New Zealand Girl Reacts to THE US' OVERSEAS MILITARY BASE STRATEGY 🤔🇺🇸

[@tacocin]

I saw a local national protester carrying a poster at a U.S. military base in SE Asia. In big letters the poster said: YANKEE GO HOME. In small letters at the bottom was printed: "and take me with you!"

[@CourtneyCoulston]

omg what no way 😂

[@Gutslinger]

Well, that's intriguing. Lol

[@jtom2958]

Not what I was expecting XD

[@thetwilightgamer]

Had us in the first half, not gonna lie

[@clangston3]

I recently retired from the Air Force after 20 years. While I was in, I had the privilege to visit over 15 countries. I went as far north as Iceland down to the bottom of Africa and as far east as Thailand. I got to experience many different cultures and made friends along the way. I know in a lot of places, there's a negative view of the American military in general. However, my personal experiences on interacting with people in other countries was overwhelmingly positive.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Hiya ! Thank you for sharing your story! I'm really glad you've had a great experience. I think most do, but the negative stories always seem to get the most attention. Good on you and thank you for your service!!

[@clangston3]

@@CourtneyCoulston thank you for your support! It seems that we're perpetually at war with some country or countries which helps to drive those negative opinions of the US military so it's nice to see someone like you that tries to understand what we're doing. Btw, if you ever find yourself in Arizona, we have a really nice Air and Space museum here. It has a lot of military hardware so it might be something you'd enjoy.

[@afcgeo882]

With just 8 years in USAF, I have to agree. From Greenland to Cairns, we’re treated the same way we treat others. In almost all locations, we work with the local government and military. We train them, equip them and educate them. Tens of thousands of foreign military members are trained at US military academic and training institutions every year. Our bases are also economic stimuli as they bring in FAR more money than they consume. This video is too basic because it lacks knowledge. First off, most of those sites are actually just contracts. There are no people or operations there, but there is a contract with a local governments in place on use of these locations, if ever needed. Second, a number of operational locations are for theater strategic defense: ballistic missile defense. Third, a number of sites are there for the US to train local militaries and police/rescue services. Finally, many temporary sites are set up solely for aid: logistics for food, medicine and even construction. We often build hospitals, landing strips, even shipping facilities for countries in dire need of help, especially after conflicts and natural disasters. We send entire mobile hospitals all around the world. We spend about $2.5 billion USD annually on foreign food aid alone. Most of it is delivered by military aircraft, where it’s met by local UN World Food Program trucks and personnel. However, every mission is a training opportunity, including assistance. As air crew, we train in loading, transporting, unloading, operation into austere locations, even air traffic control without any local help. This video isn’t very accurate because it lacks context. foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/10/america-wheat-hunger-great-food-aid-boondoggle/

[@draganmarkovic491]

Well, it's not your fault that US has a base somewhere and have sent you to work there. I would treat you very well if I saw you somewhere but I have very poor opinion on the US and especially on this US basses policy.

[@afcgeo882]

@@draganmarkovic491 You have a low opinion of the US? Is it just the jealousy or is it also ignorance?

[@bonnorbanderson9234]

at this point she probably knows more about the US military than then nz military😂

[@jojoemcgeejoe457]

at this point, she probably (definitely) knows more about the US military than a lot of Americans. Semper Fi, ma'am.

[@stevenlyon4348]

@@jojoemcgeejoe457 that's because they haven't stood on those yellow footprints. And don't care as long as they have the freedom to talk shit about the people who ensure it. Semper Fortis Marine.

[@repeter]

Stationed in Korea in the 90s, older Koreans loved us. The younger ones protested until they usually worked with us. Bosnia, Hungary, and Croatia, deployed there, they absolutely loved us because we stabilized the region. Deployed to Iraq too. That one was well, kinda hit or miss in 2004. And Germany in 2010, they seemed to really love us there.

[@repeter]

@Wes Takahashi that's because they passed on what it was like and how grateful they were to be liberated. Unfortunately, those lessons passed on from generation to generation lose a little.

[@scottb7115]

Those damn balkans are never stable

[@sabin97]

how many brown folks like me did you personally kill? how many did you directly help others kill? how many did you indirectly help others kill?

[@scottb7115]

@@sabin97 help me bring back rome, that will fix the balkan problem

[@b.ballooon9225]

@@sabin97 Stop being a brainwashed troll. Literally only one of the places he listed has brown people, and US military troops are there to protect civies not hurt them. The vast majority of civilian casualties in the Iraq War came from Militias, not US troops. And the ones that did, mostly came from accidental hits during bombing runs, not direct intentional fire. Trust me when I say the civilizations of brown people also kill and abuse civilians, and on a much larger scale than our Western Human Rights one. Think about Pakistan, the Tali, the Theocracies of Iran and Arabia, those civilizations alone have supported more chaos and destruction in the Mid-East than the US ever has, or any superpower for that matter. So get out of your victim mentality as your civilizations wars are far more brutal towards civilians, your civilizations are the reason large gangs of radically religious militias rove around the Mid-East as your civilizations provided the religious-nationalist rhetoric through crazy dictators like Saddam. Point is, stop blaming US soldiers which are by far the nicest to civilians and actually help them, and stop playing the victim card when it was clear that all sides have some blame, and when it comes to civilian casualties the US has some of the least. Was the US mistaken to involve itself in Iraq? YES. But blame that on the politicians, not the soldiers, and it definitely doesn't erase all the good things the US military does abroad including protecting the democracy/stability of regions from Western Europe to East Asia. Stop buying into propaganda, you're falling for a victim game that doesn't' benefit you and is causing you to hate on the nicest superpower ever. When Iran, CCP, and Russia are in charge, you'll be praying for the US to come back, one of their wars is like 50 of our in terms of civilian casualties. If you thought the US is brutal, wait to you see literally ANY other culture become a superpower, they will be far more brutal, they don't have the civil and human rights adaptations that we adopted in recent centuries.

