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The
map
above
shows
which
European
countries
currently
host
at
least
one
US
military
base.
Here’s
the
list
for
all
the
countries
mentioned
above
according
to
with
links
to
more
information
about
them.
However,
note
the
list
below
is
not
exhaustive
as
the
“site
lists
only
those
locations
approved
by
the
individual
service
branch.
”
Therefore,
you
can
also
see
a
more
complete
list
below:
And
here’s
a
more
detailed
map
of
the
actual
location
of
military
bases
within
countries:
And
here’s
what
the
report
says
about
the
rational
for
US
military
bases
in
Europe:
For
the
purposes
of
this
report,
Europe
corresponds
with
the
United
States
European
Command
(EUCOM)
AOR.
CRS
identified
31
persistent
bases
and
19
other
military
sites
to
which
DOD
has
access
in
the
region.
As
of
March
2024,
approximately
67,200
active-duty
servicemembers
were
permanently
assigned
to
overseas
bases
in
Europe,
with
the
largest
contingents
assigned
to
locations
in
Germany
(35,068),
Italy
(12,375)
and
the
United
Kingdom
(10,058).
However,
as
of
June
2024,
thousands
of
additional
servicemembers
are
present
in
Europe
on
rotational
deployments
or
other
temporary
assignments.
In
June
2024,
the
White
House
stated
in
a
letter
to
congressional
leaders
that
“approximately
80,000
United
States
Armed
Forces
personnel
are
assigned
or
deployed
to
North
Atlantic
Treaty
Organization
[NATO]
countries
in
Europe,
including
those
deployed
to
reassure
our
allies
and
to
deter
further
Russian
aggression.”
U.S.
forces
assigned
to
overseas
bases
in
Europe
include
Army
ground
units;
Navy
warships
(including
destroyers
and
an
amphibious
command
ship,
based
in
Spain
and
Italy);
and
Army,
Navy,
and
Air
Force
aircraft
(including
rotary-wing,
fighter,
electronic
attack,
bomber,
airlift,
tanker,
and
other
aircraft).
EUCOM
is
headquartered
in
Stuttgart,
Germany,
although
its
three
military
service
components
maintain
headquarters
elements
at
other
locations.
The
U.S.
military
presence
in
Europe
has
increased
in
response
to
Russia’s
2022
invasion
of
Ukraine.
In
June
2022,
for
example,
a
DOD
press
release
claimed
that,
since
the
invasion,
DOD
had
“deployed
or
extended
over
20,000
additional
forces
to
Europe
in
response
to
the
Ukraine
crisis,
adding
additional
air,
land,
maritime,
cyber,
and
space
capabilities.”
Prior
to
this
surge,
the
Army
maintained
three
brigade
combat
teams
in
Europe;
since
then,
DOD
has
announced
permanent
forward
stationing
of
a
corps
forward
headquarters,
a
garrison
command,
a
field
support
battalion,
two
squadrons
of
F-35s,
an
air
defense
artillery
brigade
headquarters,
a
shortrange
air
defense
battalion,
a
combat
sustainment
support
battalion
headquarters,
and
an
engineer
brigade
headquarters.
U.S.
basing
in
Europe
is
closely
integrated
with
NATO
activities
and
objectives.
Many
U.S.
bases
host
NATO
organizations
and
perform
NATO-related
functions,
and
every
European
host
nation
covered
in
this
report
(except
Kosovo
and
Cyprus)
is
a
NATO
member.
According
to
the
EUCOM
Commander,
Russia
is
the
central
security
issue
in
the
region,
constituting
a
“formidable
and
unpredictable
threat
that
will
challenge
U.S.
and
European
interests
for
the
foreseeable
future.”
Europe
is
also
the
focus
of
a
set
of
U.S.
defense
investments
and
activities
known
as
the
European
Deterrence
Initiative
(EDI).
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