The US Military is EVERYWHERE

I attempted to map every US Military base, and it was not easy.
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[@johnnyharris]

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[@AlexFernando1996]

Bondsteel in Kosovo is missing on the map

[@mouhammeddaouayry]

blackrock

[@yahya_makes_vids]

all of the American Bases in Pakistan are abandoned by them

[@geekoidian]

Scold soldiers for joining

[@darrylbrooks9530]

That’s like letting your enemy move into your home. How stupid is that?

[@azezking4638]

And then Us people: I wonder why all people around the globe care about our elections

[@harnoorsingh8520]

👏👏👏👏

[@billisultan6224]

It is very important to the rest of the world. Depending on who's elected, the color of the bombing planes might change to rainbow color.

[@basicallycroft946]

@@billisultan6224 i believe the US mostly uses bombing drones now

[@Daeva83B]

Because you guys have a shit load of influence, plus... it's a joke and the whole show around it, quite entertaining for us.. You pick the puppet on the left or the puppet on the right? What a choice.. hehe Besides, for some reason all the internet talks about the election, even our local news and Trump did made it very special, this politics.. what a dick. But in a way you are right, why oh why is the world so interested in America? I know so many other places that are just better places to be. I guess Americans are so loud, hard to ignore you guys.

[@ansikkk]

@@billisultan6224 dont forget that now drones in Syria will have blm and refugees welcome signs

[@Kuro-UWU]

U.S Army: We lost a base in the middle of the desert in Africa Pentagon: We had a base there?

[@juanarenas1906]

😂

[@ronlyon4645]

there is no way pentagon don't know where the bases are come on

[@romips9839]

@@ronlyon4645 there is no way this joke go over poeple's head come on

[@BeaverChainsaw]

if I'm correct, congress actually forgot we had a war in the congos for years until we were reminded

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Ok

[@user-kn2gn7fl1k]

8:54 Holy crap, As a South korean, I had no idea we had THAT many US bases here. Coupled with the fact that the US can take control over the korean military in war(wartime OPCON), it might as well just be US territory.

[@MinxiFu]

Ding!

[@matsemillian]

How does that make you feel?

[@MomsRavioli]

You are US territory though, not de jure, but de facto.

[@easahuang2057]

事实上，南朝鲜也是美国军事基地。

[@annamalais2870]

It is already

[@seumasreel4954]

I've got a friend who is in the Royal Navy and was stationed in Norway for a few months, he said that the day he realised the sheer mass of the US military and its budget was when he left his barracks for only a day and when he came back there was a massive US camp/ base set up right next to him. He couldn't believe just how fast all the equipment and barracks had been formed together although often speaks of the mental funding of the US.

[@bigcat100and2]

lets goo usaa!!

[@DarkLobster69]

The US has been focused on winning the logistical front of any conflict since before 1941. That doesn’t shock me very much.

[@AliAli-et7zy]

​@@DarkLobster69Yeah, winning the logistics and losing the war

[@Pink_Char]

@@AliAli-et7zy bro 💀

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@AliAli-et7zy Which one did we not win? Our wars for independence? Nam? Tactical win. Korea? It's in an indefinite state of ceasefire, no one "won". We're technically still at war. Our Civil War? Same case as the previously mentioned war. 91? Huh, that was a hand down... decisive victory. And remember it's because of US that friendly Euros had a chance against Germany. We win. We are the champions of the world because we have focused on itel and logistics almost from day one. #Sonofavet.

[@eslamteleb7206]

Johnny: I am not going to explain every base The Pentagon: Please do...

[@jinzok]

Funny, If he goes around asking people about what is like to live in those bases and what they do, he can be prosecuted as "spy" I know its crazy but it's The USA, the same country that attacked his own people for oil sooo, we will see.

[@eslamteleb7206]

@@jinzok That makes sense

[@omaralmasri8812]

@@jinzok He said he wanted to know from people who live next to them.

[@succatash]

@@jinzok u can't get in trouble for asking people what it's like to live near a military base.

[@vishnu4234]

CIA to Johnny: You spy. Pentagon: Wait !

