US Marine Corps Bases

Blount Island Command is among the latest US bases built. As a matter of fact, its purpose is not particularly to act like a base. Instead, this place was built for maintenance operations to the maritime ships. It is, therefore, a logistics base. It is not as powerful and active from a military point of […]

Camp Baharia is one of the multitudes of military installations owned by the United States of America in Iraq. It is located right in the closeness of Fallujah, in the Al Anbar province. The city is better known for hosting more than 200 different mosques. The base is operated by the United States Marine Corps. […]

Camp Courtney is one of the few military facilities operated by the Marine Corps in Japan. The base is located in the Okinawa province – more precisely, in Uruma City. It is one of the youngest cities of Japan. It was formed in 2005, when the authorities decided to merge multiple smaller cities. The base […]

Camp Dwyer is a United States Marine Corps installation and airfield located in the Gamir district of the Helmand River Valley in Afghanistan. The base was originally established as a Forward Operating Base (FOB) to combat insurgent activity in the Helmand Valley, a hotbed of terrorist activity. Though initially intended to only be a temporary […]

Camp Foster is one of the wide variety of military facilities operated by the United States of America in Japan. The base is under the jurisdiction of the United States Marine Corps. It is a co-base, therefore it is run under the regulations and laws of the Japanese government. The base is large enough to […]

Camp Fuji is part of a larger United States military installation in the central eastern Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka. The base is part of the United States Marine Corps network and is part of a larger Marine Corps base, Camp Butler. Located near the small town of Gotemba, Camp Fuji derives its namesake from the […]

Camp Gonsalves is one of the widest military bases run by the United States of America in Japan, under the laws of the Japanese government. The base spreads over two villages in Okinawa – Higashi and Kunigami. It covers more than 70 square kilometers. It hosts not less than 22 landing areas for helicopters, training […]

Camp Hansen is located in Kin, in the Okinawa island, right in the immediate closeness of Kin Bay. Aside from Camp Schwab, it is the northernmost military installation owned by the United States of America in the Okinawa island. Just like nine other different installations on the island, this one is part of Camp Butler, […]

Camp Kinser is one of the main military installations located in Japan, but run by the United States of America. The base is part of a larger complex – Camp S. D. Butler, along with nine other similar installations. All of them are located in the Okinawa island, from north to south. They were all […]

Camp Leatherneck is the home base of most United States Marine Corps operations in Afghanistan. The base began life as a barren outpost in 2009, but has quickly expanded into a 1,600 acre fairly modern facility that is a military powerhouse in the area. National Geographic Explorer filmed a documentary at the base detailing its […]

In the spring of 1941, plans for the construction of a Marine Corps base on 11,000 acres of land in Onslow County, North Carolina, was approved. This base was named Camp Lejeune, in honor of Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Camp Lejeune now boasts 156,000 acres of training grounds. […]

Camp Lester is one of the military installations owned by the United States of America in Japan. Just like many other facilities, it is located in the Okinawa island, in Chatan Town. It is on the coastline and has a direct contact with the East China Sea. The base is also referred to as Camp […]

Camp McTureous is among the luxurious military installations from Japan. It is operated by the United States of America, but under the strict regulations of the Japanese government. The base is located in Okinawa, close to Uruma. It is adjacent to a small native village – Kawasaki. Although it benefits from the most modern and […]

Camp Pendleton, California is the most important base located on the western side of the United States. It is the base with the most ambitious, intense and successful amphibious training activities. Located close to the ocean in South California, the camp is in the middle of nowhere, close to the Cleveland National Forest. History The […]

Camp Schway is a military co-base operated by the United States of America on Japanese territories. The base is located in the northern part of Okinawa and is often referred to as Man Camp. It was named in the memory of Albert E. Schwab, a Marine who got the Medal of Honor posthumously for his […]

Camp S. D. Butler is among the multitude of military installations under the jurisdiction of the United States of America, but run by the Japanese regulations and laws. The base is located in Okinawa and is operated by the United States Marine Corps. The base was named in the memory of Smedley D. Butler, who […]

FOB Delaram is a United States military base in Afghanistan. It is actually the Forward Operating Base of the United States Marine Corps in Afghanistan. This FOB in Afghanistan is located along the 2,000 km. in Afghanistan’s Delaram District. Ring Road is Afghanistan’s main thorough fare with numerous qualities of road surface connecting the country’s […]

