The U.S. Has Built Only 11 New Military Bases in the Last 75 Years
Many of America's military bases have long histories, with many of them constructed in the 1940s during the military spending boom of World War II. The number of U.S. military bases built on American soil peaked in 1942, as the country readied itself for war. By the end of 1942, the U.S. could house 4.37 million soldiers. After the war, construction slowed, and since 1950, there have only been 11 new U.S. military bases constructed. The newest base, Naval Station Everett, was built in 1994.
To find America's 11 newest military bases constructed since 1950, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed and independently verified the history of active military installations listed on MilitaryBases.com. The number of active-duty personnel assigned to each base came from the 2022 Demographics Report, compiled by Defense Department contractor Military OneSource, as well as additional base-specific information from Military OneSource. Finally, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed specific unit information from each base on the below list via the base website. Installations with less than 1,000 active duty personnel where that data is classified or those outside the 50 states were not considered. Newly joined bases were also not included.
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