[@MaxFosh]

I'm sure you already know this Johnny but there is a huge court case about a hit and run incident near a military base here in the UK. The victim was a British citizen and the accused perpetrator was the wife of an American who was stationed at a base. She fled citing diplomatic immunity and thus hasn't faced trial. Highlights the grey area of jurisdiction with regards to American bases.

[@colek2470]

She was a diplomats wife I think this says more about how the US views other countries laws rather than bases. Even though the husband had diplomatic immunity not everything you do should be immune to laws expecially in countries which have justice systems that are similar to ours

[@Maddie-ol5oc]

Oh I remember tagging

[@cliffdunlop8891]

@@colek2470 Her husband was never a diplomat. They just don't want it to go before a UK criminal court in case it's officially disclosed that the place is not an RAF base but a US forward listening post.

[@colek2470]

@@cliffdunlop8891 her name was Anne Sacoolas she is married to Jonathan Sacoolas who is an alleged nsa spy that had diplomatic immunity he might of not been what you think a diplomat is but both the UK and US government accepted that he was a diplomat. Not all people who are “diplomats” are there for relations between two countries

[@realhawaii5o]

Wouldn't have happened at the Swingson roundabout.

[@ruralsquirrel5158]

I have worked on US bases abroad and currently live privately in a European country that has US bases. While some people resent the presence of US military, it is rarely mentioned. They almost always say that it doesn't bother them personally, and that it helps provide work for the locals and injects a ton of money into the local economy. Some have actually complained when the bases were shut down, because it killed the local economy. So, I am sure we can find the same pros and cons going back to the Roman Empire, too.

[@morzh1978]

"that it helps provide work for the locals and injects a ton of money into the local economy" - until the day comes when a Russian, N. Korean or Chinese nuclear warhead lands and all that economy instantly evaporates. Current U.S. administration does whatever possible to make it end in such a way.

[@yahsvengeance9868]

Yeah right.. Germany and Japan want them out and do many other nations. We are a terrorist nation

[@wieneckem]

Thank you. I'm from Germany, from the North so no bases around me (I really dont know what the dots are supposed to be, like theres supposed be one near Lübeck? News to me, we were in the British zone post WW2, Wikipedia also lists obly bases in the west and south where the US zone used to be) but I did hear about how some towns were nervous as fuck when Trumo threatened to pull out. The far right claims we are occupied as if it's against our will but in reality, it's like you said: Many don't care or are in favor.

[@aaronrule333]

Yes a currency thats worth noting and use threats and intimation to get world to use , remember that all empires fall and so many countries are going to use own currencies ,

[@beavsfan1]

@@yahsvengeance9868 please move to Iran 🙏🏼

[@poopsie117]

*Johnny gets a text* US Department of Defence: “aye fam delete this rn”

[@Kantuva]

They wouldn't do that bc of Streisand effect, instead they would do a PR blitz on MassMedia and newspaper opinion pieces that all the countries that have bases in them got into "willing partnerships", that way they can easily muddy up the conversation

[@BlakLad]

they probably can, there is a ton of former NSA officials in Google

[@ikik1648]

I like how the US DoD’s voice is the voice of a Toronto man

[@brl0091]

I was searching for this comment.

[@jpara9104]

This is all public information not like he is exposing anything our enemies don't already know

[@thechrishau]

It was wild being in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Azores and seeing an American base with a Taco Bell haha.

[@Kazwire]

You: pay your taxes What the tax money goes to: spicy guac

[@fatboyRAY24]

@@Kazwire Doritos Locos Tacos

[@hamuchann01]

Lmao

[@user-zo9hg4fw3t]

unga bunga army strongest most big and powerful unga bunga!

[@mikedc]

I was stationed at lajes air base Portugal...aka azores island. 2005-07. Small but active base. Joint base. Host nation Portuguese. 1 out of 4 bases I was stationed at. Not to mention tdy training locations.

[@X_DD]

Hey @johnnyharris You missed one in Poland, Redzikowo - it is the most important military base for EU because of it's anti rocket system. I was actually a student there in middle school, the base is right behind it lol.

[@aibbates2966]

This is one of the most well-made videos ive ever seen. Damn good job!

