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Mapping Every Known US Military Base Overseas
Visual Capitalist ^ | 02/21/2025 | Pallavia Rao

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.

โ„น๏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.

Ranked: Countries with the Most U.S. Bases and Troops

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). Hereโ€™s the full list of all 128 listed bases, the country theyโ€™re in, and who controls them.

Base NameCountryISO CodeStatus
Kyogamisaki CS๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNAlly Controlled
Misawa AB๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Shariki CS๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNAlly Controlled
Yokota AB๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Camp Zama๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
USFA Yokosuka๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
NAF Atsugi๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCAS Iwakuni๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Kure Pier 6๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
USFA Sasebo๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
USAG Okinawa๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCB Camp Butler๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCAS Futenma๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
Kadena AB๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต JapanJPNU.S. Controlled
MCI Mujuk๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORAlly Controlled
USAG Daegu๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
USAG Yongsan-Casey๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Tango๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Osan AB๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Camp Humphreys๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
Kunsan AB๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
USFA Chinhae๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South KoreaKORU.S. Controlled
USAG Kwajalein Atoll๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญ Marshall IslandsMHLU.S. Controlled
Navy Region
Center Singapore
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SingaporeSGPU.S. Controlled
NSF Diego Garcia๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ด British Indian TerritoryIOTU.S. Controlled
Antonio Bautista AB๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Benito Ebuen AB๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Lumbia Airport๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Basa AB๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Fort Magsaysay๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Camp Melchor Dela๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Lal-lo Airport๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
NB Camilo Osias๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Balabac Island๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ PhilippinesPHLAlly Controlled
Nadzab Airport๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Lae Seaport๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Momote Airport๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Lobrum NB๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Port Moresby๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
Jackson International Airport & Seaport๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New GuineaPNGAlly Controlled
RAAF Base Darwin๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AustraliaAUSAlly Controlled
RAAF Base Tindal๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AustraliaAUSAlly Controlled
NCS Harold E. Holt๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AustraliaAUSAlly Controlled
Robertson Barracks๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AustraliaAUSU.S. Controlled
Pituffik Space Base๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ GreenlandGRLU.S. Controlled
NAS Keflavik๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ IcelandISLU.S. Controlled
Joint Warfare Center๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด NorwayNORU.S. Controlled
RAF Menwith Hill๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Alconbury /
Molesworth
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Lakenhealth๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Mildenhall๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UKGBRU.S. Controlled
RAF Croughton๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UKGBRU.S. Controlled
Lajes Field๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น PortugalPRTU.S. Controlled
Moron AB๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ SpainESPU.S. Controlled
NS Rota๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ SpainESPU.S. Controlled
USAG Benelux๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช BelgiumBELU.S. Controlled
Kleine Brogel AB๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช BelgiumBELU.S. Controlled
Geilenkirchen AB๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช BelgiumBELU.S. Controlled
Spangdahlem AB๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
Ramstein AB๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Weisbaden๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Stuttgart๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Ansbach๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
USAG Bavaria๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyDEUU.S. Controlled
Aviano AB๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
USAG Vicenza๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
Ghedi AB๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
Camp Darby๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
NSA Detachment Gaeta๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
NSA Naples๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
NAS Sigonella๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyITAU.S. Controlled
Amari AB๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช EstoniaESTAlly Controlled
Lielvarde AB๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป LatviaLVAAlly Controlled
Siauliai๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น LithuaniaLTUAlly Controlled
Camp Herkus๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น LithuaniaLTUAlly Controlled
NSF Redzikowo๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Powidz AB๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Lask AB๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Zagan๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Camp Kosciuszuko๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ PolandPOLAlly Controlled
Papa AB๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ HungaryHUNAlly Controlled
Kecskemet AB๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ HungaryHUNAlly Controlled
Camp Turzii๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด RomaniaROUAlly Controlled
NSF Deveselu๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด RomaniaROUAlly Controlled
Mihail Kogalniceanu AB๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด RomaniaROUAlly Controlled
Novo Selo Training Area๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BulgariaBGRAlly Controlled
Graf Ignatievo AB๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BulgariaBGRAlly Controlled
Larissa AB๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท GreeceGRCAlly Controlled
Stefanovikeio AB๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท GreeceGRCAlly Controlled
NSA Souda Bay๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท GreeceGRCU.S. Controlled
RAF Akrotiri๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ CyprusCYPAlly Controlled
Camp Bondsteel๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ KosovoXKXU.S. Controlled
Incirlik AB๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท TurkeyTURU.S. Controlled
Izmir AS๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท TurkeyTURU.S. Controlled
MFO South Camp๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ EgyptEGYAlly Controlled
Muwaffaq Salti AB๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด JordanJORAlly Controlled
Al-Tanf garrison๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ SyriaSYRAlly Controlled
Rumalyn๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ SyriaSYRAlly Controlled
Erbil AB๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ IraqIRQAlly Controlled
Al Assad AB๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ IraqIRQAlly Controlled
Duqm๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ OmanOMNAlly Controlled
Jebel Ali๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช UAEAREAlly Controlled
Al Dhafra AB๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช UAEAREU.S. Controlled
Al Udeid AB๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ QatarQATU.S. Controlled
NSA Bahrain๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ BahrainBHRU.S. Controlled
Sheik Isa AB๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ BahrainBHRAlly Controlled
Prince Sultan AB๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi ArabiaSAUAlly Controlled
King Faisal AB๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi ArabiaSAUAlly Controlled
Camp Buehring๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Al Jaber AB๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Ali Al Salem AB๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Camp Arifjan๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Al Mubarak AB๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ KuwaitKWTU.S. Controlled
Camp Lemonnier๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ DjiboutiDJIU.S. Controlled
Ascension Island
Auxiliary Airfield
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ St. HelenaHLEU.S. Controlled
Chabelley Airfield๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ DjiboutiDJIAlly Controlled
Baledogle๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด SomaliaSOMAlly Controlled
Mogadishu๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด SomaliaSOMAlly Controlled
Kismayo๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด SomaliaSOMAlly Controlled
Manda Bay๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช KenyaKENAlly Controlled
Mombasa๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช KenyaKENAlly Controlled
N'djamena๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ ChadTCDAlly Controlled
Atlantic Undersea
Test & Evaluation
Center
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ The BahamasBHSU.S. Controlled
Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ CubaCUBU.S. Controlled
Soto Cano Air Base๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ HondurasHNDU.S. Controlled
CSL Comalapa๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป El SalvadorSLVAlly Controlled
CSL Reina Beatrix
International Airport
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผ ArubaABWAlly Controlled
CSL Hato
International Airport
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ CuracaoCUWAlly 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 donโ€™t have double-digit bases like Japan, collectively Europe has a huge American presence, when adding in all bases and troops together.

