List of United States military bases

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This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces currently located in the United States and around the world. This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are found at Category:Closed military installations of the United States.

An "installation" is defined as "a military base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including leased space, that is controlled by, or primarily supports DoD's activities. An installation may consist of one or more sites" (geographically-separated real estate parcels).^[1]: DoD-3

The United States operates a global network of military installations and is by far the largest operator of military bases abroad with locations in dozens of nations on every continent, with 38 "named bases"^{[note 1]} having active-duty, National Guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Its largest, in terms of personnel, is Ramstein AB, in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel.^{[1][note 2]} The Pentagon stated in 2013 that there are "around" 5,000 bases total, with "around" 600 of them overseas.^[2] Due to the sensitive nature of the subject there is no comprehensive list of detailed information on the exact number or location of all bases, stations and installations as it involves highly classified information. The total number of foreign sites for installations and facilities that are either in active use and service or may be activated and operated and by American military personnel and allies is at just over 1000.^[3]

Joint bases[]

Domestic[]

• The Pentagon

Overseas[]

• War Reserve Stocks are located in many foreign states.

Australia[]

• Pine Gap - Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG), Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
• Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt - located on the northwest coast of Australia, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of the town of Exmouth, Western Australia.
• Robertson Barracks - located in Darwin, Northern Territory.
• Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station - located near Kojarena 30 km east of Geraldton, Western Australia.
• Other US bases in Australia are present and this list does not include ADF bases with US access. The US military has access to all major ADF training areas, northern Australian RAAF airfields, port facilities in Darwin and Fremantle, and highly likely future access^[timeframe?] to an expanded Stirling naval base in Perth, and the airfield on the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.^[4][5][6]

Iraq[]

• There are approximately 2,500 U.S. servicemembers in Iraq,^[7] spread across several facilities in Iraq and other bases in Iraqi Kurdistan,^[8] being used as training bases for Iraqi and Kurdish forces^[9] as well as launching operations against targets in Syria.^[10]

Niger[]

The U.S. operates drone bases from three locations across Niger. These locations are staffed by several hundred U.S. Special Operations Forces in a non-combat role, aiding the Nigerien military with training and surveillance.

• Arlit^[12][13][14]
• Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez^[12][15]
• Niamey^[12]

Syria[]

There were approximately 1,500–2,000 U.S. Marine and Special Operations Forces in Syria, spread across 12 different facilities, being used as training bases for Kurdish rebels.^[16][17] These soldiers withdrew from Syria to western Iraq in October 2019.^[18] Meanwhile, the New York Times reported that the Pentagon was planning to "leave 150 Special Operations forces at a base called al-Tanf", where the United States is training Free Syrian Army rebels.^[19] In addition, 200 U.S. soldiers would remain in eastern Syria near the oil fields, to prevent the Islamic State, Syrian government and Russian forces from advancing in the region.^[20]

According to the Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to Astana talks the US presence in Syria is "illegal" and "without the consent of (the) government".^[21]

United States Army[]

This is a list of links for U.S. Army forts and installations, organized by U.S. state or territory within the U.S. and by country if overseas. For consistency, major Army National Guard (ARNG) training facilities are included but armory locations are not.

Domestic[]

Overseas[]

Belgium[]

• List of United States Army installations in Belgium

Bosnia-Herzegovina[]

• NATO Headquarters Sarajevo

Bulgaria[]

• Aitos Logistics Center, Burgas Province
• Bezmer Air Base, Yambol Province
• Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv Province
• Novo Selo Range, Sliven Province

Cameroon[]

• Contingency Location Garoua, Garoua^[28]

Germany[]

Israel[]

• Dimona Radar Facility - an American-operated radar facility in the Negev. As of 2012, it is staffed by approximately 100 US military personnel.^[29]

Italy[]

• Camp Darby, Pisa-Livorno
• Caserma Ederle, Vicenza
• , Vicenza

Iraq[]

• List of United States Army installations in Iraq

Japan[]

