US Military Bases and Facilities in the Middle East and Vicinity, mid. 2024

Map: US Military Presence in the Middle East and Vicinity (mid-2024)

Source: Prof. Dr. Mehrdad R. Izady, Gulf2000 / Columbia University.

Abstract

This narrative restates—purely for accessibility and SEO—what is visible on the sheet: service icons (Air Force, Army, Marine, Navy); facility categories (exclusive U.S. sites, non-exclusive/shared local facilities, local facilities with no U.S. presence); and host-country classes (NATO, MNNA). No off-map information is introduced.

1) Coverage and Date

The map is dated mid-2024 and spans the Eastern Mediterranean, the Gulf, and the Arabian Sea, with an inset for the northern Indian Ocean that highlights Diego Garcia.

2) Legend and Symbology

• Service icons: Air Force, Army, Marine, Navy.
• Facility categories: exclusive U.S. facilities; non-exclusive U.S. use of local facilities; local facilities without U.S. presence.
• Country classes: NATO members and Major non-NATO Allies (MNNAs) coloured distinctly.

3) Labeled Sites by Area

Major labels include:

• Turkey (NATO): Izmir, Incirlik.
• Iraq: an annotated corridor with Erbil, Al Asad, Balad, Baghdad, and adjacent sites.
• Jordan (MNNA): Salt, Tower 22.
• Kuwait (MNNA) & Bahrain (MNNA): clusters along the northern Gulf.
• Qatar (MNNA): Doha / Al Udeid.
• United Arab Emirates: Al Dhafra, Jebel Ali, Fujairah / Khor Fakkan, plus additional nodes.
• Oman: Seeb, Masirah, Thumrait, Salalah.
• Saudi Arabia: Prince Sultan – Al Kharj, Eskan, King Khaled, Tabuk, Yanbu, Jeddah.
• Djibouti: Camp Lemonnier.
• Inset: Diego Garcia.

4) Functional Pattern

• A dense air-access network spans the Levant, the Gulf, and the Arabian Sea.
• Naval nodes concentrate at chokepoints such as Bahrain, Jebel Ali, Fujairah, and Djibouti.
• Exclusive versus shared facility use is distributed across Gulf and Arabian Sea littorals.

Attribution: All statements derive solely from the map image by Prof. Dr. Mehrdad R. Izady (Gulf2000 / Columbia University).