[@kyndread71]

The World: "Well, according to doctrine, the US military...." The US Military: "LOL doctrine"

[@SatishKumar-rc4pl]

Shut up

[@mfree80286]

@@SatishKumar-rc4pl He's hitting the old trope that the US Military writes the book on strategy and tactics and then almost immediately throws it out the window because now everyone knows.

[@Awzn123]

In the words of my ncos the us strategy and why we’re such an effective force is because everything is made up on the go

[@kyndread71]

@@mfree80286 You got it. We don't follow doctrine.

[@ryanf7301]

What’s a doctrine? I dunno, let’s go blow stuff up. Lol

[@Relayer6a]

When the shit hits the fan anywhere in the world they put the US military there and, for the most part, their mere presence is often enough to stop the aggression. This is especially true in Eastern Europe. And you seem to get it with your experience from Japan. A lot of people don't and just see it as an occupation of a foreign country.

[@Trashmagic_girl]

Yeah, a very nasty incident happened I think it was in 2018 or 2017 where Russia was trying to assert military dominance at the border with Estonia, but they couldn’t do anything bc Estonia is a member of NATO and bc the US military has bases there.

[@joelcanfield9987]

Holy cow Courtney, you show some good insight on this subject. I know an air crew member that flew supplies via New Zealand and said it was the best stop of all. We go there too !!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Haha thanks Joel! Definitely an interest of mine. Oh wow that's amazing! I'm glad to hear that. Must have been a long flight down here!😱

[@HemlockRidge]

Yes, New Zealand was the staging and final training area for the Guadalcanal offensive during early WWII.

[@fireofdestruction7753]

I always think this is a much larger channel, I really love the content.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Thank you, I appreciate that!! ❤️😊

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Same

[@wesleypeters4112]

I for one like that the US has a global presence especially in places like South Korea, Japan, and Germany. Notice how Europe has been at peace since World War Two. No major conflicts between European countries have resulted since, which is amazing. This is largely because of NATO and the 2% of GDP that goes toward it. NATO keeps the predations of Russia at bay.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Great insight!

[@nstser7634]

@@CourtneyCoulston react oic vs nato

[@sabin97]

actually now the german pipeline(i forgot the name) is an even more powerful motivator for peace. your(assuming you're from usa, else their) thugs are not needed.

[@Trashmagic_girl]

@@sabin97 First, I wouldn’t trust Germany. Second Russia is a real threat not only to Europe, but to the world. The little countries that joined NATO like Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia etc did it for protection against Russia and don’t think that stupid pipeline is gonna stop a military force. Russia has being trying to assert military control in Estonia, but they can’t bc first Estonia is a member of NATO and second bc the US has military bases there to protect Estonia. A pipeline isn’t gonna stop Russia when they start conquering all of Europe, but these ‘little thugs’ and its allies will 😘

[@sabin97]

@@Trashmagic_girl given their respective human rights records i would rather trust germany or russia over usa. usa is by far the largest threat to the world. that pipeline is a powerful motivator for peace. say what you will about russia but they are not retarded, are they? once that project is finished they will have a much larger commercial presence in europe. it would make no sense for russia to go to war against their largest commercial partner(the eu), specially when they KNOW they would lose the war, and cripple their own economy by losing their greatest economic ally. interdependence is the best motivator for peace. usa thugs pose a threat for EVERYONE. too bad angela merkel doesnt have the literal testicles(because of biological reasons) to tell usa "germany is not your slave. we make our own choices. if you dare impose ANY sort of sanction on us we will immediately shut down all of your military bases here and impose equal sanctions on you. that is not a threat, merely a warning. do as you will. we will do as we will".

[@dragonmas444]

There’s one other large reason for the forward deployment of troops. It ensures that should an adversary attack an American ally, American servicemen will also be harmed making the attack on an ally feel more like an attack on the US, which is a sure fire way to mobilize support. This is why after Russia invaded Ukraine, the US and NATO’s response was to send more soldiers to the Baltic states. The number of troops sent was too small to seriously combat a Russian invasion, but it was large enough to ensure Russia would have to injure/kill enough Americans to rally support for a conflict. This is also why so many Americans serve on the DMZ in South Korea.

[@TheRagratus]

OR commonly referred to as "Force Projection".

[@mfree80286]

@@TheRagratus Closer to "causal event projection" in that sense, you can imagine what goes on in an attacking country's military command when that happens... "General, we have the status report for the advance on point GG. The 2'nd infantry crossed the RR river at 0500 and captured an outpost and is holding; 2'nd has 10 casualties, 24 enemy casualties, with 42 prisoners taken. We have (flip pages) 36 Balboians, and 6 Americans." *spit take* "What was that last statistic, Colonel? "6 Americans, they think 2 contractors and 4 Army" "Oh f*ck, were any injured?" "No General" "Thank Bejeezus... get rid of them. *NO* WAIT, I literally mean get them to an American embassy somewhere and hand them over, treat them like GOLD. No interrogation, don't even look at them funny, just get them out of here safe and sound, ASAP. We're going to have to up surveillance before any more advances and make triply sure the leads know what an American uniform looks like so we don't do this again." "Yes, General". "Colonel, we just beat a hornet's nest with a bat and managed to avoid being stung. Let's not press our luck."

[@afcgeo882]

@@TheRagratus Actually, force projection is something very different. It’s an actual deployment of lethal strength combat units closer to the potential enemy, to remind them that we can strike fast and hard. Examples: carrier and amphibious strike groups in the South China sea and Persian Gulf, strategic bombers rotated into Guam and the movement of ballistic missile defense systems into the Balkans.

