Some bases are tiny or unpopulated.
When planning, the DOD has to think of the worst scenarios and what would be required. There is no time to be dickering with land titles in extreme situations and there is a 3rd Amendment to consider.
800 bases
1000 bases
5000 bases
Doesn’t matter. What matters is preparation.
Preparation is one thing. An Empire at the cost of trillions is something we do not need nor can afford. We don’t need all that just to kill bad guys who might attack us.