List of American military installations
Bases operated by the U.S. Department of Defense
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This is a list of military installations owned or used by the Department of Defense both in the United States and around the world. This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are found at Category:Former military installations of the United States.
A military installation is the basic administrative unit into which the U.S. Department of Defense groups its infrastructure, and is statutorily defined as any "base, camp, post, station, yard, center, or other activity under the jurisdiction ... [or] operational control of the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense."[1] An installation or group of installations may, in turn, serve as a base, which DOD defines as "a locality from which operations are projected or supported."[2]
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024).[2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area.[3] Most of foreign military installations are located in NATO countries, Middle East countries, South Korea, Australia, and Japan.
U.S. officials have been accused of collaborating with oppressive regimes and anti-democratic governments to secure their military bases, from Central America to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.[4] The Democracy Index classifies many of the forty-five current non-democratic U.S. base hosts as fully "authoritarian governments".[4] Military bases in non-democratic states were often rationalized during the Cold War by the U.S. as a necessary if undesirable condition in defending against the communist threat posed by the Soviet Union. Few of these bases have been abandoned since the end of the Cold War.[5]
Several rounds of closures and mergers have occurred since the end of World War II, a procedure most recently known as Base Realignment and Closure. Anti-racist agitation in the early 2020s led to calls for changing bases to remove the names of Confederate figures who fought against the Union during the American Civil War.[6] The Naming Commission was created by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021,[7] and renaming began in December 2022.[8]
Domestic bases
Domestic joint bases
- The Pentagon – located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
- Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson – located 12 kilometers (8 miles) north of Anchorage, Alaska
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam – located 11 kilometers (7 miles) northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii
- Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst – located 29 kilometers (18 miles) south of Trenton, New Jersey
- Joint Base Charleston – located 8 kilometers (5 miles) east of North Charleston, South Carolina
- Joint Base San Antonio – located 8 kilometers (5 miles) north of San Antonio, Texas
- Joint Base Langley-Eustis – located 12 kilometers (8 miles) east of Newport News, Virginia
- Joint Region Marianas – combines Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz all located on the U.S. territory of Guam
- Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer (1 mile) northwest of Arlington County, Virginia
- Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story – located in and around Virginia Beach
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord – located 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Tacoma, Washington
- Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – located in Southeast Washington, D.C.
- Joint Base Andrews – located 22 kilometers (14 miles) south of Washington, D.C.
- Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos - located in Los Alamitos, California (ARNG/USAR)
United States Army
This is a list of links for U.S. Army forts and installations, organized by U.S. state or territory within the U.S. and by country if overseas. For consistency, major Army National Guard (ARNG) training facilities are included but armory locations are not.[9]
Alabama army bases
- Anniston Army Depot
- Fort Rucker
- Fort McClellan (ARNG training site/base/Alabama Military Academy)[citation needed]
- Redstone Arsenal
American Samoa army bases
- Pele U.S. Army Reserve Center & Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Samoa[citation needed]
Alaska army bases
Arizona army bases
Arkansas army bases
California army bases
Colorado army bases
Connecticut army bases
- Camp Nett (ARNG)[citation needed]
Delaware army bases
- Bethany Beach Training Site (ARNG)[15]
District of Columbia army bases
Florida army bases
- Camp Blanding (ARNG)
- Shades of Green (Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR Resort)