[@afcgeo882]

@@mfree80286 So when Iran took US Navy crews as prisoners you think that’s how it went down? 😂

[@mfree80286]

@@afcgeo882 Iran's a special case, BUT... "John Kerry spoke with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at least five times by telephone.[12] He called Zarif within five minutes. He states he "gave him a very direct statement about what would happen if we didn't have their release very quickly." Zarif called back within 20 minutes with assurances that the sailors would be released soon and that they were being "well taken care of."[13] John Kerry has stated that in his other phone calls about the situation he "made it crystal clear" how serious it was and that "it was imperative to get it resolved." The sailors had a brief verbal exchange with the Iranian military[7] and were released unharmed along with all their equipment [12] the next day on January 13 after 15 hours,[4] and they departed the island at 08:43 GMT on their boats. They later were escorted by a U.S Coast Guard patrol cutter, while U.S. Navy overwatched and supported. The Pentagon oversaw the escort on high alert.[7]"

[@TheRagratus]

I was an Army MP in the early 1980's in Mainz Germany. Right across the Rhein from Wiesbaden which is now USAEUR headquarters. I flew home on leave with my wife and 2 children on a MAC flight- A C-5A Galaxy Starlifter from Rhein Mein Airbase to Dover Delaware. Cost? $11.50 each- a total of $46. No windows, tile floor, the in-flight meal was a Swanson's TV dinner and a sack lunch. The beverage was a 5 gal jug with grape Kool-Aid. God, I miss those days!!!!

[@capo328]

Homogeneous was the word you were looking for when describing Japan. Loved this video like always, the last few minutes of just your thoughts was especially great along with your personal related experiences. Very thoughtful and articulate. Can't wait for the next video.

[@jayw6034]

Honestly China's policy of uniting asia under their rule and their disdain for democracy has changed my mind as an American about the policy of power projection by our military. I used to be strongly anti-military, but I've become very pro-democracy and anti-war. And in practical terms I think the policy of power projection is extremely effective to that end.

[@Alicia-yh6kc]

The Countries want US protection but not presence. Seeing as they don't pay their share. Tough.

[@mikemcmahon7624]

I grew up on Naval bases in cities like Naples, Italy in the 1990's. It's an interesting experience that I'm glad I had, it was hard sometimes (making friends and losing them to moves within half a year, for example) but I got to see so many places and things I never would have seen otherwise. I definitely get how our military presence could grate on locals. Great to hear the perspective of someone from a different country on this - really enjoyed this video!

[@patrick6897]

Go big or go home, as they say. Love seeing your perspective on these kinds of things. Those guys also made a video on the US hospital ships, too. Definitely should be on your radar for things to watch.

[@trevorwilliams2429]

U.s military is a force for peace, I respect these service people for the sacrifice, thank you all.

[@andrewgalindo6959]

I spent 1 year at Camp Hovey South Korea as a member of the 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. I loved it, met some great people.

[@anthonylee5982]

I was stationed at a base on the Sinai peninsula in Egypt in 1985 in a multi national peace keeping force.. The Australians and New Zealanders were there as well...

[@jeffburnham6611]

I wasn't aware there was any US presence in Yokohama, I did know the 7th Fleet is based out of Yokosuka. I don't think the residents on Guam would object to increased US presence, the island has been in continuous use since WW2., and as you pointed out, is a Territory of the US.

[@bradyjohnson8955]

Just left Germany last week after 3 years there and this is what you can learn from actually being stationed over seas 1. The older populations of host nations will largely weigh to the side of disliking the American presence. 2. The younger populations are mostly indifferent or welcoming to the U.S. military presence. 3. U.S troops largely influence and stimulate the local economy by blowing massive amounts of money in the surrounding areas. 4. Germans that work on the military installations are often more aware of world events and the U.S. Government all the way up to the most recent election. This is proven all the way down to the barbers on post freaking out about their 8income if the U.S. reduces its overseas population. 5. If the U.S. military were to pull out massive numbers in as little as 4-5 years of any heavily occupied country massive destabilization would occur and leave thousands who are dependent on the U.S. soldiers spending for their income.

[@kimharding2246]

My husband was stationed at Camp Foster in Okinawa, but since it was an unaccompanied tour, we had to rent a little house in town. I was still able to shop on the base, but I loved it!!

[@twofortydrifter]

I spent a year in Korea and found myself looking for English speakers as well and I grew up speaking Korean in the U.S. I sympathize.

[@randlebrowne2048]

In war, amatures study tactics, professionals study logistics. No one is better at logistics than the US military.

[@afcgeo882]

100%.

[@PiousSlayer]

Logistics was especially important during WW2 and how the USA supported the allies logistically and without the US' help the allies wouldn't have been nearly as effective, especially with helping Russia's marches as an example.

[@michaelfinley891]

Currently a logistician in the US Army, 92F. After 2 deployments I wholeheartedly believe European Armies have better logistician equipment than us.

[@afcgeo882]

@@michaelfinley891 Equipment? Sometimes. Systems? NEVER. No nation or group of nations can match our strategic air or sea lift capabilities. Not one can match our ability to get something somewhere. That goes 10 fold in combat. I’ll bet you haven’t seen the Europeans’ supplies during actual combat. You’re seeing it now, when everything’s already been secured and contracted. During the Basra invasion, the Brits couldn’t get anything in. You’re just looking at it from your foxhole instead of a General’s office.

[@michaelfinley891]

@@afcgeo882 lol I was speaking at my level I’m glad you cleared that up, but after doing deployments to Eastern Europe I saw some of their logistic capabilities I think they do have some pretty nice equipment. No one come close to the US in anything else though.

[@SammyTCG]

It’s funny that WW2 is what really catapulted this whole thing. Obviously in an ideal world we wouldn’t feel the need to do this but 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@afcgeo882]

Which is why we are where we are.

[@skyden24195]

The last time the U.S. said "Let the rest of the world take care of itself." The rest of the world said either, "Attack the U.S." or, "Help us, United States, you're our only hope." -That's why "US" is there. My dad was USAF from early 1970's to early 1990's (20yr service.) From 1980-82, my dad (a USAF orthopedic technician) with our family, was stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Southern Turkey; a Turkish, U.S., U.K. co-op air base. I attended kindergarten and 1st grade at the base's U.S. run elementary school. I also saw "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" for the first time while living there. The base was initially established as a military defensive/offensive point for the three countries involved with the base operation (during the cold war.) My dad had become friends with a Turkish surgeon assigned to the base. This friendship led to my first interaction with "Lego" and visiting Turkey's lesser know Kizkalesi "Castle In The Sea," a castle-like fortification at Turkey's wester-south coast on the Mediterranean Sea (also my thus far only personal interaction with the Mediterranean Sea.) The castle pre-dates Roman Imperial rule of the territory. This was also the place of my first childhood "puppy-love crush with another first grader at our school." :-) Thanks for another great video, Courtney.

