List of countries with overseas military bases

This is a list of countries with overseas military bases.

Background edit

The establishment of military bases abroad enables a country to project power, e.g. to conduct expeditionary warfare, and thereby to influence events abroad. Depending on their size and infrastructure, they can be used as staging areas or for logistical, communications and intelligence support. Many conflicts throughout modern history have resulted in overseas military bases being established in large numbers by world powers; and these bases have helped the countries that have established them to achieve political and military goals.

The United Kingdom and other colonial powers established overseas military bases in many of their colonies during the First and Second World Wars, where useful, and actively sought rights to facilities where needed for strategic reasons. At one time, the establishment of coaling stations for naval ships was important. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union established military bases where they could within their respective spheres of influence, and actively sought influence where needed. More recently, the War on Terror has resulted in overseas military bases being established in the Middle East.

Whilst the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Russia and France still possess or utilize a substantial number of them. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases"[note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel.[1][note 2]

Australia edit

Country Location Details
  Malaysia Butterworth Air Base Use by Australia's Commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).[2] In addition, the Australian Army maintains an infantry designated company (Rifle Company Butterworth) at Butterworth, Malaysia for training purposes.
  United Arab Emirates Al Minhad Air Base Used by Australian operations in the Middle East.

Bangladesh edit

Country Details
  Kuwait a Bangladesh Military Contingent (BMC) has resided in Kuwait since the end of the 1991 Gulf War to assist the Kuwait Military Forces in logistics and other sectors under a bilateral agreement.[3][4][5][6]

China edit

Country Location Details
  Cuba Havana Espionage facility [7]
  Djibouti Djibouti People's Liberation Army Support Base .[8]
  Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Military post[9]

France edit

Country Location Details
  Germany French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany (FFECSA)
  Djibouti Djibouti French forces in Djibouti[10][11]
  United Arab Emirates Presence forces in the United Arab Emirates[10][11]
  Ivory Coast French forces in Ivory Coast (FFCI)[10][11]
  Gabon French elements in Gabon (EFG)[10][11]
  Senegal French elements in Sénégal (EFS)[10][11]
  Mauritania Several facilities in the country
  Chad N'Djamena Air Force Base
  Iraq Baghdad Opération Chammal
  Jordan Prince Hassan Air Base as part of Opération Chammal

Germany edit

Country Location Details
  France Illkirch-Graffenstaden Jägerbataillon 291 part of the Franco-German Brigade

Greece edit

Country Location Details
  Cyprus Nicosia Hellenic Force in Cyprus.[12]

India edit

Country Location Details
  Tajikistan Farkhor Air Base and Ayni Air Base[13][14][15]
  Bhutan Haa and Thimphu The Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) is permanently stationed in western Bhutan and the Indian Army also maintains a detachment in the capital city of Thimphu.[16]
  Madagascar A listening post and a radar facility in northern Madagascar[17][18]
  Oman Ras al Hadd and Muscat A listening post and berthing rights for the Indian Navy .[19]
  Mauritius Agaléga India has been funding the construction of 3000 m long airfield with associated facilities to house troops.[20]
  Seychelles Mahe, Alphonse, Farquhar, Astove and Assumption Island Indian government supported construction of system with six coastal surveillance radars which are linked to the Indian surveillance system.[21][22][23][24]

Iran edit

Country Location Details
  Iraq Baghdad, Anbar and Salah al-Din province Military bases and facilities
  Syria Al-Kiswah and Abu Kamal A military base[25] and several facilities[26]
  Lebanon Beqaa and Beirut Governorate A military training facility and several military installations[27]
  Tajikistan Military facilities and drone factories[28]

Italy edit

Country Location Details
  Djibouti National Military Support Base.[29]

Japan edit

Country Location Details
  Djibouti Ambouli Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti[30]

Netherlands edit

Country Location Details
  United States Tucson Arizona Netherlands Detachment training base[31]
  Aruba A squadron of the Netherlands Marine Corps[32]
  Curaçao A Royal Netherlands Army detachment . The Royal Netherlands Navy has the logistic support ship Pelikaan (A804) stationed at Curaçao, often accompanied by a De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate, a Karel Doorman-class frigate or a Holland-class offshore patrol vessel.[32]

