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"The All-American Base World; 750 U.S. Military Bases Still Remain Around the Planet". TomDispatch; Johnson, Chalmers (13 July 2009). "Empire of Bases" (Opinion). The New York Times; Johnson, Chalmers (2004). "The Sorrows of Empire: Imperialism, Militarism, and the End of the Republic" (PDF). Asia Papers. Sigur Center Asia Paper Number 19.
Countries with United States military bases and facilities. The U.S. military maintains hundreds of military installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases in 55 countries and territories, as of July 2024). Some American bases are also NATO-led with forces from multiple countries.
The military of the United States is deployed in most countries around the world, with approximately 160,000 of its active-duty personnel stationed outside the United States and its territories. [1] This list consists of deployments excepting active combat deployments , including troops in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.
In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China. The current permit expires in 2025 and the Navy is required to submit an ...
A number of non-NATO allies also train pilots in the U.S. Singaporean airmen are stationed at Idaho’s Mountain Home Air Force Base as part of the 428th Fighter Squadron, an integrated training unit.
The number of active duty Air Force Bases within the United States rose from 115 in 1947 to peak at 162 in 1956 before declining to 69 in 2003 and 59 in 2020. This change reflects a Cold War expansion, retirement of much of the strategic bomber force, and the post–Cold War draw-down.
United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co. ISBN 0-9643388-2-3. Web "Units by Location". United States Marine Cordps. Archived from the original on 25 September 2007
A company called Strava updated an online map that shows the routes of 1 billion workouts in 2017 -- but in doing so, it exposed secret U.S. military bases.