Military Bases
Major military installations around the world. 20 key bases with strategic significance, personnel counts, and history.
20
Installations
6
Nations
294K+
Personnel
4
Base Types
United States
South KoreaCamp Humphreys
Pyeongtaek, South Korea
The largest overseas US military installation. Serves as the headquarters for USFK and Eighth Army.
GermanyRamstein Air Base
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Headquarters of US Air Forces in Europe and NATO Allied Air Command. Key logistics hub for European operations.
JapanYokosuka Naval Base
Yokosuka, Japan
Home port of the US Seventh Fleet. The only forward-deployed aircraft carrier strike group outside the US.
Fort Liberty
North Carolina, USA
Home of the XVIII Airborne Corps and US Army Special Operations Command. The most populous military installation in the US.
Naval Station Norfolk
Virginia, USA
The world's largest naval station. Home port to the Atlantic Fleet including multiple carrier strike groups.
QatarAl Udeid Air Base
Al Rayyan, Qatar
The largest US military facility in the Middle East. Houses the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) for CENTCOM.
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNaval Support Facility Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean
A remote but strategically vital base in the Indian Ocean. Supports bomber operations and submarine surveillance.
TurkeyIncirlik Air Base
Adana, Turkey
A key NATO air base near the Middle East. Reported to house US nuclear weapons as part of NATO's nuclear sharing.
DjiboutiCamp Lemonnier
Djibouti City, Djibouti
The only permanent US military base in Africa. Supports counterterrorism operations across the Horn of Africa.
CubaNaval Base Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The oldest overseas US naval base, leased since 1903. Known for its detention facility established after 9/11.
Russia
Sevastopol Naval Base
Sevastopol, Crimea
Home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet since 1783. One of the most strategically important naval bases in Russian military history.
Kaliningrad Military District
Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Russia's westernmost military exclave surrounded by NATO territory. Houses Iskander missiles and Baltic Fleet assets.
SyriaHmeimim Air Base
Latakia, Syria
Russia's primary air base in the Middle East. Permanent deployment since 2015, supporting operations in Syria.
China
DjiboutiPLA Support Base Djibouti
Djibouti City, Djibouti
China's first overseas military base. Established to support naval operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
Yulin Naval Base
Hainan Island, China
China's largest submarine base. Underground facilities on Hainan Island can shelter nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
United Kingdom
HMNB Clyde (Faslane)
Argyll, Scotland
Home of the UK's nuclear deterrent — four Vanguard-class submarines carrying Trident II missiles.
CyprusRAF Akrotiri
Akrotiri, Cyprus
A sovereign UK air base in Cyprus. Key staging post for operations in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean.
France
Toulon Naval Base
Toulon, France
France's largest naval base and home port of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The Mediterranean's most important naval facility.
DjiboutiFrench Forces Djibouti
Djibouti City, Djibouti
France's largest permanent military base in Africa. Serves as a hub for operations across the Sahel and East Africa.
Australia
Pine Gap
Alice Springs, Australia
A joint US-Australian satellite ground station. Critical for missile early warning, signals intelligence, and geolocation.