Mapping Every Known US Military Base Overseas

This map does not include several hundred temporary sites for military exercises or contingency operations. Data is sourced from a Congressional report published in 2024. Troop data is from the Defense Manpower Data Center, current to March 2024.

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This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Pallavia Rao, locates the known overseas bases of the American military, categorized by who controls the base.

In red are the ones controlled by the U.S., and blue are ones controlled by the host country.

Ranked: Countries with the Most U.S. Bases and Troops

Based on unclassified data, the U.S. has at least 128 bases across 49 countries.

Of them, Japan (14), has the most by far, followed by the Philippines (9) and South Korea (8). Here’s the full list of all 128 listed bases, the country they’re in, and who controls them.

Base NameCountryISO CodeStatusKyogamisaki CS JapanJPNAlly ControlledMisawa AB JapanJPNU.S. ControlledShariki CS JapanJPNAlly ControlledYokota AB JapanJPNU.S. ControlledCamp Zama JapanJPNU.S. ControlledUSFA Yokosuka JapanJPNU.S. ControlledNAF Atsugi JapanJPNU.S. ControlledMCAS Iwakuni JapanJPNU.S. ControlledKure Pier 6 JapanJPNU.S. ControlledUSFA Sasebo JapanJPNU.S. ControlledUSAG Okinawa JapanJPNU.S. ControlledMCB Camp Butler JapanJPNU.S. ControlledMCAS Futenma JapanJPNU.S. ControlledKadena AB JapanJPNU.S. ControlledMCI Mujuk South KoreaKORAlly ControlledUSAG Daegu South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledUSAG Yongsan-Casey South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledTango South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledOsan AB South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledCamp Humphreys South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledKunsan AB South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledUSFA Chinhae South KoreaKORU.S. ControlledUSAG Kwajalein Atoll Marshall IslandsMHLU.S. ControlledNavy Region
Center Singapore SingaporeSGPU.S. ControlledNSF Diego Garcia British Indian TerritoryIOTU.S. ControlledAntonio Bautista AB PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledBenito Ebuen AB PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledLumbia Airport PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledBasa AB PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledFort Magsaysay PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledCamp Melchor Dela PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledLal-lo Airport PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledNB Camilo Osias PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledBalabac Island PhilippinesPHLAlly ControlledNadzab Airport Papua New GuineaPNGAlly ControlledLae Seaport Papua New GuineaPNGAlly ControlledMomote Airport Papua New GuineaPNGAlly ControlledLobrum NB Papua New GuineaPNGAlly ControlledPort Moresby Papua New GuineaPNGAlly ControlledJackson International Airport & Seaport Papua New GuineaPNGAlly ControlledRAAF Base Darwin AustraliaAUSAlly ControlledRAAF Base Tindal AustraliaAUSAlly ControlledNCS Harold E. Holt AustraliaAUSAlly ControlledRobertson Barracks AustraliaAUSU.S. ControlledPituffik Space Base GreenlandGRLU.S. ControlledNAS Keflavik IcelandISLU.S. ControlledJoint Warfare Center NorwayNORU.S. ControlledRAF Menwith Hill UKGBRU.S. ControlledRAF Alconbury /
Molesworth UKGBRU.S. ControlledRAF Lakenhealth UKGBRU.S. ControlledRAF Mildenhall UKGBRU.S. ControlledRAF Croughton UKGBRU.S. ControlledLajes Field PortugalPRTU.S. ControlledMoron AB SpainESPU.S. ControlledNS Rota SpainESPU.S. ControlledUSAG Benelux BelgiumBELU.S. ControlledKleine Brogel AB BelgiumBELU.S. ControlledGeilenkirchen AB BelgiumBELU.S. ControlledSpangdahlem AB GermanyDEUU.S. ControlledRamstein AB GermanyDEUU.S. ControlledUSAG Weisbaden GermanyDEUU.S. ControlledUSAG Stuttgart GermanyDEUU.S. ControlledUSAG Ansbach GermanyDEUU.S. ControlledUSAG Bavaria GermanyDEUU.S. ControlledAviano AB ItalyITAU.S. ControlledUSAG Vicenza ItalyITAU.S. ControlledGhedi AB ItalyITAU.S. ControlledCamp Darby ItalyITAU.S. ControlledNSA Detachment Gaeta ItalyITAU.S. ControlledNSA Naples ItalyITAU.S. ControlledNAS Sigonella ItalyITAU.S. ControlledAmari AB EstoniaESTAlly ControlledLielvarde AB LatviaLVAAlly ControlledSiauliai LithuaniaLTUAlly ControlledCamp Herkus LithuaniaLTUAlly ControlledNSF Redzikowo PolandPOLAlly ControlledPowidz AB PolandPOLAlly ControlledLask AB PolandPOLAlly ControlledZagan PolandPOLAlly ControlledCamp Kosciuszuko PolandPOLAlly ControlledPapa AB HungaryHUNAlly ControlledKecskemet AB HungaryHUNAlly ControlledCamp Turzii RomaniaROUAlly ControlledNSF Deveselu RomaniaROUAlly ControlledMihail Kogalniceanu AB RomaniaROUAlly ControlledNovo Selo Training Area BulgariaBGRAlly ControlledGraf Ignatievo AB BulgariaBGRAlly ControlledLarissa AB GreeceGRCAlly ControlledStefanovikeio AB GreeceGRCAlly ControlledNSA Souda Bay GreeceGRCU.S. ControlledRAF Akrotiri CyprusCYPAlly ControlledCamp Bondsteel KosovoXKXU.S. ControlledIncirlik AB TurkeyTURU.S. ControlledIzmir AS TurkeyTURU.S. ControlledMFO South Camp EgyptEGYAlly ControlledMuwaffaq Salti AB JordanJORAlly ControlledAl-Tanf garrison SyriaSYRAlly ControlledRumalyn SyriaSYRAlly ControlledErbil AB IraqIRQAlly ControlledAl Assad AB IraqIRQAlly ControlledDuqm OmanOMNAlly ControlledJebel Ali UAEAREAlly ControlledAl Dhafra AB UAEAREU.S. ControlledAl Udeid AB QatarQATU.S. ControlledNSA Bahrain BahrainBHRU.S. ControlledSheik Isa AB BahrainBHRAlly ControlledPrince Sultan AB Saudi ArabiaSAUAlly ControlledKing Faisal AB Saudi ArabiaSAUAlly ControlledCamp Buehring KuwaitKWTU.S. ControlledAl Jaber AB KuwaitKWTU.S. ControlledAli Al Salem AB KuwaitKWTU.S. ControlledCamp Arifjan KuwaitKWTU.S. ControlledAl Mubarak AB KuwaitKWTU.S. ControlledCamp Lemonnier DjiboutiDJIU.S. ControlledAscension Island
Auxiliary Airfield St. HelenaHLEU.S. ControlledChabelley Airfield DjiboutiDJIAlly ControlledBaledogle SomaliaSOMAlly ControlledMogadishu SomaliaSOMAlly ControlledKismayo SomaliaSOMAlly ControlledManda Bay KenyaKENAlly ControlledMombasa KenyaKENAlly ControlledN’djamena ChadTCDAlly ControlledAtlantic Undersea
Test & Evaluation
Center The BahamasBHSU.S. ControlledNaval Station
Guantanamo Bay CubaCUBU.S. ControlledSoto Cano Air Base HondurasHNDU.S. ControlledCSL Comalapa El SalvadorSLVAlly ControlledCSL Reina Beatrix
International Airport ArubaABWAlly ControlledCSL Hato
International Airport CuracaoCUWAlly Controlled