[@Trashmagic_girl]

For real tho. Is like the world just likes to get us in EVERY war. We were going to stay out of WW1, but the Germans wanted to attack us, and then we were neutral again during WW2, but Japan attacked us.

[@larryshepp4930]

20 Years in the USAF. 11 O-CONUS (in Europe). Turkey, Germany, Italy, Iceland. When in Germany I was stationed at Sembach (K-town) Most of my time was at a MUNSS (look it up).

[@chariscale]

If you're so interested in US Military History, you should watch the Battle of Midway the one by Battlefields and MonteMayor😀

[@fbi8801]

Interesting

[@CourtneyCoulston]

yeah its a real interesting one

[@eldertoguro1]

Are you the same fbi who posts on creepsmcpasta?

[@fbi8801]

@@eldertoguro1 no that's a different agent

[@stevenlyon4348]

@@fbi8801 I was under the impression Bureau only played with a home Jersey? I thought you left away games to the company. What are doing checking up on a resident of Middle Earth?

[@coryshock6520]

@@fbi8801 why do you watch and comment on all the same videos as me

[@scavenger6268]

The word Wendover is looking for is "outposts". Real tiny camps meant for their specific purpose and will likely be removed upon job done or expanded if needed be.

[@terrysteward6765]

If you want to see something interesting, look up the C-17 medevac flights. I took one from Iraq to Ramstein. The plane can be made into a flying ICU. They landed at Ramstein and then transport me, by ground, to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. I am happy they had the facilities pretty close to the war zone. That way people could be evacuated to a safe place for more advanced the medical treatment. Good use for a US base!

[@micahwilliams1826]

I miss your videos 😢 You're such a ray of sunshine, seeing your smile always brightens my day❤

[@ericholbrook1733]

Let me start by saying that I truly enjoy your videos, thank you. I am a retired American veteran. With regards to the American military presence overseas, yes we are there, for many of the reasons you pointed out. Yes, we do have a strong presence in Japan, I was stationed there for a couple of years many years ago, on a ship out of Yokuska. The American presence in Japan is first and foremost strategic, however, we still remember December 7th, 1941. Likewise the Chinese remember the Japanese... I suggest you take a look at what the Japanese had been doing for years prior to December 7th, 1941 in China and other countries in the western Pacific. If you're not familiar with the book "The Rape of Nanking", I would suggest that you read it. Americans have reasons to dislike and distrust the Japanese, China has more reason to hate them. If you are aware of this history you'll understand, if you're not aware of what the Japanese did in China, read up on it. Again, thank you for your wonderful videos and keep them coming. By the way, it's not just American warfighters that deserve recognition... Every warfighter, even our enemies, who goes into battle for what they believe in deserve respect.

[@jdanon203]

She should move to America so she can go into Chili's whenever she wants.

[@Mafia-gh2ut]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@accrolamela1359]

Why is she shaking her heard whenever the person say good things about US

[@menacingdonutz]

I love watching these videos from people of other countries to see their views on everything to do with our military. It’s all normal to us and it’s always interesting to see what is seen as “weird” to other people.

[@spuds416]

It was part of the agreement between Japan and the United States after WW2 that would help rebuild Japan after the war but we would keep bases in Japan. Technically Japan doesn't have a Military they are Considered a Defense Force because of the Treaty between the two countries

[@jamesstrizak8393]

Great segment. I was actually raised in the Air Force but I choose to join the Marines because I love the infantry. Growing up we lived in Athens Greece, Incerlic Turkey, Crete Greece & Panama. In the Marines I did 5 Deployments including Okinawa (the Rock), all over the IO, Asia/South Pacific, Central America, South America, Middle East, Africa & a few points in between. Point being when I was growing up the bases, stations, posts & even the camps are NOTHING like today. They got better when I got in but today it alot like you walk through the gate & & you are suburban USA. Again great segment, keep up the good work.

[@renecordova6349]

I would like to see the reactions of the Japanese people (right after the big tsunami) when American military put its efforts in helping the people of Japan..... I was never able to get enough info on this.

[@stevenlyon4348]

Got recalled from leave to go help with it. Didn't interact with the citizens directly. But got to work pretty close with JSDF during that nightmare. They were driven, and focused. But thankful and took us out for drinks after a week and they at least my crew "in the background" after working for essentially a week straight. With little to no rest or down time. We were doing body recovery in small craft near the coast. Not pleasant work. But at least the families of the ones that were identified got some sort of closure. Not all of them did. We were ordered off "active rotation". Big Navy may not really care. But a lot of the flesh and blood Sailors like myself and Marines form friendships and sometimes more with the Japanese. For us it was personal. Even if we didn't lose someone. A lot of us myself included knew someone who did.

[@johnwray393]

@@stevenlyon4348 oh wow, thanks for the insights and the invaluable service you and your fellow mates provided in such a devastating time for their people.

[@stevenlyon4348]

@@johnwray393 You are welcome. It is a side the US military most people outside of it never get to see. When we get stationed outside the US for a long time. That place and those people become part of you. Whether for good or for ill. So if something happens you can't not help. Your conscience and your professionalism won't let you stay out of it. And now matter what you do, there is always a question in the back of your mind of how could I have done more, or done differently.

[@johnwray393]

@@stevenlyon4348 Like you said it's a side of things very few people get to see. I wish more anti americans here in the states could see the good folks like yourself do and that we're not stationed around the world soley to intimidate other countries. We do have a moral obligation in some cases when you're one of the only countries capable of helping or intervening in dangerous situations/events on such short notice. Not to mention it never hurts for our men and women that're not serving in direct combat to gain cultural experience in foreign lands around the world. We need more americans to have a broader understanding of other cultures.