Henderson Hall is a military installation in the United States of America. It is located in the closeness of the Pentagon, the local national cemetery and a different military facility – Fort Myer. The base is located in Arlington, Virginia. It spreads over more than 20 acres and hosts multiple facilities, such as the United […]

Marine Barracks represents the oldest military installation operated by the United States Marine Corps. It is located in Washington, DC, and spreads over 6 acres only. The place is commanded by Paul D. Montanus and is also a National Historic Landmark since 1976, Unlike many other installations run by the United States Marine Corps, this […]

Marine Corps Mobilization Command is the general and most important branch operated by the United States Marine Corps Reserves. The installation is relatively new in the armed military. It showed up in 2004, after the Reserve Support Command was fully restructured and got a brand new face. The whole change was over in 2005. These […]

Located only 5 kilometers away from the city with the same name in South Carolina, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is one of the multitude of military installations located around the city. Although this one is operated by the United States Marine Corps, most others are run by the United States Navy. The base is […]

The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is one of the most important airfields operated by the United States government. It is located in the eastern side of the state, relatively far from the most important human communities. History The base was first authorized and accepted around the World War II, in 1941. The construction […]

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is a Marine Corps military facility located only 10 kilometers away from Naha, in Ginowan. It is one of the active installations run by the United States of America in Japan. It is part of the Camp S. D. Butler complex, which hosts ten different installations in Okinawa. The base, […]

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is an air station operated by the United States Marine Corps in Japan. The installation is located in Iwakuni, in the Yamaguchi prefecture. It is only 2.5 kilometers away from a different facility – Iwakuni Station, in the delta of the Nishiki River. The base is commanded by Colonel James […]

MCAS Miramar, California is located about 15 km from San Diego and is operated by the US Marine Corps. The airfield the base hosts is named in the honor of M. A. Mitscher, a courageous commander who led during World War II. If the base is famous in the Marine Corps for its techniques and […]

MCAS New River is the complementary base of Camp Geiger and is located in the eastern side of North Carolina. It is a base designed to deal with helicopters and operated by the Marine Corps. It is very close to Camp Geiger, therefore both bases share some of the facilities. The base has a very […]

MCAS Yuma, Arizona is located 3 km from Yuma and spreads over 3000 acres. The military base is close to the Yuma international airport, wherewith it shares some facilities. Most of the base area is plain desert wilderness. It supports multiple units and squadrons, making it one of the military bases with the highest importance […]

MCB Hawaii is an American military base located in the Mokapu Peninsula of Honolulu. According to a census of 2000, there were a little under 12,000 inhabitants of the base. The base hosted sailors and Marines, not to mention about their families. Other than that, there are also civilian employees dealing with various jobs and […]

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany is a military base operated by the United States Marine Corps in the immediate proximity of Albany, in the southern part of Georgia. It mostly supports the actions taking place on the eastern coast of the United States of America. The base is famous for the local Logistics Command’s Maintenance […]

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow is located in the immediate proximity – only 6 kilometers – of the city with the same name, in the southern part of California. The installation is run by the United States Marine Corps. It is better known among the officials for the Logistics Bases’ Maintenance Center. There are only […]

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island spreads over more than 30 square kilometers and is located in South Carolina, close to Port Royal. It is often associated with the larger nearby Beaufort, which is responsible for hosting multiple other military facilities. The facility is the main recruit depot in the United States Marine Corps. A […]

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is one of the largest training centers in the world. It deals with the recruitment and training of all the interested males living in the western side of the Mississippi River. More than 20000 males are recruited and instructed in basic operations on a yearly basis. The base […]

Mountain Training Center is a military facility located in a hardly accessible area in California. It is located in the Tolyabe Forest, about 30 kilometers away from Bridgeport. The base was established with the clear purpose to train elite forces in the harshest environments. It is operated by the United States Marine Corps. Mission Mountain […]

Panzer Kaserne is one of the almost 60 co-bases located in Germany and run by the United States of America. It is operated by the US Army, but under German regulations. It is located in a small area of Stuttgart – Boeblingen, in the southern side of Germany. The good news about the bases in […]

Base Contact Information Marine Corps Base Quantico Base Operations: (703) 784-2121. DSN: 278-2121 DEERS, ID Card Center: (703)-784-2750 Security Office: (703)-432-3964 Geography and Area Information Marine Corps Base Quantico is located at 38°30′7″N 77°18′21″W near Triangle Virginia and is spread across three different counties. The 64,000 acre (100 square mile) facility falls in the southeastern […]

