This is a list of countries with overseas military bases.
The establishment of military bases abroad enables a country to project power, e.g. to conduct expeditionary warfare, and thereby to influence events abroad. Depending on their size and infrastructure, they divyankcan be used as staging areas or for logistical, communications and intelligence support. Many conflicts throughout modern history have resulted in overseas military bases being established in large numbers by world powers; and these bases have helped the countries that have established them to achieve political and military goals.
The United Kingdom and other colonial powers established overseas military bases in many of their colonies during the First and Second World Wars, where useful, and actively sought rights to facilities where needed for strategic reasons. At one time, the establishment of coaling stations for naval ships was important. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union established military bases where they could within their respective spheres of influence, and actively sought influence where needed. More recently, the War on Terror has resulted in overseas military bases being established in the Middle East.
Whilst the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Russia and France still possess or utilize a substantial number of them. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel. [1] [note 2]
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Malaysia | Butterworth Air Base | Use by Australia's Commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). [2] In addition, the Australian Army maintains an infantry designated company (Rifle Company Butterworth) at Butterworth, Malaysia for training purposes. |
 United Arab Emirates | Al Minhad Air Base | Used by Australian operations in the Middle East. |
| Country | Details |
|---|---|
 Kuwait | a Bangladesh Military Contingent (BMC) has resided in Kuwait since the end of the 1991 Gulf War to assist the Kuwait Military Forces in logistics and other sectors under a bilateral agreement. [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Cuba | Cuba | Spy base |
 Djibouti | Djibouti | People's Liberation Army Support Base [7] |
 Tajikistan | Gorno-Badakhshan | Military post [8] |
 Myanmar | Coco Islands | Listening Post |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Germany | French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany (FFECSA) | |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | French forces in Djibouti [9] [10] |
| United Arab Emirates | Presence forces in the United Arab Emirates [9] [10] | |
 Ivory Coast | French forces in Ivory Coast (FFCI) [9] [10] | |
 Gabon | French elements in Gabon (EFG) [9] [10] | |
 Senegal | French elements in Sénégal (EFS) [9] [10] | |
 Mauritania | Several facilities in the country | |
 Chad | N'Djamena | Air Force Base |
 Iraq | Baghdad | Opération Chammal |
 Jordan | Prince Hassan Air Base | as part of Opération Chammal |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 France | Illkirch-Graffenstaden | Jägerbataillon 291 part of the Franco-German Brigade |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Cyprus | Nicosia | Hellenic Force in Cyprus. [11] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan | Farkhor Air Base and Ayni Air Base [12] [13] [14] | |
 Bhutan | Haa and Thimphu | The Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) is permanently stationed in western Bhutan and the Indian Army also maintains a detachment in the capital city of Thimphu. [15] |
 Madagascar | A listening post and a radar facility in northern Madagascar [16] [17] | |
 Oman | Ras al Hadd and Muscat | A listening post and berthing rights for the Indian Navy . [18] |
 Mauritius | Agaléga | India has been funding the construction of 3000 m long airfield with associated facilities to house troops. [19] |
 Seychelles | Mahe, Alphonse, Farquhar, Astove and Assumption Island | Indian government supported construction of system with six coastal surveillance radars which are linked to the Indian surveillance system. [20] [21] [22] [23] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Syria | Al-Kiswah and Abu Kamal | A military base [24] and several facilities [25] |
| Iraq | Baghdad, Anbar and Salah al-Din province | Military bases and facilities |
 Lebanon | Beqaa and Beirut Governorate | A military training facility and several military installations [26] |
| Iraq | Baghdad, Anbar and Salah al-Din province | Military bases and facilities |