Pakistan edit

Country Location Details
  Saudi Arabia Tabuk 1,180 personnel and other bases in permanent training and advisory roles, under a 1982 agreement.[33][34][35][36]

Russia edit

 
  Jurisdictions with Russian Armed Forces bases, facilities and troops
Country Location Details
  Armenia Gyumri, 102nd Military Base and 3624th Airbase
  Azerbaijan Stepanakert Airport in Stepanakert; Laçın, Sus and Zabukh; Dadivank in Vəng
  Belarus Baranavichy and Vileyka Hantsavichy Radar Station, Vileyka naval communication centre
  Central African Republic [37][38]
  Georgia 4th Military Base and 7th Military Base in the occupied regions of disputed South Ossetia and Abkhazia
  Kazakhstan Sary Shagan range, Baikonur Cosmodrome
  Kyrgyzstan Kant Air Base 338th naval communication centre, 954th torpedo testing range and a seismograph
  Libya Tobruk and Benghazi Russian troops deployed during the Libyan civil war
  Moldova Cobasna A sizeable military force in the unrecognised state of Transnistria. These forces guard Cobasna ammunition depot.[39]
  Syria Tartus and Khmeimim Air Base and Shayrat Air Base [40]
  Tajikistan Dushanbe 201st Military Base
  Ukraine Sevastopol Naval Base[41] Russian-occupied territories[42]
  Sudan Port Sudan Planned a Russian Red Sea Fleet Base.[43] Future uncertain as 2023 Sudan conflict erupts

Saudi Arabia edit

Country Location Details
  Bahrain Saudi Arabian military presence in Bahrain since the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain in 2011 as part of the Peninsula Shield Force - the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The units sent from Saudi Arabia included 1,000 (1,200)[44] troops along with 150 vehicles. Saudi Arabian soldiers were apparently from the Saudi Arabian National Guard, commanded by a son of King Abdullah, Prince Miteb.[45]
  Djibouti Military base .[46][47][48]
  Yemen Al Mahrah, Hadhramaut, Ma'rib, Abyan, Al Hudaydah and Taiz Several military bases and facilities.[49]

Singapore edit

Country Location Details
  Australia Oakey, Queensland and Bullsbrook, Western Australia Flying Training School (No. 130 Squadron) (training base);[50] Oakey Army Aviation Centre (training base)[51]
  Brunei Jalan Aman Camp
  France Cazaux Air Base
  Taiwan Hengchun, Douliu, Hukou,[52] Taichung International Airport
  Thailand [53] Sai Yok Camp
  United States Mountain Home Air Force Base and Luke Air Force Base training base[54][55]

Turkey edit

 
Countries with Turkish military bases, facilities and troops.
Country Location Details
  Albania Pasha Liman Base 24 troops and 2 frigates.[56] An Albanian-Turkish military cooperation agreement was signed in 1992 that encompassed rebuilding Albania's Pasha Liman Base by Turkey alongside granted access for Turkish use.[57]
  Azerbaijan Aghdam Buildings and structures in Gizil Sherg military town, and one terminal building located in the airfield in Hacı Zeynalabdin settlement.[58] An observation base was also built by Turkey in the Nagorno-Karabakh region after the 44-day 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The base was established under the name "Ceasefire Observation Center", and officially started to operate in January 2021 with 60 Turkish and Russian soldiers stationed at the base.[59]
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Under EUROFOR Operation Althea 242 troops, previously under Implementation Force and Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina stationed at Mehmet The Conqueror Barracks.[60][61]
  Iraq Bashiqa and Bamarni Air Base Turkey has signed agreement with Iraq which includes allowing the Turkish army to pursue elements of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, with the permission of, and in coordination with the Federal Government of Iraq. It also includes opening two liaison offices between Baghdad and Ankara to exchange intelligence and security information between the two countries.[62][63] As of 2020, Turkey has a military base with 2,000 personnel garrisoned with around 60 tanks, Armoured personnel carriers and one commando battalion.[64][65] Turkey has more than 40+ military and intelligence bases scattered all around Iraq, the most out of any country.[66] There are plans to build a new base in the Metina area of Duhok governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan Region as of April 2021.[67][68] In total, Turkey has stationed around 5,000 to 10,000 soldiers in Iraq.[69][70]
  Kosovo Sultan Murat base,Prizren An estimated 321 troops serve in the Kosovo Security Battalion command for UNMIK mission and KFOR peacekeeping force's.[61][71][72][73]
  Libya al-Watiya, Mitiga,Misrata and Zwara[74] The number of Turkish soldiers stationed in Libya is unknown.[70]
  Cyprus A total of 35,000 to 40,000 armed forces of Turkey are currently in active duty Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command in the de facto state Northern Cyprus.[70]
  Qatar Doha 5,000 personnel.[75][76][77][78]
  Somalia Mogadishu Camp TURKSOM with 2,000 personnels.[70]
  Syria Al-Bab, Al-Rai, Akhtarin, Afrin, Jindires, Rajo and Jarablus 5,000 personnel in Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch regions. New bases were followed at south of Afrin canton in Atme and Darat Izza[79] There are 114 Turkish bases in Syria as of January 2022.[80] After operation Peace Spring, approximately 6,400 personnel are working around the Peace Spring region between Ras al-Ayn and Tell Abyad. 19 observation points are settled around Idlib and Aleppo Province.[81] Altogether, there are an estimated 10,500 Turkish soldiers and 250 tanks stationed in Turkish occupation of northern Syria. These numbers are constantly subject to modifications.[70]

