U.S. Military Bases and Facilities in the Middle East
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Matthew Wallin June 2018
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Introduction
Tis act sheet provides a rough overview o U.S. military bases and acilities in the Middle East. Compiled rom publicly available inormation, this listing presents a picture o a variety o acilities the U.S. either maintains or retains access to throughout the region. Due to the fluctuating nature o U.S. military operations in the region, it is not possible to put together a complete picture o the entirety o U.S. orces’ deployment. As the wars in Iraq and against ISIS have ebbed and flowed, so has the U.S. presence in the region. In countries like Iraq and Syria, the U.S. undoubtedly occupies pre-existing acilities or operates hastily constructed temporary bases that are not publicly acknowledged or operational security reasons. Many o these have been observed through commercial satellite imagery. Te growing role o unmanned aerial vehicles in U.S. operations, whether by intelligence agencies or the U.S. military, also presents a challenge to identiying where Americans are currently based. Tis act sheet does not document instances o unacknowledged acilities. Additionally, it can sometimes be difficult to identiy what should qualiy as a “U.S.” base or acility. Many acilities, ports, and airstrips serve primarily as civilian and commercial inrastructure. For instance, the U.S. Navy requents a number o ports around the world. Tese ports oten have acilities and inrastructure capable o supporting these military vessels, but are not U.S.-specific, and thereore are not considered to be a “base.” However, some o these ports do support the resupply and repair o U.S. vessels, making their classification vague.
Bahrain
Te United States operates in Bahrain by means o a Deense Cooperation Agreement signed in 1991,
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and a Status o Forces Agreement originally signed in 1971.
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Tere are over 7,000 U.S. military personnel based in Bahrain, and the U.S. has maintained a naval presence in the country since 1948.
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fleet is based in Bahrain, and patrols an area o responsibility covering the Arabian Gul, the Gul o Oman, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea, including the Strait o Hormuz, the Suez Canal, and the Strait o Bab al Mandeb.
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Naval Support Activity Bahrain
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U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
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Headquarters o the U.S. 5
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Fleet.
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Close to Khalia Bin Salman port, which is capable o berthing U.S. aircrat carriers.
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Te U.S. has spent $580 million between 2010-2017 on expansion o the acility, and a total o $2 billion since establishing a presence.
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N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y S t r a t e g y
Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Google Earth.
ASP would like to thank the Embassy of Qatar for its support of this research.