This is a list of United States drone bases, containing military bases from which the United States operates unmanned aerial vehicles.
Active CountryBase, locationOperation datesOperationsNotesBurkina FasoOuagadougou Airportsince 2007surveillance of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb over Mali, Mauritania and the SaharaCameroonGaroua International Airport, Garouafight against Boko Haram in NigeriaChadN’Djamenasince 2014fight against Boko Haram in NigeriaDjiboutiChabelley Airportsince 2013GermanyRamstein Air BaseKuwaitAli Al Salem Air Basefrom at least 2014bombing ISIL in IraqPhilippinesZamboanga International Airportsince 2012bombing Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah in Southern PhilippinesQatarAl Udeid Air Basebombing ISIL in IraqSaudi ArabiaUmm Al Melh Border Guards Airportsince 2011bombing Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIL in Yemensecret CIA baseSeychellesUnited States drone base in Seychelles, Seychelles International Airportsince 2009surveillance of Al-Shabaab over SomaliaSomaliaKismayo Airportsurveillance of Al-Shabaab over Somaliaoperated by the Joint Special Operations CommandTunisiaBizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Basesince June 2016surveillance missions over LibyaTurkeyIncirlik Air Base, Adanabombing ISIL and other groups in SyriaUnited Arab EmiratesAl Dhafra Air Basebombing ISIL in Iraq
Former CountryBase, locationOperation datesOperationsNotesAfghanistanKandahar International Airportuntil 2022AfghanistanForward Operating Base Chapman, Khostuntil 2022CIA facilityAfghanistanJalalabad Airportuntil 2022CIA-operated dronesAfghanistanBagram Airfielduntil 2022CIA-operated dronesDjiboutiCamp Lemonnier2010-2013bombing Al-Shabaab in Somalia, and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIL in Yemenoperations moved to Chabelley over public safety concernsEthiopiaArba Minch Airport2011-2016bombing Al Qaeda in East AfricaItalyNaval Air Station Sigonella2016-2019bombing ISIL in Libya in defense of special forces fighting ISILMauritaniaNouakchottuntil 2008operations ended after the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'étatNigerNigerien Air Base 201, Agadez2019-2024operations ended after the 2023 Nigerien coup d'étatNigerMano Dayak International Airport, Agadez2014-2024operations ended after the 2023 Nigerien coup d'étatNigerDiori Hamani International Airport, Niamey2013-2024operations ended after the 2023 Nigerien coup d'étatPakistanShamsi Airfield, Balochistan provinceuntil 2011bombing Taliban and other Islamist militants in the tribal areas of PakistanCIA ordered to leave after killing of Pakistani soldiersUzbekistanKarshi-Khanabad Air Baseuntil 2005CIA facility evicted by the Uzbek government
See also List of American military installations List of countries with overseas military bases Base Realignment and Closure United States military deployments Lists of military installations American imperialism List of wars involving the United States
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