United Arab Emirates edit

Country Location Details
  Libya Al-Khadim Airport near Marj. A forward operating base[82][83]
  Yemen Socotra and Perim Partial military base and air base at.[84][85]

United Kingdom edit

 
Countries with British military bases, facilities and troops. (incomplete)
Country Location Details
  Australia Pine Gap, HMAS Stirling From 2027, a British submarine will maintain a rotational presence with US submarines at HMAS Stirling[86]
  Ascension Island (UK) Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield
  Bahrain Mina Salman United Kingdom Naval Support Facility in Bahrain (UKNSF)[87][88]
  Belize Price Barracks, Ladyville British Army Training and Support Unit Belize[89]
  Bermuda Warwick Camp[90] Royal Bermuda Regiment:
  British Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia[91]
  Brunei Seria British Forces Brunei: Brunei Garrison[92]
  Canada Suffield, Alberta near Medicine Hat British Army Training Unit Suffield[93]
  Cayman Islands George Town Cayman Islands Regiment
  Cyprus Troodos Mountains in Cyprus British Forces Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia, RAF Troodos
  Czechia Garrison Vyškov[90]
  Djibouti Camp Lemonnier[90]
  Estonia Tapa UK led Battlegroup: NATO Enhanced Forward Presence[94][95]
  Falkland Islands near Stanley, East Falkland British Forces South Atlantic: RAF Mount Pleasant
  Germany Westfalen Garrison British Army Germany[96]
  Gibraltar Port of Gibraltar British Forces Gibraltar Facilities include the airbase RAF Gibraltar
  Kenya Nanyuki British Army Training Unit Kenya[97]
  Jersey Le Quesne Barracks[90]
  Kuwait Ali Al Salem Air Base[90]
  Lithuania Šiauliai Air Base[90]
  Montserrat Brades[90] Royal Montserrat Defence Force
    Nepal Pokhara Camp, Dharan Station[98][99] British Gurkhas Nepal
  Nigeria Kaduna International Airport[90]
  Norway Bardufoss Air Station[100] and Camp Viking[101] which opened in 2023.
  Oman Duqm Omani-British Joint Training Area and the UK Joint Logistics Support Base
  Poland Łask Air Base[90]
  Qatar RAF Al Udeid[102]
  Saudi Arabia[90] Taif King Fahad Air Base
  Sierra Leone Leicester Peak IMATT HQ[103]
  Singapore British Defence Singapore Support Unit[11][104]
  Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment: Turks and Caicos Islands Garrison[90]
  United Arab Emirates Al Minhad Air Base Donnelly Lines
  United States MCAS Beaufort ,[105][106] Creech Air Force Base,[107][108] Edwards Air Force Base,[109][110] Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay[111][112][113] Trident Facility and training base

United States edit

 
  Jurisdictions with United States Armed Forces bases, facilities and troops. Some American bases are also NATO-led with forces from multiple countries.

