The United States has hundreds of military bases around the world, and that didn't happen all at once. Here's the story ...

As of 2021, the U.S. had over 500 military installations in the country itself (many of which are in North Carolina) and around 750 in 80 countries total when you count international bases.

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 ...

The tiny Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory ... which covers an area of ocean the size of Spain and is difficult for the tiny nation ...