- Camp Bull Simons on Eglin Air Force Base
- United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center
Georgia army bases
- Camp Frank D. Merrill[citation needed]
- Fort Benning
- Fort Gordon
- Fort Stewart
- Hunter Army Airfield
Hawaii army bases
Idaho army bases
- MTA Gowen Field Boise (ARNG)
- Orchard Range TS Boise (ARNG)[citation needed]
- TS Edgemeade Mountain Home (ARNG)[citation needed]
Illinois army bases
Indiana army bases
- Camp Atterbury (ARNG)
- Fort Benjamin Harrison (ARNG)
- Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (ARNG)
Iowa army bases
Kansas army bases
Kentucky army bases
Louisiana army bases
- Fort Polk
- Camp Minden (ARNG)
- Camp Beauregard (ARNG)
Maine army bases
- MTA Deepwoods (ARNG)[16]
- MTA Riley-Bog Brook (ARNG)[citation needed]
- TS Caswell (ARNG)[citation needed]
- TS Hollis Plains (ARNG)[17]
Maryland army bases
Massachusetts army bases
- Camp Curtis Guild (ARNG)
- Camp Edwards (ARNG)
- Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center
- Fort Devens (USAR)
Michigan army bases
- Camp Grayling (ARNG)
- Detroit Arsenal
- Fort Custer (ARNG)
Minnesota army bases
- Camp Ripley (ARNG)
- Fort Snelling (USAR)
Mississippi army bases
- Camp McCain Training Center (CMTC) (ARNG)
- Camp Shelby (ARNG)
Missouri army bases
- Camp Clark, Missouri (ARNG)[18]
- Camp Crowder (ARNG)
- Fort Leonard Wood
- Ike Skelton Training Site (ARNG)[18]
- Jefferson Barracks Military Post (ARNG)
- Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
- Macon Training Site (ARNG)[18]
- Truman Training Site (ARNG)[18]
- Wappapello Training Site (ARNG)[18]
Montana army bases
- Fort William Henry Harrison (ARNG)
Nebraska army bases
- Camp Ashland (ARNG)
Nevada army bases
New Hampshire army bases
- Center Strafford Training Site (ARNG)[citation needed]
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
New Jersey army bases
New Mexico army bases
- Fort Bliss
- Los Alamos Demolition Range[citation needed]
- White Sands Missile Range
New York army bases
North Carolina army bases
North Dakota army bases
- Camp Grafton (ARNG)
Ohio army bases
- Camp Perry (ARNG)
- Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center (ARNG)
- Camp Sherman (ARNG)
- Defense Supply Center, Columbus
Oklahoma army bases
Oregon army bases
- Camp Rilea (ARNG)
- Camp Withycombe (ARNG)
- Najaf Training Center (ARNG)
- Biak Training Center (ARNG)
Pennsylvania army bases
Puerto Rico army bases
- Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility (ARNG)
- Camp Santiago (ARNG)
- Fort Allen (ARNG)
- Fort Buchanan (USAR)
Rhode Island army bases
- Camp Fogarty (East Greenwich, RI) (ARNG)[citation needed]
- Camp Varnum (ARNG)
- Fort Greene (USAR)
South Carolina army bases
- Fort Jackson (Army Basic Training Center)
- McEntire Joint National Guard Base (ARNG/ANG)
- Army Aviation Support Facility #2 (ARNG)[19]
- South Carolina National Guard Training Center at Rock Hill[citation needed]
- Clarks Hill Training Center (ARNG)[20]
South Dakota army bases
- Camp Rapid (ARNG)
Tennessee army bases
Texas army bases
- Camp Bowie (ARNG)
- Camp Mabry (ARNG)
- Camp Maxey (ARNG)
- Camp Swift (part ARNG)
- Corpus Christi Army Depot
- Fort Bliss
- Fort Hood
- Joint Base San Antonio
- Fort Wolters (ARNG)
- Martindale Army Airfield (ARNG) [citation needed]
- Red River Army Depot
Utah army bases
- Camp W. G. Williams (ARNG)
- Dugway Proving Ground
- Fort Douglas (USAR) (closing)
- Tooele Army Depot
Vermont army bases
- Camp Ethan Allen Training Site (ARNG)
- Camp Johnson (ARNG)
Virginia army bases
- Camp Pendleton State Military Reservation (ARNG)
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Pickett (ARNG)
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Eustis, part of Joint Base Langley-Eustis
- Fort Lee
- Fort McNair (part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall)
- Fort Myer (part of Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall)
- The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
- National Ground Intelligence Center
- Radford Army Ammunition Plant
- Warrenton Training Center
Washington army bases
- Camp Murray (ANG/ARNG)
- Fort Lewis, part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord
West Virginia army bases
Wisconsin army bases
- Badger Army Ammunition Plant (closing)
- Fort McCoy (USAR)
Wyoming army bases
- Guernsey Maneuver Area (ARNG)[citation needed]
United States Marine Corps
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United States Navy
California naval bases
- Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island
- Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
- Naval Base Coronado
- Naval Air Facility El Centro
- Naval Air Station Lemoore
- Naval Postgraduate School