The United States has military bases in 45 countries and territories, i.e. outside its fifty states and the District of Columbia.[114] Countries with U.S. bases include:

Country Location
  Ascension Island Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield
  Albania a new naval base is under construction[115][116][117]
  Australia Pine Gap; Marine Rotational Force – Darwin[118]
  Bahamas AUTEC
  Bahrain Naval Support Activity Bahrain; Isa Air Base
  Belgium Chièvres Air Base; Kleine Brogel Air Base
  British Indian Ocean Territory Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
  Bulgaria Aitos Logistics Center; Bezmer Air Base; Graf Ignatievo Air Base; Novo Selo Range
  Cameroon Contingency Location Garoua
  Cuba Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
  Curaçao U.S. Air Force Forward Operating Base
  Djibouti Camp Lemonnier
  Estonia Ämari Air Base
  Germany U.S. Military Installations in Germany; Panzer Kaserne; Ramstein Air Base; Spangdahlem Air Base; Baumholder Army Post; Landstuhl Regional Medical Center; Sembach Army Post;
  Greece Alexandroupoli Army Base, Larisa Air Base, Araxos Air Base, Syros base, Souda Bay Naval Base
  Greenland Pituffik Space Base
  Honduras Soto Cano Air Base
  Iraq Al Asad Airbase[119]
  Israel Dimona Radar Facility(AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar)[120]
  Italy Caserma Ederle-Caserma Del Din; Darby Military Community; Naval Air Station Sigonella; Naval Support Activity Naples; Aviano Air Base
  Japan United States Forces Japan
  Jordan Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
  Kenya Camp Simba, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences
  Kosovo Camp Bondsteel
  Kuwait Ali Al Salem Air Base; Camp Arifjan; Camp Buehring; Kuwait Naval Base
  Lithuania Šiauliai Air Base
  Netherlands Volkel Air Base; USCG Activities Europe
  Niger Niger Air Base 101; Niger Air Base 201
  Norway Marine Corps garrison at Værnes Air Station
  Oman RAFO Masirah; RAFO Thumrait (South of Oman) [121]
  Philippines Antonio Bautista Air Base; Basa Air Base; Fort Magsaysay; Lumbia Air Base; Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base[122]
  Poland Łask Air Base
  Portugal Lajes Field
  Qatar Al Udeid Air Base
  Romania Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base; Deveselu Military Base
  Saudi Arabia 64th Air Expeditionary Group (inactive since 2014);[123] Prince Sultan Air Base[124]
  Seychelles United States drone base in Seychelles
  Singapore Paya Lebar Air Base; Changi Naval Base; Sembawang Naval Base; Changi Air Base
  South Korea United States Forces Korea
  Spain Morón Air Base; Naval Station Rota
  Syria Military base in Al-Tanf and several facilities in northern Syria, within U.S.-backed SDF territory[125]
  Turkey Incirlik Air Base, Izmir Air Station, Kürecik Radar Station, Ankara Support Facility
  United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Air Base; Port of Jebel Ali; Fujairah Naval Base
  United Kingdom RAF Alconbury; RAF Croughton; RAF Fairford; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Menwith Hill; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Welford

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ What are here termed "named bases" are the bases listed in section X: "Personnel Data from DMDC", i.e. excluding that table's rows labelled "Other", in the 2015 DoD Base Structure Report.
  2. ^ The 2015 U.S. Base Structure Report gives 587 overseas sites, but sites are merely real property at a distinct geographical location, and multiple sites may belong to one installation (page DoD-3). For example, the Garmisch, Germany "named base" with its 72 personnel has eight distinct sites large enough to be listed in the Army's Individual Service Inventory list: Artillery Kaserne, Breitenau Skeet Range, Garmisch Family Housing, Garmish Golf Course, General Abrams Hotel And Disp, Hausberg Ski Area, Oberammergau NATO School, and Sheridan Barracks (listed in Army-15 to Army-17). These range in size from Ramstein AB with 9,188 active, guard/reserve, and civilian personnel down to Worms, which has just one civilian.

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