Every US Military Base, Mapped

I attempted to map every US Military base, and it was not easy.

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Johnny Harris is a filmmaker and journalist. He currently is based in Washington, DC, reporting on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe. Johnny's visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University.

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[MaxFosh]

I'm sure you already know this Johnny but there is a huge court case about a hit and run incident near a military base here in the UK. The victim was a British citizen and the accused perpetrator was the wife of an American who was stationed at a base. She fled citing diplomatic immunity and thus hasn't faced trial. Highlights the grey area of jurisdiction with regards to American bases.

[thechrishau]

It was wild being in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Azores and seeing an American base with a Taco Bell haha.

[eslamteleb]

Johnny: I am not going to explain every base
The Pentagon: Please do...

[kngnflk]

8:54 Holy crap, As a South korean, I had no idea we had THAT many US bases here. Coupled with the fact that the US can take control over the korean military in war(wartime OPCON), it might as well just be US territory.

[Kuro-UWU]

U.S Army: We lost a base in the middle of the desert in Africa

Pentagon: We had a base there?

[azezking]

And then Us people:
I wonder why all people around the globe care about our elections

[concernedthanos]

The “lets map every us military base” thing really makes it sound like you wanna get out on a watchlist

[seumasreel]

I've got a friend who is in the Royal Navy and was stationed in Norway for a few months, he said that the day he realised the sheer mass of the US military and its budget was when he left his barracks for only a day and when he came back there was a massive US camp/ base set up right next to him. He couldn't believe just how fast all the equipment and barracks had been formed together although often speaks of the mental funding of the US.

[poopsie]

*Johnny gets a text*
US Department of Defence: “aye fam delete this rn”

[felixa]

us: looks like you in need of a little *democracy*

[elijahwhitman]

I was at a basketball tournament and the schedule said my team was playing a German team (I’m from Californian and the tournament was in Las Vegas). When we walked in and saw the team, we were surprised bc they were all American and spoke no German and had no accent. We later found out it was a team of kids that lived on a American military base in Germany.

[X_DD]

Hey @johnnyharris You missed one in Poland, Redzikowo - it is the most important military base for EU because of it's anti rocket system. I was actually a student there in middle school, the base is right behind it lol.

[blackfoot]

Do you know what makes the American military such an aggressive fighting war machine? On every base and ship around the world they installed the Taylor C602 Ice Cream Maker ( the same one used by McDonalds ) and it never works and it really really pisses them off.

[jsleamer]

US playing real life Starcraft and making sure all mineral resources have expansion bases.

[DerBlutenPat]

“Alright listen I’m not going to explain every single base.”

No seriously please continue and do all of them. This is fascinating.

[DarthKoonstyle]

When doing dots on a map, it helps to have them outlined by black or white... Colorblindness makes it hard to see that color you used over a land colored map!
Just a lil accessibility tip!

[Dango]

"If you're not an American, then you already know how that feels"

Jesus christ, that hit way too close to home

[FinancialShinanigan]

Johnny: I'm not going to explain every base
Us: Please do

[hesterhenrietta]

You’re missing a bunch off the coast of Western Australia — their warships dock in our harbour and they have bunch of bases here

[grzib]

Not everywhere, I just checked inside my fridge and I can confirm there isn’t any US military there 😂