- Naval Air Station North Island
- Naval Base Point Loma
- Naval Base San Diego
- Naval Base Ventura County
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach
- Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
- Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
- San Nicolas Island
- Silver Strand Training Complex
Connecticut naval bases
Florida naval bases
Georgia naval bases
Guam naval bases
- Naval Base Guam, part of Joint Region Marianas
Hawaii naval bases
- Pacific Missile Range Facility
- Pearl Harbor Naval Base
- NCTAMS Naval Station
Illinois naval bases
Indiana naval bases
Louisiana naval bases
Maine naval bases
Maryland naval bases
Mississippi naval bases
Nevada naval bases
New Jersey naval bases
New York naval bases
North Dakota naval bases
Oregon naval bases
Pennsylvania naval bases
Puerto Rico naval bases
Rhode Island naval bases
South Carolina naval bases
Tennessee naval bases
Texas naval bases
Virginia naval bases
- Naval Support Facility Arlington
- Naval Support Activity South Potomac
- Naval Station Norfolk
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
- Naval Air Station Oceana
- Surface Combat Systems Center Wallops Island[23]
- Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Washington naval bases
Washington, D.C. naval bases
United States Air Force
Alabama air force bases
Alaska air force bases
Arizona air force bases
Arkansas air force bases
California air force bases
Colorado air force bases
Connecticut air force bases
Delaware air force bases
Florida air force bases
Georgia air force bases
Guam air force bases
Hawaii air force bases
Idaho air force bases
Illinois air force bases
Indiana air force bases
Iowa
Kansas air force bases
Kentucky air force bases
Louisiana air force bases
Maryland air force bases
Andrews Air Force Base
Massachusetts air force bases
Michigan air force bases
Minnesota air force bases
Mississippi air force bases
Missouri air force bases
Montana air force bases
Nebraska air force bases
Nevada air force bases
New Hampshire air force bases
New Jersey air force bases
New Mexico air force bases
New York air force bases
North Carolina air force bases
North Dakota air force bases
Ohio air force bases
Oklahoma air force bases
Oregon air force bases
Pennsylvania air force bases
Puerto Rico air force bases
Rhode Island air force bases
South Carolina air force bases
South Dakota air force bases
Tennessee air force bases
Texas air force bases
Vermont air force bases
Utah air force bases
Virginia air force bases
Washington air force bases
Washington, D.C., air force bases
West Virginia air force bases
Wisconsin air force bases
Wyoming air force bases
United States Space Force
Alaska space force bases
California space force bases
Colorado space force bases
Florida space force bases
Hawaii space force bases
Massachusetts space force bases
New Hampshire space force bases
North Dakota space force bases
United States Coast Guard
Foreign bases and facilities
Australia
- Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station – joint Australian-US base near Kojarena, Western Australia
- Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt – joint Australian-US naval communication station near Exmouth, Western Australia.
- Pine Gap – joint Australian-US facility near Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- Robertson Barracks – Australian Army base that hosts Marine Rotational Force – Darwin – located in Darwin, Northern Territory.
- Other U.S. bases in Australia are present and this list does not include ADF bases with U.S. access. The U.S. military has access to many ADF training areas, northern Australian RAAF airfields, port facilities in Darwin, Fremantle, Stirling naval base in Perth, and the airfield on the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean.[24][25][26][27][28]
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belgium
- Chièvres Air Base – NATO airbase operated by the US Air Force and US Army
Bulgaria
- Aytos Logistics Center – joint Bulgarian-US facility in Burgas Province
- Bezmer Air Base – joint Bulgarian-US base in Yambol Province
- Graf Ignatievo Air Base – joint Bulgarian-US base in Plovdiv Province
- Novo Selo Range – joint Bulgarian-US military training area in Sliven Province
Cameroon
Cuba
Djibouti
Germany
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen
- Buchel Air base
- Dagger Complex, Darmstadt Training Center Griesheim
- Grafenwöhr Training Area, Grafenwöhr/Vilseck
- Hohenfels Training Area/Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels (Upper Palatinate)
- Kaiserslautern Military Community
- Katterbach Kaserne, Ansbach
- Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart
- Lucius D. Clay Kaserne (formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield), Wiesbaden-Erbenheim
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl
- Maritime & International Law-U.S. Africa Command[31]
- Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen
- Patch Barracks, Stuttgart
- Ramstein Air Base
- Robinson Barracks, Stuttgart
- Sembach Kaserne, Kaiserslautern
- Shipton Kaserne, Ansbach
- Spangdahlem Air Base
- Storck Barracks, Illesheim
Greece
- Crete Naval Base – Greek Navy and NATO naval base that hosts US Navy ships
Greenland (Denmark)
Honduras
- Soto Cano Air Base – Honduran Air Force base that hosts the US Joint Task Force Bravo
Israel
Italy
- Aviano Air Base – Italian Air Force base that hosts the US Air Force 31st Fighter Wing
- Caserma Ederle and Camp Darby – joint Italian-US base
- Naval Support Activity Naples – HQ of the United States Sixth Fleet
- Sigonella Naval Air Station – joint Italian-US base
Iraq
- As of 2021, there were approximately 2,500 U.S. service members in Iraq.[33] Those servicemembers were spread across several facilities in Iraq and other bases in Iraqi Kurdistan.[34]
- Harir Air Base, Erbil Governorate
Japan
- Camp Zama
- Fort Buckner
- Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Prefecture
- Kanoya Air Field, Kagoshima Prefecture
- Misawa Air Base, Misawa, Aomori
- Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa
- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa (Note: the following camps are dispersed throughout Okinawa but are all under the administration of the MCB complex.)
- Naval Air Facility Atsugi
- Naval Forces Japan, Okinawa
- Sagami General Depot
- U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa
- United States Fleet Activities Sasebo
- United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka
- Yokota Air Base, Tokyo[35]
Jordan
- Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Azraq – Royal Jordanian Air Force base that hosts the US Air Force
- Tower 22 outpost, Rukban
Kenya
- Camp Simba[36]
Kosovo
- Camp Bondsteel – base of Kosovo Force, a peacekeeping force led by the US Army
Kuwait
- Camp Arifjan
- Camp Buehring (formerly Camp Udairi)
- Camp Patriot (shared with Kuwait Naval Base)
- Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base – joint Kuwaiti-US base
- Ali Al Salem Air Base – Kuwait Air Force base that hosts the US Air Force
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
- USCG Activities Europe[needs update][37]
- Volkel Air Base – Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force base that hosts the US 703rd Munitions Support Squadron.[38]
Poland
- Camp Kościuszko – HQ of the US V Corps
- 33rd Air Base, Powidz – Polish Air Force that stores US equipment
- Łask Air Base – Polish Air Force that hosts the US Air Force
- Redzikowo missile defense complex – NATO missile defense system operated by the US military[39]
Portugal
- Lajes Air Base – Portuguese Air Force base that hosts United States Forces Azores
Qatar
- Al Udeid Air Base – joint Qatari-US base
Romania
- Câmpia Turzii Air Base – Romanian Air Force base that hosts the US 731st Expeditionary Attack Squadron[40]
- Deveselu Military Base – Romanian NATO base that hosts the US Naval Support Facility Deveselu and the Aegis Ashore Defense System Romania[41][42]
- Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base – joint Romanian-US base, location of U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea and Area Support Group Black Sea[43][44]
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Maritime Infrastructure Protection Force[45][needs update]
Singapore
- Changi Air Base – joint Singapore-US base
- Changi Naval Base – Republic of Singapore Navy base that hosts the US Navy[46][47]
Somalia
- Baledogle Airfield – joint Somali-US base
South Korea
- Busan Naval Base
- Camp Mujuk[48]
- Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae
- Kunsan Air Base
- Osan Air Base - joint South Korean-US base
Spain
- Morón Air Base – joint Spanish-US base
- Naval Station Rota – joint Spanish-US base
Turkey
- Incirlik Air Base – joint Turkish-US base
- Izmir Air Station
- Kürecik Radar Station – NATO radar station operated by the US Army
United Arab Emirates
- Al Dhafra Air Base – United Arab Emirates Air Force base that hosts the US military
United Kingdom
- RAF Alconbury, Huntingdonshire
- RAF Croughton, Northamptonshire
- RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire
- RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk[49]
- RAF Mildenhall, Mildenhall, Suffolk
- RAF Molesworth, Cambridgeshire
- British overseas territories
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield – joint UK-US base
- Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia – joint UK-US base