• List of United States Army installations in Japan

Kosovo[]

• Camp Bondsteel

Kuwait[]

• Camp Arifjan
• Camp Buehring (formerly Camp Udairi)
• Camp Patriot (shared with Kuwait Naval Base)
• (shared with port of Ash Shuaiba)

South Korea[]

• List of United States Army installations in South Korea

United States Marine Corps[]

Domestic[]

Overseas[]

Germany[]

• Camp Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen

Japan[]

• Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa
• Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
• Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa (Note: the following camps are dispersed throughout Okinawa but are all under the administration of the MCB complex.)
  • Camp Courtney
  • Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture
  • Camp Foster
  • Camp Gonsalves (Jungle Warfare Training Center)
  • Camp Hansen
  • Camp Kinser
  • Camp Lester
  • Camp McTureous
  • Camp Schwab

South Korea[]

• Camp Mujuk^[30]

United States Navy[]

Domestic[]

United States Navy (59)

State/Territory	Base	State/Territory	Base
California	NAWS China Lake	Maryland	NSA Annapolis[31] (Annapolis)
	NB Coronado		NAS Patuxent River
	NAS Lemoore		NSF Thurmont
	NPS Monterey		United States Naval Academy
	NAS North Island		Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center (in Maryland, but a part of NSASP of Dahlgren, Virginia)
	NB Point Loma		Joint Base Andrews (USN/USAF)
	NB Ventura County-NAS Point Mugu	Mississippi	NCBC Gulfport
	NB Ventura County-NCBC Port Hueneme		NAS Meridian
	Naval Base San Diego		NS Pascagoula
Connecticut	NSB New London	Nevada	NAS Fallon
Washington, D.C.	Washington NY	New Jersey	NWS Earle
	United States Naval Research Laboratory		NAES Lakehurst
Florida	Corry Station NTTC	New York	NSA Saratoga Springs
	NAS Jacksonville	Pennsylvania	NAS Willow Grove
	NAS Key West	Rhode Island	NS Newport
	NS Mayport	South Carolina	NSA Charleston
	NSA Orlando	Tennessee	NSA Mid-South
	NSA Panama City	Texas	NAS Corpus Christi
	NAS Pensacola		NAS JRB Fort Worth
	NAS Whiting Field		NAS Kingsville
Georgia	General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center	Virginia
	NSB Kings Bay		NSASP
	Dobbins ARB		Training Support Center Hampton Roads
Guam	Naval Base Guam		NAB Little Creek
	Andersen Air Force Base		NS Norfolk
Hawaii	NS Barking Sands		NAS Oceana
	Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
Illinois	NS Great Lakes		NWS Yorktown
Indiana	NSWC Crane Division	Washington	NBK Bangor
Louisiana	NASJRB New Orleans		NBK Bremerton
Maine	Portsmouth NS		NAS Whidbey Island
			NS Everett
		West Virginia	NIOC Sugar Grove

Overseas[]

United States Navy (24)

Country	Base	Country	Base
Bahamas	Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Detachment AUTEC	Japan	Naval Air Facility Atsugi
Bahrain	Naval Support Activity Bahrain		Naval Forces Japan, Okinawa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia		United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka
Cuba	Guantanamo Bay Naval Base		United States Fleet Activities Sasebo
Djibouti	Camp Lemonnier		NAF Misawa
Greece	Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Souda Bay, Crete	Kuwait	Kuwait Naval Base
Iceland	Naval Air Station Keflavík (no permanent US presence since 2006; rotational presence since 2017)	Oman	Masirah
Italy	Naval Air Station Sigonella	Peru	Naval Medical Research Unit Six
	Naval Medical Research Unit Three	South Korea	Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae
	Naval Support Activity Naples	Spain	Rota Naval Station
	NCTS Naples	United Arab Emirates	Fujairah IAP
			Jebel Ali Port Facility
		United Kingdom	Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (used as a base by naval P-8 aircraft[32])

United States Air Force[]

Domestic[]

United States Air Force (69)