[@concernedthanos6725]

The “lets map every us military base” thing really makes it sound like you wanna get out on a watchlist

[@Jonijonh]

Oh, any type of investigative journalist like Johnny is already on one, trust me :)

[@walterbrunswick]

@@Jonijonh when investigative journalists are on watch lists, you know the gov't doesn't represent the people

[@mariacheebandidos7183]

this is america, no one gets on any "government watch list" for being an investigative journalist. most of these guys have friends and family in the government or have worked for the government themselves. don't know what country you guys are from but in the US the government is not above the law.

[@andrewcampanile1492]

sooo.... you don’t seem to like the fact that the USA has military bases... cooky.....🇺🇸

[@whitehairedbadass3475]

@@mariacheebandidos7183 so....we just gonna ignore the Snowden documentary then.

[@felixa1111]

us: looks like you in need of a little *democracy*

[@flipcats]

Ahh yes, i love democracy

[@ads2711]

the us when they see a country with oil but ran with leaders they dont like us: imma do whats called FREEDOM

[@bruhaps]

More like "Oh your democracy gave power to someone we don't like?" *intensely interferes with foreign democracy*

[@saikatbag3961]

US supports Saudi 🤣

[@saikatbag3961]

@@ads2711 al saud gets support from US. Don't forget that 🤣

[@DarthKoonstyle]

When doing dots on a map, it helps to have them outlined by black or white... Colorblindness makes it hard to see that color you used over a land colored map! Just a lil accessibility tip!

[@alberthartl8885]

Just came across your video although it was done a while ago. I was a transportation officer in the US Air Force. Actually there is a rather sophisticated system to identify every facility and ships at sea! Your count is about 100 short. Some of these locations are part of communication networks. Some are intelligence gathering sights. Some are used to preposition equipment 'just in case'. Some are early warning facilities, like the one you mentioned in Greenland.

[@blackfoot7925]

Do you know what makes the American military such an aggressive fighting war machine? On every base and ship around the world they installed the Taylor C602 Ice Cream Maker ( the same one used by McDonalds ) and it never works and it really really pisses them off.

[@jonfish2132]

Haha

[@L0kias1]

Bravo 👏🏽

[@thesorrow4664]

😭💀

[@clintholmes2061]

The business model for taylor and the military industrial complex is very similar. Both like it and profit off of things being broken.

[@matthewhubbard2584]

Nice!

[@whitebread7926]

If the government wasn’t on to you after this video... the McDonald’s video definitely sealed the deal

[@jameskim1505]

House of TAYLOR sends regards

[@whitebread7926]

@@jameskim1505 oh shit..

[@whitebread7926]

@@jameskim1505 I didn’t mean it im sorey

[@jameskim1505]

@@whitebread7926 😆😆😆😆

[@SuperLifestream]

Just put an Official Information Request in to the Govt and ask if there is any active investigations on you.

[@homebrewer7]

Very interesting. While serving with the US Air Force in the 1950s. I visited a few bases outside of the US. Also while serving with the Army in the 1960s. Thanks for the info. You have given me plenty of meat to record part of my life in the military to my grandchildren and great grandchildren. My own children are not aware also. PTL.

[@sekaijin8193]

Wow how old are you

[@southsidegerry478]

You must also calculate those bases that are officially of the hosting country but are actually used by the US military for example the Aviano air base in Italy

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Johnny: I'm not going to explain every base Us: Please do

[@tangchungheang6651]

Haha indeed

[@Dani-ln6sp]

Yes!!

[@rikka_ttbn]

Is that an unintentional pun? Us/U.S. You know, given that even the Pentagon itself doesn't know about them perfectly well.

[@theobnoxiousguy3425]

@@rikka_ttbn You really believe the Pentagon does not know,LMAO

[@Dango428]

"If you're not an American, then you already know how that feels" Jesus christ, that hit way too close to home

[@sillysalsa9315]

Talk about it

[@shyaminator]

@@adamsilverman2 Russia only has 21 military installations worldwide, in allied countries, compared to the 800 that the U.S has. Not remotely comparable.

[@jakubekch.3621]

@@adamsilverman2 now THIS hits home a bit too close

[@chezshelly]

I can’t even imagine. I’m sorry.