| Tajikistan | Military facilities and drone factories [27] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | National Military Support Base. [28] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | Ambouli | Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti [29] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Aruba | A squadron of the Netherlands Marine Corps [30] | |
 Curaçao | A Royal Netherlands Army detachment . The Royal Netherlands Navy has the logistic support ship Pelikaan (A804) stationed at Curaçao, often accompanied by a De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate, a Karel Doorman-class frigate or a Holland-class offshore patrol vessel. [30] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | Tabuk | 1,180 personnel and other bases in permanent training and advisory roles, under a 1982 agreement. [31] [32] [33] [34] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Armenia | Gyumri | 102nd Military Base and 3624th Airbase |
 Belarus | Baranavichy and Vileyka | Hantsavichy Radar Station, Vileyka naval communication centre |
 Burkina Faso | [35] | |
 Central African Republic | [36] [37] | |
 Georgia | 4th Military Base and 7th Military Base in the occupied regions of disputed South Ossetia and Abkhazia | |
 Kazakhstan | Sary Shagan range, Baikonur Cosmodrome | |
 Kyrgyzstan | Kant Air Base | 338th naval communication centre, 954th torpedo testing range and a seismograph |
 Libya | Tobruk and Benghazi | Russian troops deployed during the Libyan civil war[ citation needed ] |
 Mali | [38] | |
 Moldova | Cobasna | A sizeable military force in the unrecognised state of Transnistria. These forces guard Cobasna ammunition depot. [39] |
 Niger | ||
| Syria | Tartus and Khmeimim Air Base and Shayrat Air Base | [40] |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 201st Military Base |
 Ukraine | Sevastopol Naval Base [41] | Russian-occupied territories [42] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | Saudi Arabian military presence in Bahrain since the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain in 2011 as part of the Peninsula Shield Force - the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The units sent from Saudi Arabia included 1,000 (1,200) [43] troops along with 150 vehicles. Saudi Arabian soldiers were apparently from the Saudi Arabian National Guard, commanded by a son of King Abdullah, Prince Miteb. [44] | |
| Djibouti | Military base . [45] [46] [47] | |
 Yemen | Al Mahrah, Hadhramaut, Ma'rib, Abyan, Al Hudaydah and Taiz | Several military bases and facilities. [48] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Brunei | Jalan Aman Camp | |
 Taiwan | Hengchun, Douliu, Hukou, [49] Taichung International Airport | |
 Thailand [50] | Sai Yok Camp |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Albania | Pasha Liman Base | 24 troops and 2 frigates. [51] An Albanian-Turkish military cooperation agreement was signed in 1992 that encompassed rebuilding Albania's Pasha Liman Base by Turkey alongside granted access for Turkish use. [52] |
 Azerbaijan | Aghdam | Buildings and structures in Gizil Sherg military town, and one terminal building located in the airfield in Hacı Zeynalabdin settlement. [53] An observation base was also built by Turkey in the Nagorno-Karabakh region after the 44-day 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The base was established under the name "Ceasefire Observation Center", and officially started to operate in January 2021 with 60 Turkish and Russian soldiers stationed at the base. [54] |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Under EUROFOR Operation Althea 242 troops, previously under Implementation Force and Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina stationed at Mehmet The Conqueror Barracks. [55] [56] | |
 Kosovo | Sultan Murat base,Prizren | An estimated 321 troops serve in the Kosovo Security Battalion command for UNMIK mission and KFOR peacekeeping force's. [56] [57] [58] [59] |
| Libya | al-Watiya, Mitiga,Misrata and Zwara [60] | The number of Turkish soldiers stationed in Libya is unknown. [61] |
| Cyprus | A total of 35,000 to 40,000 armed forces of Turkey are currently in active duty Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command in the de facto state Northern Cyprus. [61] | |
 Qatar | Doha | 5,000 personnel. [62] [63] [64] [65] |
 Somalia | Mogadishu | Camp TURKSOM with 2,000 personnels. [61] |
| Syria | Al-Bab, Al-Rai, Akhtarin, Afrin, Jindires, Rajo and Jarablus | 5,000 personnel in Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch regions. New bases were followed at south of Afrin canton in Atme and Darat Izza [66] There are 114 Turkish bases in Syria as of January 2022. [67] After operation Peace Spring, approximately 6,400 personnel are working around the Peace Spring region between Ras al-Ayn and Tell Abyad. 19 observation points are settled around Idlib and Aleppo Province. [68] Altogether, there are an estimated 10,500 Turkish soldiers and 250 tanks stationed in Turkish occupation of northern Syria. These numbers are constantly subject to modifications. [61] |
