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | JPN | U.S. Controlled |
MCI Mujuk | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | Ally Controlled |
USAG Daegu | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Yongsan-Casey | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
Tango | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
Osan AB | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
Camp Humphreys | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
Kunsan AB | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
USFA Chinhae | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | KOR | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Kwajalein Atoll | ๐ฒ๐ญ Marshall Islands | MHL | U.S. Controlled |
Navy Region Center Singapore | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | SGP | U.S. Controlled |
NSF Diego Garcia | ๐ฎ๐ด British Indian Territory | IOT | U.S. Controlled |
Antonio Bautista AB | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Benito Ebuen AB | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Lumbia Airport | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Basa AB | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Fort Magsaysay | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Camp Melchor Dela | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Lal-lo Airport | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
NB Camilo Osias | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Balabac Island | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | PHL | Ally Controlled |
Nadzab Airport | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | PNG | Ally Controlled |
Lae Seaport | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | PNG | Ally Controlled |
Momote Airport | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | PNG | Ally Controlled |
Lobrum NB | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | PNG | Ally Controlled |
Port Moresby | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | PNG | Ally Controlled |
Jackson International Airport & Seaport | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | PNG | Ally Controlled |
RAAF Base Darwin | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | AUS | Ally Controlled |
RAAF Base Tindal | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | AUS | Ally Controlled |
NCS Harold E. Holt | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | AUS | Ally Controlled |
Robertson Barracks | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | AUS | U.S. Controlled |
Pituffik Space Base | ๐ฌ๐ฑ Greenland | GRL | U.S. Controlled |
NAS Keflavik | ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland | ISL | U.S. Controlled |
Joint Warfare Center | ๐ณ๐ด Norway | NOR | U.S. Controlled |
RAF Menwith Hill | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | GBR | U.S. Controlled |
RAF Alconbury / Molesworth | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | GBR | U.S. Controlled |
RAF Lakenhealth | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | GBR | U.S. Controlled |
RAF Mildenhall | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | GBR | U.S. Controlled |
RAF Croughton | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | GBR | U.S. Controlled |
Lajes Field | ๐ต๐น Portugal | PRT | U.S. Controlled |
Moron AB | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | ESP | U.S. Controlled |
NS Rota | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | ESP | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Benelux | ๐ง๐ช Belgium | BEL | U.S. Controlled |
Kleine Brogel AB | ๐ง๐ช Belgium | BEL | U.S. Controlled |
Geilenkirchen AB | ๐ง๐ช Belgium | BEL | U.S. Controlled |
Spangdahlem AB | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | DEU | U.S. Controlled |
Ramstein AB | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | DEU | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Weisbaden | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | DEU | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Stuttgart | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | DEU | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Ansbach | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | DEU | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Bavaria | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | DEU | U.S. Controlled |
Aviano AB | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
USAG Vicenza | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
Ghedi AB | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
Camp Darby | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
NSA Detachment Gaeta | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
NSA Naples | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
NAS Sigonella | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | ITA | U.S. Controlled |
Amari AB | ๐ช๐ช Estonia | EST | Ally Controlled |
Lielvarde AB | ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia | LVA | Ally Controlled |
Siauliai | ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania | LTU | Ally Controlled |
Camp Herkus | ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania | LTU | Ally Controlled |
NSF Redzikowo | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | POL | Ally Controlled |
Powidz AB | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | POL | Ally Controlled |
Lask AB | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | POL | Ally Controlled |
Zagan | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | POL | Ally Controlled |
Camp Kosciuszuko | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | POL | Ally Controlled |
Papa AB | ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | HUN | Ally Controlled |
Kecskemet AB | ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | HUN | Ally Controlled |
Camp Turzii | ๐ท๐ด Romania | ROU | Ally Controlled |
NSF Deveselu | ๐ท๐ด Romania | ROU | Ally Controlled |
Mihail Kogalniceanu AB | ๐ท๐ด Romania | ROU | Ally Controlled |
Novo Selo Training Area | ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | BGR | Ally Controlled |
Graf Ignatievo AB | ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | BGR | Ally Controlled |
Larissa AB | ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | GRC | Ally Controlled |
Stefanovikeio AB | ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | GRC | Ally Controlled |
NSA Souda Bay | ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | GRC | U.S. Controlled |
RAF Akrotiri | ๐จ๐พ Cyprus | CYP | Ally Controlled |
Camp Bondsteel | ๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo | XKX | U.S. Controlled |