[@thijmstickman8349]

@@shyaminator If you live in europe its likely this is the case though

[@garou5333]

I think the craziest part of most of our bases Is that they're in places we ravaged before. Okinawa for example, we destroyed that place & not to long ago I had a buddy stationed there. That's wild to think about.

[@morganboutwell8231]

The Japan bases have a horrible reputation still. Rape and violence to locals is still prevalent

[@danielcoffin4410]

The Japanese are the one that destroyed that place lmao

[@DarkLobster69]

@@danielcoffin4410joint effort.

[@DarkLobster69]

Part of the treaties that ended the war was partial US occupation (for many reasons) and they are free to ask us to leave whenever they want, but they’d rather have our base than be a part of China.

[@jsht1325]

Hey Johnny I would really love it to have a map like the one you created on u.s bases through out the world, I really enjoyed your video, thanks.

[@DerBlutenPat1348]

“Alright listen I’m not going to explain every single base.” No seriously please continue and do all of them. This is fascinating.

[@doujinflip]

He should really, at least make a list with the source that revealed its location. I was deployed to the Middle East before, and can already tell some of those dots don't have a US facility on them but are rather that of the host nation. Or it's a military reservation that between temporary exercises is just an empty field.

[@MakeRetro]

People: The U.S Military must have so much secret technology and information. The Military: How many bases do we have again?

[@aychemara]

and you don't need secret security clearance to enter any military base. a DOD dependant cardholders enter all the time. this dude sucks as a researcher. and also category 6 for space A travel with DOD Card. category 5 with blue retired card.

[@scintillam_dei]

They pretend to not know to keep some things secret.

[@bobohunter1776]

@@aychemara Ya this guys an idiot. He had no idea what he was talking about. And half those countries want American military presence and would be under chinese rule with it.

[@niko.bellic_666]

but can't cure covid

[@Delicious_Oreoz]

@@bobohunter1776 lmao you say he has no idea what hes talking about and them come out of nowhere with "China would rule" something something. Keep letting the gov take your taxes.

[@vadergrrrl]

Excellent video. Thank you for creating. I grew up in Bremerton, WA near the Puget Sound naval shipyard. Which also includes a toxic Superfund site. (I have photos if you are interested). I’ve also been a military dependent. I lived in Okinawa while my husband was stationed on Futenma. My son was born at Camp Lester. Have stories about that experience. Okinawa is an occupied colony. Brutal. Yet so was PSNS. Though they provide jobs the pollution is horrific. They just leave it.

[@user-mj5wy3qy3m]

Excellent work. Really enjoyed this and will be reading more on the subject.

[@RanggaWiratno]

"Imagine Spain having military bases around the world", kinda hard to imagine cuz nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

[@BeaverChainsaw]

nobody expects a global spanish hegemony!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

When Spain unveils its secret military bases, they'll be armed with caravels from the 15th century.

[@simontorwie]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721I'll get my cup of tea and watch

[@Gregorius421]

I see what you did there, Monty.

[@1AmWhatever]

Lolol, nice

[@ckfeliz]

4:22 "It wasn't too long ago when I used to think that having military bases in other countries was totally normal" This might be the most American saying I have ever heard

[@fjk1728]

thought of an ignorant stupid like most of the usa they do not know anything about other countries or map

[@jonathanherge7642]

@@fjk1728 ckfeliz was right. But calling all Americans stupid and ignorant is just that. Europeans are probably just as, if not more ignorant of US geography, but we don't shame them for it, because it's irrelevant to them.

[@carlthellama2112]

@@fjk1728 You are such a Fool.

[@franciscoresendiz4295]

@@fjk1728 Ignorant of you to call all Americans ignorant

[@1aditya]

@@jonathanherge7642 Europe is a continent and US is a country why would you need to learn about every country's geography lmao

[@--Z-g-ube-c-k--]

Great content on your channel! I'm glad I reached you.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kongalaia]

There is another base in the Philippines located in Cagayan de Oro City. It was our former airport that they turned into a US Base. It is in Lumbia.