[@stevenlyon4348]

@@johnwray393 I agree 100% with that sentiment. I almost wish people during high school or college were required to spend an entire semester in another country. And really get to know it. Not just see the sights. I learned more about Japan in bars and at Gyudon shops then a tourist is going to get at the Ise shrine or Akihabara or the Tokyo tower. Don't get me wrong, I loved being able to indulge my inner anime loving nerd while I was there. But Anime isn't Japan its a parody at best. They don't get to know the political tensions with South Korea or the Philippines. Or that there are active leftist terrorists in Japan that have killed civilians. They don't know that 99% forgave us Hiroshima and Nagasaki decades ago. And yet we have almost sniveling apologist attitude about it that makes them uncomfortable. If a lot of Americans could experience, not site see the rest of the world there be a lot less political bullshit going on. Hell perfect example, I was I took leave to cross off something from my bucket list. I was in Johannesburg in 2010 for the World Cup. I learned something there. At their absolute worst, Americans are really bad at being racist. Because even After Apatheid it was BAD! And I was told very specifically to stay out of it and say nothing.

[@sanandaallsgood2393]

Yes, I have been in Germany for 6 years, Korea for a year, Vietnam for 65 days (Vietnam, ugh), Panama, Turkey, Philippines, Thailand, Greenland and Egypt.

[@coolwhip455]

I grew up in a military family and I lived in Japan, Germany and South Korea. For a lot of troops it is a huge culture shock. Most enlisted personnel come from lower income families and have never left the US before. As for the crimes that some of the troops commit, they are punished by both the local authorities and the military justice system. And trust me when I say the punishment that they will receive from the military will usually be far worse than what they receive from the host countries. Basically its a quick way to end your career. And if you do something sever enough to get dishonorably discharged, good luck finding employment pretty much anywhere. Having a dishonorable discharge on your record is every bit as bad as being a convicted felon. Granted its not perfect and there are numerous instances of the military ignoring various crimes committed or out right cover ups. But in most cases, they will be held accountable.

[@alfredmartinez6166]

Not all military sites are bases. Many are simply small specialized sites that have a very small number of personnel, such as Anti-aircraft, radar, signal, etc. Also the word base usually means either air or water craft. Sites without air or water craft are usually called Stations.

[@yugioht42]

Okinawa has a very Southern California feel to it. Just go to LA and bam huge Asian culture combined with standard America same thing there. The Antartica base just isn’t only for supplies as you think, we train winter combat soldiers there in secret, basically troops trained to fight in the coldest of winter also Greenland base is used for that. Every base has a purpose but what’s on paper isn’t what you see.

[@commanderboo1]

I was a military brat. I lived in South Korea for several years on the base there.

[@blitzkrieg459]

Been binge watching some of your vids and didn't even realize that this was uploaded today. Hope you're having a great day, and you're very beautiful by the way. From Nashville, TN.

[@britishempire3342]

Hey, greetings from USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Tbass-yy8uc]

You should do one on ww 2 the Battle of the bulge or the Battle of Midway

[@shaneh5483]

Been to the Djibouti base, hot and muggy is what I remember. Also, got some Subway there as well.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

When I lived in NZ I only saw 2 sites that had US marine memorials. In Hutt(Wellington) and Auckland.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Hi Jesse! I didn't know of those ones, I hope to check them out one day! The one I am speaking of is located in Kapiti, Wellington:)

[@MeanLaQueefa]

@@CourtneyCoulston they’re cool, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of ANZAC memorials I saw, no matter how small the town every village or city had some type of memorial to honor the men and women of WW 1 and 2.

[@dallasarnold8615]

Just a note. Early in the video they show a C-5 with its nose up unloading. It is large enough that the Wright brothers first flight could take off and land inside its cargo compartment. For Desert Shield /Storm my entire Cobra squadron was transported in three C-5's. That's 200 personnel, 21 AH1J Cobras, all our spare parts, tools and personal gear.

[@georgephillips3625]

One base they dont talk about much is McDill AFB in Tampa Florida. Its the home of central command (centcom) and special operations command (socom). That's where they decide what to attack or not to attack enemies. They have a super hitech building there that has military commanders from all over the world making major decisions.

[@aussiegirlmargie]

Girl how do you have the time!!! So impressed with how much content your putting out!!

[@sabin97]

i suspect this is her source of income. not having to work gives you plenty of time to make videos.

[@cjpreach]

Courtney - Love the accent. "Bob's your Uncle" and other phrases are fun! Kiwi-speak is fascinating when it reaches an American ear.

[@kanyon6539]

Another great video, thanks for uploading.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Glad you enjoyed it!😊

[@Tbass-yy8uc]

I just thought of a excellent one for you to watch. Google the 1991 NHL All-Star game national anthem . it is simply amazing and will give you chills. the old Chicago stadium was one of the loudest places in sports. Blackhawk fans have a tradition of cheering during the national anthem. this was shortly after the start of the first Persian gulf war. I think you and everyone else would love this. Highly highly highly recommended you really need to watch it

[@treyn3122]

An old friend of mine from high school is stationed at one of those bases in Okinawa. My cousin was stationed in Iraq back in the height of the war in the middle east. He got out after that because he said he couldn't stand to see another one of his brothers fall in battle. He saw a lot of rough stuff when he was over there.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

I can't even imagine... 😕

[@treyn3122]

@@CourtneyCoulston yeah me either. He told me about one time when he was in a truck right behind a tank that was being driven by his best friend and it ran over an IED and it completely destroyed the entire tank and killed everybody inside in a split second. He still has nightmares about it from time to time. They make good money but the danger almost outweighs the pay.

[@digitalsoldier-1742]

Fun Fact: Back in the early 80s I was stationed at Incirlik AFB, Adana, Turkey, but my official orders read as Torrejon', Spain with an undisclosed TDY; which was really weird because while I was on the 'Lik' I went TDY to Hahn AFB, Germany.

[@Deeznutzo_]

Yeah. We go hard🇺🇸🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lewiswheeler6444]

This is one of your more thought-provoking video's...really enjoyed it!

