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Top 5 Largest Military Bases in the World

All five of the largest military bases in the world are in the United States, with Fort Bragg home to 52,280 active-duty troops.

1. Fort Bragg is the largest U.S. Army installation by population

Located west of Fayetteville, North Carolina, the base is home to the 18th Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division.

Fort Bragg is home to 52,280 active duty soldiers, 12,624 reservists and temporary duty students, 8,757 civilian employees, 3,516 contractors, and 62,962 family members of active duty soldiers. It is also home to 98,507 retirees and their families.
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2. Fort Campbell (population: 234,914, area: 42,500ha)

Fort Campbell is located between Hopkinsville and Clarksville, on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The base was built in 1942 and first operated during World War II.

Residents include 30,438 active duty military personnel, 53,116 family members of active duty military personnel, and 151,360 retired military personnel, family members of retired personnel, and reservists.
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3. Fort Hood (population: 217,000, area: 86,994ha)

Spreading across 86.7ha from Bell County to Coryell County, Fort Hood is the largest armored base in the United States and the only base in the United States that can support two armored divisions.

The base has a population of 217,000, including 4,733 active duty officers, 39,262 enlisted personnel, 74,294 dependents of active duty personnel, 89,805 retired personnel and dependents, and 8,909 civilians and civilian employees.
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4. Fort Lewis (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (population: 209,486, area: 167,500 ha)

Fort Lewis is a military base located on Puget Sound, Washington. It began operations as a joint base in January 2010, resulting from the consolidation of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base.

The base has a population of 209,486, including 27,000 military personnel, 52,486 family members of active duty personnel, 10,000 civilians, and 120,000 retirees. The base serves as a training and logistics center for all operations.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord's strategic location allows air units to conduct combat and humanitarian airlift to any location in the world with the force's most advanced transport aircraft, the C-17A Globemaster III.
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5. Fort Benning (population: 107,627, area 73,652ha)

Fort Benning is located in an area commonly known as the "Tri-Community" in Columbus, Alabama. The base was established in 1918. It covers an area of ​​73,652ha.

Fort Benning is home to armored and infantry forces.

Fort Benning's total population is 107,627, including 27,436 active duty soldiers; 6,639 reservists; 13,248 retirees; 30,478 veterans; 21,414 family members of active duty soldiers; and 5,162 employees of the Department of Defense and other organizations.

Fort Benning previously provided basic training for units during World War I. The base was also home to 4,000 officers and 95,000 soldiers during World War II.
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