[@GameFuMaster]

"Even the US military doesn't know how big the US military is" Sounds like... warhammer 40k lol

[@suacemanaquiatan9380]

Except it's pre-horus here- *BLAM*

[@malachaiuys711]

You know in Dawn of War when your done with your main base then build other smaller ones just in case your main gets destroyed 😂😂. That's what I kept thinking about through out this video 😅

[@newleaksman]

@Zara Ahmed bad comparison

[@tudorvlad5575]

@Zara Ahmed afganistan may be poor but they got support from russia

[@Lord_Xonaz]

@Zara Ahmed maybe cause said terrorize hide in civilian populated area's where they have the home front advantage as well the us wanted to try limiting civilian casualties, can't really bombs a foriegn country's city without repercussion. Not say the US didn't do that. The civilians of US kinda didn't support the idea either.

[@bigchungus1300]

"Imagine a world where the most powerful country on earth wasn't the US but rather Spain" Me as a portuguese: *chuckles* I'm in danger

[@emperordonaldtrump1st614]

Lmaoo facts bro

[@hanahsbsjshcsh5356]

@The Begotten. what?

[@neilnelson7603]

@@statistics2143 Based on how I see China interact with other countries, especially less powerful countries, I think things will not be different in other countries. Western countries fear china cause they are being challenged.

[@curiosusvagus2062]

@@neilnelson7603 you do realise China hates everything that is America so say goodbye to the gender studies and hello to gulags

[@Che18335]

@@neilnelson7603 no friend of the us, but say hello to cultural genocide

[@egarrido17]

Johnny, first time watching the videos and couldn’t stop watching. Specially this one since I am from Cuban decent and born in cuba and not far from the Guantanamo base were I spent some time after leaving cuba. I’ve always been intrigued seeing as América and Cuba don’t have the best diplomatic relationship. Wonder what you thought about it

[@phillipholland6795]

Cuba was the original Ukraine in a way

[@the-Carpenter]

Absolutely fascinating; definitely mind-boggling.

[@doggoboiz7371]

The pentagon watching dis be like: WRITE THAT DOWN”

[@tweakfinals173]

WRITE THAT DOWN

[@miniena7774]

WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@80KG_Costco_Chicken]

Lmao

[@57-nagapranith70]

Underrated comment😂💯

[@brett6905]

Everything we do is stored online, everything. My best guess is they have a file on every American with an internet connection. If you ever become a politician the intelligence community will have a blackmail file. Thats what Hoover did with his phone tapping.

[@elijahwhitman8616]

I was at a basketball tournament and the schedule said my team was playing a German team (I’m from Californian and the tournament was in Las Vegas). When we walked in and saw the team, we were surprised bc they were all American and spoke no German and had no accent. We later found out it was a team of kids that lived on a American military base in Germany.

[@monke5403]

That’s crazy, life has to be odd for them though

[@bobbirdsong6825]

@@monke5403 feels normal when it’s your whole life

[@filippelant9501]

I had very similar just reversed experience. We took part in the European scout Jamboree and were kinda suprised that there was a group of US boy-scouts. Yep, inhabitants of the military bases in Germany and yes, they didn´t speak any German...

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

About ten years ago I drove around Europe for a few months. Saw multiple vehicles - mostly in Germany, but to a lesser extent in other countries too - with license plates from various US states. Apparently, foreign-based US servicemen and members of their families ship their American vehicles over there in containers.

[@sterlingarcher7101]

@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available It’s the same here in the UK. Lot of people I work with brought their cars from home over here. I can buy a car from the states and have it shipped over here as well through the military’s automobile program.

[@Xebeche777]

Hi Mr Harris. Thanks for your work. A sinple question: where can one consult this great map of all us military bases?

[@Extrahello]

Living on a military installation one thing I can see is that the military population largely supports the surrounding economy and boosts it a lot. Varying from just food, drinking, houses/rent, barbers, clothing alterations, and general shopping these area around larger installations end up making decent amounts of money from all the military personnel and their spouses that live and shop in the area. On the negative side this military population also brings much more traffic as tons of people are trying to go to and from the same area every day. Also depending on the base they cause a lot of surrounding noise pollution whether it be aircraft, explosions, helicopters, etc. There are both negatives and positives to living next to military installations

[@jsleamer2046]

US playing real life Starcraft and making sure all mineral resources have expansion bases.

