What US military bases are in Germany?
- Air Force Bases. Ramstein Air Force Base in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Kaiserslautern, US Military Bases in Germany.
- Army Bases. USAG Ansbach Army Base in Ansbach, Germany.
- Joint Bases. NATO Base Geilenkirchen Geilenkirchen, Germany.
- Marine Bases. Panzer Kaserne Marine Corps Base Boeblingen, Germany.
Herein, how many US military bases are in Germany?
The United States Army has 37 military installations in Germany. Over 200 others were closed, mostly following the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s.
Keeping this in view, why is there a US military base in Germany?
We keep bases in Germany because it's easier/faster to engage from there than from here in the US when the engagement is in Europe or the Middle East. We can deploy a force into places on that side of the planet quickly because we are already there with a pre-positioned force and materials.
Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad—from giant “Little Americas” to small radar facilities. Britain, France and Russia, by contrast, have about 30 foreign bases combined.