Twentynine Palms, California – also known as MCAGCC (Combat Center) – is run by the Marine Corps and located in the San Bernardino County. By the 2010 census, the base hosted 8413 individuals. The terrain consists of small, yet abrupt mountains, turning the place into a perfect training field for troops under severe conditions. Believe […]

Located in the island of Okinawa, Yontan Airfield is one of the military facilities lost by the Japanese forces during the battle of Okinawa, in World War II. The battle was the most intense one in World War II in the Pacific zone. It also came as the most important victory of the United States […]

Aberdeen Proving Ground is a US military base located in the Harford County. Some of its parts are eligible for census. According to the 2000 calculations, the specific parts hosted around 3100 inhabitants. The general objective of this base is to provide the army with some of the latest installations and equipments in a proper […]

Located in Bynum, Alabama, Anniston Army Depot is one of the major facilities run and operated by the US Army, It is responsible for multiple depot operations, such as repairing various vehicles or storing chemical weapons. The depot covers more than 65 square km and hosts over 2,000 employees on site. Although it has the […]

The Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) operates as a US Army storage facility for chemical weapons and traditional ammunition. Located in Easy Central Kentucky, the area is situated among fields and woods. The military uses BGAD for repair of general supplies and the disposal of munitions. Most of the explosive munitions used by the US […]

For years, even before the Air Force became its own separate branch, many service members insisted that the military needed a special school that would be focused solely on training the future Airmen of the United States. It wasn’t until 1947, when the Air Force began being recognized as its own branch of the military, […]

Aitos Logistics Center is one of the multitude of military bases run by the United States of America on foreign territories. This one is located in Bulgaria, in the southeastern part of the country. It is close to the Black Sea and represents a strategical point on the map due to the close location to […]

The Al Udeid Air Base is a military base located west of Doha Qatar and is owned by the Qatar Emiri Air Force. It is home to the headquarters of United States Central Command (USCC) and United State Air Force Central Command (USAFCC). The Al Udeid Air Base Qatar is also a home to the […]

Air Station Cape Cod is located in Sandwich, in the western part of Massachusetts, inside a different installation – Otis. Both of them are operated by the United States Coast Guard. It is an air station run by Captain David Throp and benefits from eight aircrafts – four HH 60 Jayhawk helicopters and four HU […]

United States Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater is one of the largest and most vital air stations in the Coast Guard network of bases and operates out of the Clearwater International Airport. The base is responsible not only for the air space and waters around Florida, but sectors of the Caribbean Basin, Gulf of Mexico […]

Air Station Elizabeth City is a military facility located in the city with the same name, in the northeastern corner of South Carolina. The facility is located in the local airport. It is operated by the United States Coast Guard and is known to be one of the most important and useful installations in this […]

The Ali Al Salem Air Base is a military base located in Kuwait. This air base is about 39 miles away from the border of Iraq, and its operation is under the supervision of the Kuwaiti Air Force with the help of the United States Air Force (USAF). It is positioned on an elevated ground […]

Camp Bucca used to be one of the most important facilities operated by the United States of America in Iraq. It played a major role due to its primary mission – hosting some of the most dangerous prisoners of war. The facility was an internment one and was established close to one of the most […]

Camp Taji, Iraq – also referred to as Camp Cooke among its inhabitants – is one of the military bases located in the immediate proximity of Baghdad – only 30 km far from it. The base is used by the coalition forces in Iraq and not just by the United States of America. It is […]

The Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center Complex is located relatively close to West Palm Beach in Florida and the Bahamas and operated by the US Navy. It performs some of the most advanced tests and training sessions for undersea techniques. It covers pretty much every aspect of this field, from calibration to construction. In […]

Barking Sands Missile Range is by far one of the most important military facilities controlled by the United States Navy. The facility includes an actual military base and an airfield. It is located in Hawaii, in Kaual County. Its importance is given by the fact that it is the largest and most varied military base […]

Camp Justice is a United States Navy support facility located in the central Indian Ocean 1,909 miles off the eastern coast of Tanzania and 1,357 miles south of India. The base located on a British owned coral atoll known as Diego Garcia. Though technically operated by the US Navy, the base is shared with the […]