After World War II, the military presence of the United States spread almost all over the world, and it established more than 5,111 military bases around the world (nearly half of them were overseas). After the end of the Cold War, the number of American military bases has been greatly reduced due to the changes in the international situation, the adjustment of American military strategy and the opposition of the people in the host countries. At present, there are 374 overseas military bases in more than 141 countries and regions, with 311,111 troops stationed. There are 871 local bases, including 242 naval bases and 384 air bases.

from a strategic point of view, the distribution of American overseas military bases can be divided into 3 strategic areas and 14 base groups. Three strategic regions, namely Europe, Middle East and North Africa; Asia, Pacific and Indian Ocean; North and South America.

introduction of base groups in Europe, Middle East and North Africa

* * There are five base groups, which are arranged in two-line echelon. The first line consists of central European base groups (consisting of bases and facilities in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands), southern European base groups (consisting of bases and facilities in Italy and Greece) and base groups in the Middle East and North Africa, with central European base groups as the main body, responsible for guarding the heart of Europe; The second line consists of British, Icelandic and Iberian base groups, which are responsible for reinforcing operations in Central and Northern Europe and implementing strategic nuclear attacks. The most important Patch Barracks,Stuttgart Army Base (the headquarters of the US Air Force Command in Europe and NATO Central European Allied Command) and the Naples Naval Base (the liaison officer of the US 6th Fleet Command and the headquarters of NATO Southern Europe, U.S. 6th Fleet, located in Gaeta, with Gaeta 81km away from Naples).

Stuttgart, Germany (the headquarters of the US Army in Europe), Heidelberg (named Campbell Barracks, the US Army Command in Europe), Wü rzburg (the headquarters of the US Army's 1 th Mechanized Infantry Division) and Batek Roitz Naher (the headquarters of the US Army's 1 th Armored Division). Ramstein (the headquarters of the US Air Force Command in Europe), Spandrem, Sembach, Rhine-Main, etc. Fort Souster, Netherlands; Hievres, Belgium.

vicenza (headquarters of the U.S. army task force for southern Europe) and Livorno (logistics supply port of the army) in Italy.

Naval bases, Naples (the headquarters of the US Navy in Europe), gaeta (the headquarters of the US 6th Fleet), Madalena (the nuclear submarine support base) and Gonella (anti-submarine warfare and the logistics support base); Souza Bay, Greece. Aviano Air Base in Italy (the headquarters of the 16th Air Force of the US Air Force); Heraklion, Greece.

Middle East, West Asia and North Africa base group

Naval base

Jubail, Saudi Arabia; Manama, Bahrain (the resident of the US Navy Command in the Middle East and the resident of the US Fifth Fleet); Egyptian Cape Bahners; Mombasa, Kenya.

air base

Incser lick, Ankara and Izmir; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In addition, the US military has built an airport on Mahila Island in Oman for the use of the navy and air force.

bases in western Europe

American bases in this area are distributed in Britain, Iceland, Spain, Portugal and Portuguese Azores.

Naval base

Rota, Spain (the main base of the US Navy's 6th Fleet); Kevlavik, Iceland (shared by navy and air force);

Air Force Base

Milden Hall, UK (headquarters of the 3rd Air Force of the US Air Force), Lachenheath, Alcan Burry; Moron, Spain. In addition, the base of Larish in Azores is used by both navy and air force.

East Asia

The Asia-Pacific region and the Indian Ocean region are of great strategic value to the United States, so the number of overseas bases in this region is second only to Europe, accounting for about 42.7% of the total number of overseas bases in the United States. * * * has seven base groups. These bases are generally arranged in three lines: the first line consists of four base groups, including Alaska, Northeast Asia, Southwest Pacific and Indian Ocean; the second line consists of two base groups, namely Guam, Australia and New Zealand; and the third line consists of the Hawaiian Islands base group, which is not only the rear to support operations in the Asia-Pacific region, but also the outpost of the United States. Among these bases, the main ones are Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, Yokosuga and Okinawa Naval Bases in Japan, Wushan Air Force Base and Seoul Naval Base in South Korea, Diego Garcia Naval Base in the Indian Ocean, Anderson Air Force Base in Guam and Apara Naval Base.

Alaska base group, which can press the northeast corner of Eurasia, guard the Bering Strait and control the air routes entering Eurasia through the Arctic Circle. The main bases of the U.S. military in this area are:

Elmendorf Air Force Base

eielson Base

6, Northeast Asia Base Group

The bases in this area are distributed in Japan and South Korea, and the United States has 41 bases in South Korea, including 38 army bases, including Longshan Garrison, Casey Barracks, Khialai Barracks, Henry Barracks, Walker Barracks, George Barracks and Carroll Barracks. American bases in Japan include sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture and Okinawa base, and about 141 US military bases are scattered in various parts of the Japanese archipelago. The most important bases include:

Yokosuga, sasebo, Atsugi Naval Air Base in Japan, Zhenhai Naval Base in Korea, Baitan Naval Base, Iwakuni Base, Yokota Base in Japan, Kadena Base in Okinawa, Misawa Base, Wushan Base in Korea, Longshan Garrison in Korea, Kekhia Lai Barracks in Daegu, Japanese base camp

7, Southeast Asia base group

subic bay Naval Base and Clark Air Force Base

Indian Ocean Base

The only American base in the Indian Ocean is located in Diego Garcia Island, Chagos Archipelago

Guam Base

Australia-New Zealand Regional Base

Hawaiian Islands Base Group

Central Asia Base

At present, the United States has established in nine neighboring countries around Afghanistan. Manas in Kyrgyzstan has a Ganxi military base; There is an air base in Almaty, Kazakhstan; There is a base in Kulyab, Tajikistan; There is an air base in Hannabad, Uzbekistan.

America

North America and Latin America are the backyard of the United States, with two base groups. Among them, Greenland and Canada base groups mainly undertake strategic early warning and reinforcement tasks; The bases in Panama and the Caribbean constitute the southern barrier of American homeland defense, and also control the military base in Diego Garcia, USA.