How many military bases does the United States have and which ones are in Spain and Europe?

If we want to know how many military bases the United States has around the world, according to reports from Journal of Conflict Management and Peace Science there will be 173,000 US troops worldwide stationed around 254 military bases and installations, although not all of them are communicated for security reasons (in figure, map World Order).

History has given the United States a unique military potential, there is no power like them. Investments in the Army, defense budget Usually around 700 billion dollars per year.

Of the 452 installations located in Europe, 219 belong to the Army, 53 to the Navy and the rest, 180 to the Air Force. Germany is the European country with the largest number of US bases: 52% of the total in Europe and 28% of the total abroad.

US bases around the world

Japan: 57,300 troops spread over 120 bases.

South Korea: 28,500 personnel in military installations.

German: Ramstein base has more than 50 thousand soldiers. In Germany, they also defended the Barton barracks, at Ansbach, in the center of the country, and Pulaski; Coleman’s warehouse, attached to the Ramstein base; Husterhoeh Barracks in Pirmasens, near the French border; the Weilimdorf depot in Stuttgart and the Amelia Earhart Center in Wiesbaden.

Belgium: The United States has the Daumerie barracks, near Mons, which is used to support the activities of American forces at NATO headquarters.

Italy: 12,300 units spread over 10 bases.

great Britain: 9,300 soldiers

Spanish: two military bases, at Morón de la Frontera, Seville, and at Rota, Cádiz, with nearly 8,000 troops.

Iceland: The US Congress allocated $14.4 million for the modernization of hangars and other facilities at the Keflavik base, which has been closed for 12 years.

Panama: 12 military bases

Puerto Rico: 12 military bases

Colombia: 9 military bases

Peru: 8 military bases

Aruba: 1 military base

Curacao: 1 military base

Mexico: 3 military bases

Peru: 8 military bases

Honduras: 3 military bases

US bases in Africa

According to the US National Defense Business Operations Plan (2018-2022), the US military manages a global portfolio of more than 568,000 assets (buildings and infrastructure) located in 4,800 locations worldwide.”

In 2019 AFRICOM developed ready of some of hers famous military base on the African continentdistinguish between permanent and semi-permanent bases.

Permanent Foundation:

  1. Chebelley, Yibuti
  2. Lemonnier Campground, Yibuti
  3. Entebbe, Uganda
  4. Mombasa, Kenya
  5. Manda Bay, Kenya
  6. Libreville, Gabon
  7. Saint Helena, Ascension Island
  8. Accra, Ghana
  9. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  10. Dakar, Senegal
  11. Agadez, Nigeria
  12. Niamey, Nigeria
  13. Yemen, Chad

Semi-permanent language:

  1. Bizerte, Tunisia
  2. Arlit, Nigeria
  3. Dirkou, Nigeria
  4. Diffa, Nigeria
  5. Ouallam, Nigeria
  6. Bamako, Mali
  7. Garoua, Cameroon
  8. Maroua, Cameroon
  9. Misrata, Libya
  10. Tripoli, Libya
  11. Baledogle, Somalia
  12. Galkayo, Somalia
  13. Bosaso, Somalia
  14. Kismayo, Somalia
  15. Mogadishu, Somalia
  16. Wajir, Kenya
  17. Kotoka, Ghana

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