A quick glance at the map reveals the two major security priorities for the U.S. military: Europe and East Asia.

Japan also has the most troops stationed in any country, numbering 53,000 at last count.

While Germany, Italy, and the UK don’t have double-digit bases like Japan, collectively Europe has a huge American presence, when adding in all bases and troops together.

And this isn’t even accounting for the additional 80,000 soldiers deployed to the region after the 2022 Russian invasion.

Middle East: A Growing Security Sphere

While not as nearly cluttered as Europe and East Asia, the Middle East is also home to numerous American bases. Key allies Kuwait and Bahrain also host forces.

RankCountries With the
Most U.S. BasesBasesCountries With the
Most U.S. TroopsTroops1 Japan14 Japan52,8522 Philippines9 Germany34,8943 South Korea8 South Korea23,7324 Italy7 Italy12,3195 Papua New Guinea6 UK10,1806 Germany6 Bahrain3,4247 UK5 Spain3,2538 Poland5 Turkey1,6839 Kuwait5 Belgium1,11910 Australia4 Cuba572

Nothing makes security priorities more clear than base in Djibouti, not just for the U.S. but also the rest of the world.

It’s situated on the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and is a key shipping route. The Red Sea has been in the news lately due to Houthi rebel attacks.

Thus, Djibouti’s strategic location, and careful deal-making, has resulted in the country hosting military bases from seven other nations as well. This includes political rivals to the U.S., like China.

You might have noticed several NATO members hosting troops and bases. Check out: NATO Members Are Ramping up Defense Spending to see how the Russian invasion had an impact.

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