Incirlik AB | ๐น๐ท Turkey | TUR | U.S. Controlled |
Izmir AS | ๐น๐ท Turkey | TUR | U.S. Controlled |
MFO South Camp | ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | EGY | Ally Controlled |
Muwaffaq Salti AB | ๐ฏ๐ด Jordan | JOR | Ally Controlled |
Al-Tanf garrison | ๐ธ๐พ Syria | SYR | Ally Controlled |
Rumalyn | ๐ธ๐พ Syria | SYR | Ally Controlled |
Erbil AB | ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq | IRQ | Ally Controlled |
Al Assad AB | ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq | IRQ | Ally Controlled |
Duqm | ๐ด๐ฒ Oman | OMN | Ally Controlled |
Jebel Ali | ๐ฆ๐ช UAE | ARE | Ally Controlled |
Al Dhafra AB | ๐ฆ๐ช UAE | ARE | U.S. Controlled |
Al Udeid AB | ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | QAT | U.S. Controlled |
NSA Bahrain | ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | BHR | U.S. Controlled |
Sheik Isa AB | ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | BHR | Ally Controlled |
Prince Sultan AB | ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | SAU | Ally Controlled |
King Faisal AB | ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | SAU | Ally Controlled |
Camp Buehring | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | KWT | U.S. Controlled |
Al Jaber AB | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | KWT | U.S. Controlled |
Ali Al Salem AB | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | KWT | U.S. Controlled |
Camp Arifjan | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | KWT | U.S. Controlled |
Al Mubarak AB | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | KWT | U.S. Controlled |
Camp Lemonnier | ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti | DJI | U.S. Controlled |
Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield | ๐ธ๐ญ St. Helena | HLE | U.S. Controlled |
Chabelley Airfield | ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti | DJI | Ally Controlled |
Baledogle | ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | SOM | Ally Controlled |
Mogadishu | ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | SOM | Ally Controlled |
Kismayo | ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | SOM | Ally Controlled |
Manda Bay | ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya | KEN | Ally Controlled |
Mombasa | ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya | KEN | Ally Controlled |
N'djamena | ๐น๐ฉ Chad | TCD | Ally Controlled |
Atlantic Undersea Test & Evaluation Center | ๐ง๐ธ The Bahamas | BHS | U.S. Controlled |
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay | ๐จ๐บ Cuba | CUB | U.S. Controlled |
Soto Cano Air Base | ๐ญ๐ณ Honduras | HND | U.S. Controlled |
CSL Comalapa | ๐ธ๐ป El Salvador | SLV | Ally Controlled |
CSL Reina Beatrix International Airport | ๐ฆ๐ผ Aruba | ABW | Ally Controlled |
CSL Hato International Airport | ๐จ๐ผ Curacao | CUW | Ally Controlled |
A quick glance at the map reveals the two major security priorities for the U.S. military: Europe and East Asia.
Japan also has the most troops stationed in any country, numbering 53,000 at last count.
While Germany, Italy, and the UK donโt have double-digit bases like Japan, collectively Europe has a huge American presence, when adding in all bases and troops together.
And this isnโt even accounting for the additional 80,000 soldiers deployed to the region after the 2022 Russian invasion.
While not as nearly cluttered as Europe and East Asia, the Middle East is also home to numerous American bases. Key allies Kuwait and Bahrain also host forces.
Rank | Countries With the Most U.S. Bases | Bases | Countries With the Most U.S. Troops | Troops |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 14 | ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | 52,852 |
2 | ๐ต๐ญ Philippines | 9 | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | 34,894 |
3 | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | 8 | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | 23,732 |
4 | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 7 | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 12,319 |
5 | ๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea | 6 | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | 10,180 |
6 | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | 6 | ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain | 3,424 |
7 | ๐ฌ๐ง UK | 5 | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 3,253 |
8 | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | 5 | ๐น๐ท Turkey | 1,683 |
9 | ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait | 5 | ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 1,119 |
10 | ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | 4 | ๐จ๐บ Cuba | 572 |
Nothing makes security priorities more clear than base in Djibouti, not just for the U.S. but also the rest of the world.
Itโs situated on the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and is a key shipping route. The Red Sea has been in the news lately due to Houthi rebel attacks.
Thus, Djiboutiโs strategic location, and careful deal-making, has resulted in the country hosting military bases from seven other nations as well. This includes political rivals to the U.S., like China.
You might have noticed several NATO members hosting troops and bases. Check out: NATO Members Are Ramping up Defense Spending to see how the Russian invasion had an impact.
Russia? China?
A military base run by an ally of the US is considered a "US base"?
Ok. And I own 28 houses because I have 27 friends who own houses?
Thank you for the list. ;-)
bkmk
I think it is implying that if the base is 100% occupied by US forces, it’s a US base. It may be owned by the Country the base is in, but if the above is true, it’s a US base.
If anyone is curious about the fellows here who have been spreading the figures of 750 and 800 bases world wide, the source that created that number counts things as bases that are not bases, even unmanned sites and cemeteries, even a dog cemetery.
Here are examples of that source’s counting, Guam alone has 54 of those โbasesโ, Puerto Rico 34, Japan 120, Germany 119, South Korea has 73 of them Italy 44 and so on.
I used to volunteer to serve at some of those bases.
But military had a rule so no consecutive overseas
stations.
I got Guam and that was it; as a PCS.
I guess God did not want me PCSed
in Philippines, Japan, or Korea.
My military skill code was very expensive,
10 months of school and three years of OJT.
so I guess they wanted to keep me close to home
PCS wise.
I was a six year enlistee.
Unless the US flag is flying over it, it is not a US base.
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