[@remp5529]

Hello Courtney. I saw you did a tornado reaction and was wondering if you might be interested in another. In my home state, Kansas, a tornado in Andover in 1991 produced some of the most amazing destruction footage ever captured. Some were just a few hundred yards from the tornado. The video is called "A Kansas Nightmare" and it's on KZbin. It's some pretty horrifying footage of during and after, but it's also amazing.

[@HypnoticChronic1]

The US still operates out of NZ as well I know for fact that we have a USAF resupply unit stationed in Christchurch, they are the ones whom resupply the Antarctic research base. On a side note I do know there was a bill being passed around Congress for awhile to reduce the number of overseas base and convert some of the larger ones into Joint Bases, not sure if that passed or not tho I know the DoD has done so on its own initiative with a few State side having been converted/merged to JB's such as Langley, Andrews and Pearl Harbor. So it may not be a bad idea for Okinawa either it may help reduce tensions with the locals at the very least.

[@da-xninja255]

Hey Courtney ! On your next tornado vid can you react to my home state Alabama’s tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011? I think over 200 tornados touched down around the state of AL that day and some the following day(April 28). It’s some CRAZY footage. The Tuscaloosa one I think was one of the worst with around 2 billion in damages....

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hi Da-xNinja! Oh my goodness, 200 in one day?? that is insane. I will be sure to check this out. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@kyndread71]

Limestone County!!! That touched down three blocks from my house!!!

[@da-xninja255]

@@kyndread71 no way I’m in limestone county too. Athens, AL😎

[@briankauer9393]

I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan for 2 years in the Marines back in 200-2002. If you have any questions ask away

[@t3hfattman]

I was stationed in S. Korea for 2 years and found that there was a pretty strict age divide for the opinion on the U.S. military being on their land. Everyone over 40 supported it and was thankful for the security while everyone under 40 wasn't affected by the Korean war directly and politely wished we would remove our bases (some were a little less polite but still nonviolent). There was a town that was built around the base I was on (Camp Casey/Camp Hovey) at both of the main gates that was essentially paid for by the off duty spending of our soldiers. In a decade it went from dirt roads and small buildings and shacks to having a subway, freeway, and 12+ story buildings. That rural area 16mi. south of the DMZ now looks like the downtown area of any decent sized city. I left there in January of 2012 and am now out of the military but in a few years when my daughter is old enough to appreciate the trip (she is 3 now) I plan to take her on a family trip back there so I can see what it has become as well as to enjoy that culture and especially cuisine again. I still love kimchi and she likes it too.

[@spuds416]

The U.S. Military also provides Humanitarian Aide all over the World. Many U. S. Bases provide the local Economy with funds through the expenditures of the G.I's themselves. We rent housing, buy products and frequent the local establishments.

[@michaeldruth]

Very interesting video,. I spent four years.in the US Navy. Other than boot camp and a training school I was stationed in Japan. It was a small base and devoted to intelligence collection. It was on the outskirts of Yokohama. I eventually married my high school girlfriend and she was living in Japan with me.

[@orneryokinawan4529]

I live in Okinawa and was right next to air and naval forces I'd see nearly daily. It is unfathomably impossible to explain how huge they are. We'd be totally screwed without them. We know about all the controversy. And agent orange buried there. And we speak a different language.

[@tj2636]

In my personal view, I think that countries like Germany and Japan earned the privilege to host our country's military, given the atrocities they committed during the 20th century. The stench of those actions lingers to this day. Besides, when you have a big guy hanging around the establishment, nobody is going to mess with the owner...

[@robertboyer5926]

I'm fairly old became an adult a few years before the end of the Cold War. I am fairly educated on variations of US foreign policy in the modern era and throughout that time especially. Also how that foreign policy played out in terms of the US military footprint throughout the rest of the world and especially UK/Europe. Here's a bias I have prior to laying out general positives/bad ideas/attitudes regarding this. Over all I believe that the US military as a whole does far more good than bad in the world. Of course various leadership administrations have made some gigantic errors (which I do not believe were ill intended but either short-sighted or HIGHLY optimistic in terms of nation building = which almost never works. Actually it's worked only once which is Japan but that was a REAL war not a modern war and all the good and bad things that come from "modern war" good thing = less death, less impact on civilians overall, no wide scale indiscriminate collateral damage over a short period of time. Bad thing = easy to have continuous low level modern wars for decades on end which accomplish nothing or very little) In summary if you are a normal person under the threat/control of what most people would "consider very bad guys" about the best thing to possibly happen is the US military shows up. When it comes to world wide power projection and the foreign permanent US military installations that go along with that you have to divide stable industrialized countries vs less stable countries in terms of the good and bad that goes along with that policy. Stable industrialized liberal democracies in general it is a very good thing and any politics of today surrounding those bases are archaic rhetoric that is used over and over again since the cold war that have lost all of not most of their reality. The words and "feelings" that are politicized ultimately lead to nothing and are strait out of the 60's/70's/80's college academics/students. They may have been valid discussions and possibly a "mistake" at the time any of the controversy was relevant but today are just pure marketing. The HUGE controversy was during the Cold War where the US deployed THOUSANDS of small and medium sized (translation = really big and ridiculously big) nuclear weapons at all of these bases in the form of "tactical" missiles, bombs and defensive nuclear armaments in Europe particularly. There was enough nuclear ordinance deployed by the US around the world to obliterate the world as all of these were much more destructive and capable than either of the only two bombs dropped during war in Japan. The controversy in Europe was multi-faceted from "moral outrage" from populations that didn't believe in nuclear weapons (a strange proposition given their actual existence and literal 24x7x365 ready state = scary). The more appropriate term was moral outrage that they exist and would ever be used. I think that particular notion is shared by everyone everywhere which makes it kind of a non-argument. Kind of easy to decide things like that when you actually don't have to decide things... In any case the REAL argument was if they made the country where they were deployed safer or far less safe. The opposing thought process boiled down to having a nuclear armed US base in the country either kept it very safe or it made it a target in the event there actually was a large scale nuclear war. You can see their is merit to either side of that argument. Very very very unlikely to experience any sort of aggression from USSR aligned forces of any kind with base. Possibly more likely to get targeted in a nuclear strike depending on how any large scale nuclear exchange actually played out. The "moral" argument of where those weapons exist and how they may ever get used is kind of moot given in any large scale exchange the very last think on the list anyone will give a rats-ass about is if the mass fucked-ness that followed came from this plot of ground or that other plot of ground. In that case I doubt anyone will score any points that a particular tiny bit of the apocalypse came from where as everyone is sifting through the debris. Today's arguments in stable liberal democracies are all rooted in this type of thought process but completely moot given there are NO nuclear weapons deployed anywhere on the ready in the EU or anywhere else. The number of submarines and the SLBM systems on board are even reduced to a fraction of what what they were during the cold war. The thought process persists and works well as a third rail political position to rally people then do nothing about ever like many other way past their prime well honed emotional positions. Was it a mistake to deploy nuclear weapons across the world at US bases? Possibly as that REALLY upset the USSR and kept things quite on edge for my entire life up until the 90's. On the other hand it kind of made it moronic for any argument for a first strike by the most radical of USSR politic seem insane. You be the judge. The other real controversy is us military base presence in less liberal, less stable regions and countries. Again a political weapon and discussion by opposing forces in that region as well as outside that region (EU/Russia/China). This argument of if the bases promote stability or actually deteriorate stability politically and realistically. I think there are merits to both sides of that argument and it's extremely similar to the nukes in Europe, Turkey, and Asia during the Cold War. The difference is that this particular discussion is actually relevant now and not an old fashioned trope.

