US MILITARY BASES ABROAD

  • 750 military bases globally
  • Across 80 countries and colonies
  • Running them – $55 billion a year
  • Running them + personnel – $80 billion a year
  • Military bases – approx. 3 times – than all other countries combined  
  • 3 times of US diplomatic missions abroad (276)
  • Germany – 119 base sites
  • Japan – 119 base sites
  • South Korea – 73 base sites
  • The UK – 145 base sites
  • Rest of the world – around 225 foreign base sites

PENTAGON – 30 LARGE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE

Base sites – large, city sized, can accommodate thousands of soldiers – to – drone airfields – to military cemeteries

“Drawdown: Improving U.S. and Global Security Through Military Base Closures Abroad” – Sept 2021 – Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

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