And this isnโ€™t even accounting for the additional 80,000 soldiers deployed to the region after the 2022 Russian invasion.

Middle East: A Growing Security Sphere

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.

RankCountries With the
Most U.S. Bases
BasesCountries With the
Most U.S. Troops
Troops
1๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan14๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan52,852
2๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines9๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany34,894
3๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea8๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea23,732
4๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy12,319
5๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea6๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK10,180
6๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain3,424
7๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain3,253
8๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland5๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey1,683
9๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium1,119
10๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia4๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuba572

Nothing makes security priorities more clear than base in Djibouti, not just for the U.S. but also the rest of the world.

Itโ€™s 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, Djiboutiโ€™s 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.


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: bases; doxxing; fakecapitalist; looselips; military; pallaviarao; sinkships; visualcapitalist

1 posted on 02/21/2025 9:27:40 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Quae caret ora cruore nostro?
2 posted on 02/21/2025 9:33:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Russia? China?


3 posted on 02/21/2025 9:43:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Really?

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?

4 posted on 02/21/2025 9:45:04 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank you for the list. ;-)


5 posted on 02/21/2025 9:49:14 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: SeekAndFind

bkmk


6 posted on 02/21/2025 10:06:26 PM PST by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

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.


7 posted on 02/21/2025 10:11:03 PM PST by SPDSHDW (Execute Order 66....)
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To: SeekAndFind

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 โ€œbasesโ€, Puerto Rico 34, Japan 120, Germany 119, South Korea has 73 of them Italy 44 and so on.


8 posted on 02/21/2025 10:16:00 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


9 posted on 02/21/2025 10:28:08 PM PST by rellic (No such thing as a moderate Moslem or Democrat )
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To: SPDSHDW

Unless the US flag is flying over it, it is not a US base.


10 posted on 02/22/2025 7:45:56 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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