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A comprehensive list of current or recently closed military bases, camps, posts, stations, and other facilities owned or used by the U.S. Armed Forces in the U.S. and abroad. Includes joint bases, war reserve stocks, and foreign bases in Australia, Iraq, and Syria.
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.
McCoy Air Force Base was a former U.S. Air Force installation near Orlando, Florida, that operated from 1940 to 1975. It was a training base during World War II and a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War and Vietnam War, and is now Orlando International Airport.
Find out the names, locations, and missions of the 57 active-duty USAF bases in the contiguous United States. Learn about the different types of installations, the Major Commands, and the joint bases with an air force presence.
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982 ISBN 0-405-12194-6. Maurer, Maurer (ed.), Air Force Combat Units of World War II, History and Insignia, USAF Historical Division, Washington, DC, 1961 (reprint 1983) ISBN 0-89201-092-4
Fort Ord was a military installation on Monterey Bay that closed in 1994 due to Base Realignment and Closure. It is now a national monument with diverse natural and historical features, such as the endangered Smith's blue butterfly and the 7th Infantry Division.
Find out the locations and names of major active US Navy bases, stations and other facilities within the US and abroad. See the map, the list by state and territory, and the external links for more information.
Fort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California (now the port community of Los Angeles).A small section remains in military use by the United States Air Force as a housing and administrative annex of Los Angeles Air Force Base.