[@Plastikdoom]

Well, to sum it up, before watching, project as much combat power as possible, as far forward as possible. So we can be anywhere and bring an overwhelming amount of combat power, through forward deployed assets. Faster than anyone else.

[@randlebrowne2048]

This, even more than nukes, defines a super power. Russia and China's lack of force projection is why they are not considered to be super powers.

[@kennethmiller2333]

What he didn't mention was the issue of DIME. This acronym explains the levers of US foreign power. Diplomacy Information Military Economic Overseas bases influence three of these four levers. Having our allies' backs, militarily, tends to drive closer ties. On top of that, the US government is an economic boon to the areas in which we put a base. As for how we're perceived... a lot of people don't like us there... until they're faced with the idea of having to raise/divert taxes to pay for their own defense. It's not too dissimilar to bases in the US. Residents of Virginia Beach were all down on NAS Oceana... until it showed up on the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) list. Faced with the thought of losing all those jobs and the economic impact of all those Sailors and Marines, the residents did a 180. All of the sudden, you saw a lot of "I

[@sgiovanny39j]

If you are really interested in US bases around the world, a really good book is "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World" by David Vine. The book is a biased, but it gives a lot of information and details about bases and the communities surrounding the bases all over the world. It's quite fascinating to be honest.

[@Lindsay-nx5sv]

Of course you will not get an honest solid number. Never tell your enemy where you live.

[@IffyEdem]

So is it possible that we have more troops than recorded?

[@JM-ji9kx]

American soldiers and marines suffered 85,000 casualties to capture Okinawa in 1945 (in a war that they didn't start). I say too bad if the Okinawans don't like the military presence there. Any other country who paid that high a price would have taken the entirety of the island for themselves, not just set up bases. Regarding South Korea, if they don't like the American military presence there, perhaps they should remember the 128,000 American casualties that were paid to defend them from North Korea during the Korean War. And perhaps they should consider what may happen if US troops leave the Korean Peninsula.

[@isasooner5]

Defending the old colonizing ways of the u.s empire, huh? You should go read the book, "How to hide an empire" I wonder if you would be okay if Russia or Iran, did exactly what the u.s did historically, role reversal, and Iran or Russia permanently occupied us here in the u.s? Curious how you would feel as a local! You sound like an authoritarian nut, which is exactly what you are defending, when you deny foreigners autonomy and sovereignty in their own country!

[@mfree80286]

@@isasooner5 If Japan decided the US was no longer welcome on it's soil we'd make some noise about it and leave. That doesn't happen because we aren't there because we "took over" Japan, we're there because in other affected nations it never really sunk in that the old Japan is dead and this one has to be treated as new. We are in Japan to thwart actions of revenge and reaccession, as well as be in a favorable position through the cold war era to help counteract Soviet and Chinese subversions in the region that would also have affected Japan in the long term. Colonizing.. pfft. We lease space in exchange for money and security, and leave when the landlord wants.

[@corbinpalmateer8469]

I have been stationed at Yokota AB in Tokyo for almost 5 years. There is a chili's on base and only an hour away from downtown Tokyo!

[@123blakes8]

So happy I live next to America!🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@BlackEgypt]

😂 it's crazy cuz most of us Americans don't even know we're basically an empire. We know about all the wars but most Americans don't know we never left the countries we fought in.

[@123blakes8]

@@BlackEgypt okay Canada did hold its own in every war we fought

[@BlackEgypt]

@@123blakes8 yea that's y we choose to fight with you guys over the Mexicans 🤫. Lol😂 but no cap. No BS. It's a reason u guys fought on our side in LITERALLY EVERYONE of our wars. you guys are the friendliest & nicest ppl on the planet with 0 enemies but yes u can fight Canada. not even Britain or France can compare to the alliance we have with you guys.our closet ally for a reason. We don't ride into battle with ppl who can't fight. (Mexico)🤫 lol😂

[@123blakes8]

@@BlackEgypt we both fought in the world wars but you hesitated to join both times

[@BlackEgypt]

@@123blakes8 & won both. The world BEGGED us to join TWICE. & Both times b4 we joined the the wars thy where in stale mates besides The Soviets in the 2nd world war. & Even Russia BEGGED us to open up a new front in France to take some heat off of themselves. Tens of Millions of German Troops & Supplies had to be moved to the west & used for us. The Brits & French Belgium Portland Yugoslavian & about 12 other allied ARMIES couldn't even get back into Europe without us. Yea Canda fought but we had the bigger impact on the war & no matter how late we are to the party we're still the life of it. 😉

[@markduff821]

Guam is an American island with a very small civilian population , not a large island . The base if I'm not mistaken takes up almost half the island . Its the main base within striking distance of China, North Korea, Taiwan so its a very critical base which China is sure to attack if war comes .