State/Territory	Base	State/Territory	Base
Alabama	Maxwell Air Force Base	Missouri	Whiteman Air Force Base
Alaska	Clear Air Force Station	Montana	Malmstrom Air Force Base
	Eielson Air Force Base	Nebraska	Offutt Air Force Base
	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Nevada	Nellis Air Force Base
Arizona	Davis–Monthan Air Force Base	Nebraska	Offutt Air Force Base
	Luke Air Force Base	New Jersey	Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Arkansas	Little Rock Air Force Base	Nevada	Nellis Air Force Base
California	Beale Air Force Base	New Mexico	Cannon Air Force Base
	Edwards Air Force Base		Holloman Air Force Base
	Los Angeles Air Force Base		Kirtland Air Force Base
	March Joint Air Reserve Base	North Carolina	Pope Air Force Base
	Travis Air Force Base		Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Colorado	United States Air Force Academy	North Dakota	Grand Forks Air Force Base
Florida	Eglin Air Force Base		Minot Air Force Base
	Hurlburt Field	Ohio	Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
	MacDill Air Force Base	Oklahoma	Altus Air Force Base
	Tyndall Air Force Base		Tinker Air Force Base
Delaware	Dover Air Force Base		Vance Air Force Base
Guam	Andersen Air Force Base	South Carolina	Charleston Air Force Base
Georgia	Moody Air Force Base		Shaw Air Force Base
	Robins Air Force Base	South Dakota	Ellsworth Air Force Base
Hawaii	Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam	Tennessee	Arnold Air Force Base
Idaho	Mountain Home Air Force Base	Texas	Brooks City-Base
Illinois	Scott Air Force Base		Dyess Air Force Base
Indiana	Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base		Lackland Air Force Base
Kansas	McConnell Air Force Base		Laughlin Air Force Base
Louisiana	Barksdale Air Force Base		Randolph Air Force Base
	New Orleans Joint Reserve Base		Sheppard Air Force Base
Maryland	Joint Base Andrews	Utah	Hill Air Force Base
Massachusetts	Hanscom Air Force Base	Virginia	Langley Air Force Base
	Westover Joint Air Reserve Base	Washington	Fairchild Air Force Base
Michigan	Selfridge Air National Guard Base		JBLM McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Mississippi	Columbus Air Force Base	Washington, D.C.	Bolling Air Force Base
	Keesler Air Force Base	Wyoming	Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

Overseas[]

United States Space Force[]

Domestic[]

• Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
• Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
• Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts
• Cavalier Space Force Station, North Dakota
• Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado
• Clear Space Force Station, Alaska
• Kaena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii
• New Boston Space Force Station, New Hampshire
• Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
• Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
• Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
• Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

Overseas[]

Greenland (Denmark)[]

• Thule Air Base

United States Coast Guard[]

Domestic[]

Domestic[]

• Marine Safety Detachment Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
• Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa

Overseas[]

• USCG Activities Europe
• Patrol Forces Southwest Asia
• USCG Far East Activities (FEACT)
  • Marine Inspection Detachment (MIDET) Singapore

See also[]

• Base Realignment and Closure
• United States military deployments
• List of United States drone bases
• Lists of military installations

Notes[]

References[]

Further reading[]

• Deppen, Patterson (August 19, 2021). "The All-American Base World; 750 U.S. Military Bases Still Remain Around the Planet". TomDispatch. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
• Johnson, Chalmers (July 13, 2009). "Empire of Bases" (Opinion). The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
• Johnson, Chalmers (2004). "The Sorrows of Empire: Imperialism, Militarism, and the End of the Republic" (PDF). Asia Papers. Sigur Center Asia Paper Number 19. The George Washington University. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
• Vine, David (2015). Base Nation. New York: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 9781627791694. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
• Vine, David (2020). The United States of War (Hardcover ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520300873. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Military bases of the United States.

• Depart. of Defense, Base Structure Report(PDF) FY 2009 Baseline
• List of U.S. Bases Across the World, Bases listed along with data points