| Iraq | Bamarni Air Base, </ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamarni_Air_Base |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | Al-Khadim Airport near Marj. | A forward operating base [69] [70] |
| Yemen | Socotra and Perim | Partial military base and air base at. [71] [72] |
| Country | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Belize | Price Barracks, Ladyville | British Army Training and Support Unit Belize [73] |
| Brunei | Seria | British Forces Brunei: Brunei Garrison [74] |
| Cyprus | Troodos Mountains in Cyprus | |
| Djibouti | Camp Lemonnier [75] | |
| Germany | Westfalen Garrison | British Army Germany [76] |
 Kenya | Nanyuki | British Army Training Unit Kenya [77] |
 Nepal | Pokhara Camp, Dharan Station [78] [79] | British Gurkhas Nepal |
 Nigeria | Kaduna International Airport [75] | |
 Norway | Bardufoss Air Station [80] and Camp Viking [81] | which opened in 2023. |
| Oman | Duqm | Omani-British Joint Training Area and the UK Joint Logistics Support Base |
| Qatar | RAF Al Udeid [82] | |
| Saudi Arabia – [75] | Taif | King Fahad Air Base |
 Sierra Leone | Leicester Peak | IMATT HQ [83] |
 Singapore | British Defence Singapore Support Unit [10] [84] | |
| United Arab Emirates | Al Minhad Air Base | Donnelly Lines |
The United States has military bases in 45 countries and territories, i.e. outside its fifty states and the District of Columbia. [85] Countries with U.S. bases include:
The Italian Armed Forces encompass the Italian Army, the Italian Navy and the Italian Air Force. A fourth branch of the armed forces, known as the Carabinieri, take on the role as the nation's military police and are also involved in missions and operations abroad as a combat force. Despite not being a branch of the armed forces, the Guardia di Finanza is organized along military lines. These five forces comprise a total of 340,885 men and women with the official status of active military personnel, of which 167,057 are in the Army, Navy and Air Force. The President of the Italian Republic heads the armed forces as the President of the High Council of Defence established by article 87 of the Constitution of Italy. According to article 78, the Parliament has the authority to declare a state of war and vest the powers to lead the war in the Government.
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Our troops are already present in Tabuk and some other cities of Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan already has 2000 troops in Saudi Arabia under a 1982 bilateral agreement. The deployed troops are mostly serving there in training and advisory capacity.
However, security experts say that being an ally of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is part of a security cooperation agreement under which about 1,000 Pakistani troops are performing an "advisory" role to Riyadh and are stationed in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
Aziz said military cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was nearly four decades' old, and around 1,000 Pakistani military officials were always present in the kingdom.
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Some of these nations even have their own forward operating bases in Libya, including a secretive remote airfield operated by the United Arab Emirates about 50 miles [80 km] southeast of Benghazi. Here, the UAE has deployed a pocket air force of heavily armed and armored agricultural planes developed into surveillance and light attack platforms–the AT-802U Border Patrol variant of the Air Tractor and the more capable IOMAX Archangel–in addition to S-70 Blackhawks, and Chinese Wing Loong unmanned aircraft
IHS Jane's says that the UAE is operating propeller-driven AT-802U light aircraft, helicopters and surveillance drones from the Al-Khadim airport to the southeast of Marj and Jardas Al-Abid.
An additional US base in Arlit, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Agadez, has been operating for about a year, but little is known about it, Moore said, except that special forces are presumably stationed there.
In missions run out of a base in the northern Niger town of Arlit and others like the one that led to the ambush of U.S. troops, sources say they have helped local troops and intelligence agents make several arrests.