[@zachdecker2967]

I was at CL Garoua last year lol. Good times

[@reverendphillipwaselik7467]

I would love to see a Pentatonix reaction. :)

[@mr.t3p370]

New Zealand girl the United States bases overseas didn't used to look like that. There are old documentaries of how those bases used to look. 🤠

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Haha touche, touche!!! Definitely right about that!

[@mr.t3p370]

In the '70s some of my friends parents were stationed at those bases and there wasn't anything there at that time.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

​@@mr.t3p370 I can't even imagine! Maybe I'll try find a video on the subject.

[@MrEllahrairah]

Well.. Not even Americans like to live next to a base. Usually the areas around bases tend to have a higher crime rate in my experience.

[@williemaddox3667]

Yokosuka, Japan 1973-1974 while in the US Navy on the USS Midway.

[@raveousone]

japan's no offensive military is a part of their constitution they renounced and banned the use of violent wars forever but as of 5 years ago they changed their laws a bit to allow the JDF to include the defence of allies in japanese self defence so their military can now leave japan to fight on behalf of their allies in need of assistance

[@cobbsnocker]

Can confirm about Guam. My dad was air force and we lived there from '82-84 (I was 10 when we moved there). Yeah, they aren't fans of us.

[@leonardogarcia2506]

I’m not sure why other countries don’t look at it as a safety shield.. if I was another country, I’d look at it as if some other country picks a fight, they’d not only have that country’s recourses, but also America to help defend it..

[@tonyspain4896]

I was army, went to Germany, Panama, Honduras,

[@readhistory2023]

I was stationed in S Korea in '80-81, about 30 clicks south of the DMZ. I was at what was the old MASH 4077 base before they moved it to Seoul. Generally the Korean's loved us being there, but some University students didn't. They saw the US as a hinderance to North and South being reinified. I don't. The US isn't stopping North and South being unified. Kim and his government is. North Korea used to shell a island in the Yellow Sea that belongs to S Korea and had been shelling that island regularly since the "end" of the conflict. They used to. Trump got Kim to stop.

[@Phredwsgr]

Hi Courtney, I was at Yokota Air Force Base in the western part of Tokyo. I love the reactions, thank you. Are you still living in Japan?

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Hi Fred! Oh nice location! How did you like it? I'm not in Japan anymore. I was there for four years but got back to NZ in August! I miss it though!

[@Phredwsgr]

OMG you responded, thank you for making my day....I truly mean that. I was Air Force and spent 2 years Okinawa and 4 years Tokyo. I love Japan and plan on going back when this virus stops. New Zealand is also on my list, this is not a request but I just watched Jacinda Ardern on my favorite late night show Stephon Colbert, it’s old but she picked him up at the airport in New Zealand and it’s fantastic if you want a laugh. She is great. Thank you for the great reactions. If you are ever in Florida in the Tampa/Orlando area let me know my wife also loves watching the videos you make, she was in the Ohio State Band.

[@ristusnotta1653]

One of the reasons we Finns don't want to join NATO is the situation in Japan which would probably happen in Finland because our land is in strategically important location, we don't want foreign military presence on our lands whatever the country might be :D

[@Sinvare]

The Korean War (1950-1953) is a major reason the US forward deploys and builds/stockpiles so many weapons. The short explanation is the US took horrendous loses fighting a continuous rearguard action with almost no anti-tank weapons. This haunted many American commanders and Politicians, so they did not want it to happen again. This lead to increased military spending, stockpiling of weapons and ammunition, etc... As an example of how bad it was at first: The first battle between the US ground forces and the North Koreans was the Battle of Osan. ~550 American infantry and support troops faced 5000 North Korean infantry and ~35 tanks. They had 6 anti armor shells and some WW2 bazookas. About a third of the American forces were killed, wounded or captured. Many of those who were captured were executed or tortured then executed. It makes sense commanders and others who knew about these conditions would want to avoid it ever happening again. Part of a Commanders job is to keep their soldiers safe.

[@wiltonsmith3397]

Courtney, you are both beautiful and extremely charming! You mentioned Yokohama in this video. I am reminded of something that I read many years ago... Fun Fact: The song with the LONGEST title is: “I’M A CRANKY OLD YANK IN A CLANKY OLD TANK IN THE STREETS OF YOKOHAMA WITH MY HONOLULU MAMA DOIN’ THOSE NEAT-O BEAT-O FLAT ON MY SEAT-O HIROHITO BLUES” (Hoagy Carmichael 1945)

[@nathanroberts355]

Pine gap runs by the Asio or called the Australian strategic intelligence organization and my father Dave Roberts was a special forces near had a job at pine gap

[@DarjeelingEnjoyer]

Yay a new video!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

woop woop! Hope you enjoy! Thanks for tuning in!

[@tonyspain4896]

How about a video on how many countries can send a hospital ship for a natural disaster?

[@ralphvelthuis2359]

There are no US military bases in Canada, even though the map shows 2. What happens are military exchanges and training because some Canadian bases have topographical areas not available to them in the US in which to train. CFB Wainwright and CFB Suffield, both in Alberta come to mind. Both of these bases host training areas for almost every country in NATO, because of their massive sizes, and unique topography, not available to them in their home countries.

[@damnthisuser]

I was at the army base in South Korea. It did look like you were in Virginia or something. I was shocked to find out that the South Koreans provided security for the the 20K us troops there.

[@PsPmoddedOUT]

@15:20 you can say it, Japanese people tend to look down on foreigners its not unknown lol

[@nathanspecker5595]

Actually the treaty with Japan from WW2 is now expired and they are now able to have more than a Self Defense Force. They just have to build it up

[@MikeGradyPDX]

I really love your videos Courtney! I'd like you to try another side avenue though. How about a reaction video on Royal Canadian Navy or Canadian military in general. Canada, (your cousin country, in fact, I'm right now wearing an HMNZS Te Kaha hat!) I'd love to see your reactions, and can send you content if needed!