[@patrickturner7683]

Loooool

[@apollothemoonman632]

😂😂😂fuck

[@chrisk8126]

Lmfao. Bruhhhh. Talk about perfect analogy

[@Lazris59]

So true. Also, the random airstrips are outpost ships in master of orion!

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

They need that vespene gas! ⛽

[@lugallagher6193]

Americans: god why do you Europeans care so much about the American elections? Me, a European: well...

[@HighkEdits]

Doubt anyone has ever said this, if they have, they don’t know how important the country they live in is

[@antidevgodot]

@@HighkEdits Believe me, they DO. They did A LOT some months ago.

[@KDH-br6hy]

@@antidevgodot As an American, i saw that...

[@lugallagher6193]

@@HighkEdits bro I am actually Euporean and Americans have actually said this to me... multiple times

[@howquaint8894]

I think Americans don't realize how much of their news, issues and culture (especially pop culture) seeps into other countries. Even if you don't give a damn, it's pretty hard to escape it.

[@jtc4309]

Hey John, love your work. You put a dot into the Czech Republic- as far as I know we do not have any US military installations here of any sort, in fact even larger convoys passing through are generally a rare occurance. If you have any source behind that dot please lmk, thanks!

[@aydenmontes8859]

This is a great video like all of your videos. I always asked the same question or why do you get all these benefits for joining the armed forces but little by little you start to realize

[@eggos1019]

Johnny was like “yo why the breakfast so disgusting, I’m done man I’m exposing the US

[@jacksonandrews8714]

Come on I want to know how to get rid of junk mail

[@visorij3374]

Expose, how this is public information

[@nathanaelraynard2641]

Ngl i thought your name was a joke on kim jong un but yea

[@matsurisband-aids4712]

@@visorij3374 ?? How is any of this public information? The pentagon themselves know this should not be easily accessible

[@nevreiha]

@@waynebest6488 I dont disagree but please tone down the block caps it's basically yelling

[@sperrepolken]

Johnny: Doesn't everyone have military bases in other countries?" World: no Sweden: With IKEA we engage in military conduct through meatball takeover

[@warricklow3155]

This is gold

[@curiosusvagus2062]

you forgot the big obvious CHINAAAAAAAA

[@giandra595]

Lmao imagine in every ikea basement there's a weapon storage and the employees are actually military trained

[@GenetetIncorporated]

Worse: assembling their furniture is psychological warfare XD

[@Kiyoone]

IKEA does not win against "Casas Bahia" from Brazil in brazilian territory... The psychological warfare starts at the store... moments after you decide you want a new furniture...

[@respawnedrose8778]

I do wish this video would actually make the distinction between US bases, Airfields and outposts.

[@Big007Boss]

Some of the dots are us embassies or consulates in these countries, but they all have a helicopter landing site and god knows what to support the mission. They’re usually strikingly huge, at least the ones I passed by North Africa and Italy .

[@shoegum7362]

Military: We need to buy shovels for our soldiers. Contractor: We can sell them to you for $10,000/each. Military: Yes

[@NitroTauro]

And we pay for it

[@redemax]

@@NitroTauro they have to be military quality .

[@Taino1491]

If you think they payin 10,000 for the shovel u are seriously mistaken, the shovel is just a cover for the nefarious shit the government is using that 10,000$'s for...

[@Delgen1951]

No that is toilet seats, for real. Shovels are 5 bucks a pop.

[@omearica-rc6fp]

It's called "best value" contracting.

[@thegreatcalvinio]

Accountants and analysts: “So, how much money did you spend last year?” U.S. Department of Defense: “Yes.”

[@omearica-rc6fp]

That is another thing. They used to publish this. The last report I ever saw on it, as a Contracting Officer, was around 2005. At that time we outspent by almost double, the next highest spending government in the world. It was astronomical and it has increased over a thousand fold since then.

[@benbog2]

Sun Tzu would be happy with that answer

[@omearica-rc6fp]

@@benbog2 Gotta love Sun Tzu, shows there was great wisdom in ancient times. Common sense does not change, but people do become less and less moral over time.

[@AAde-or3qz]

We spent ALL the money 🤣

[@_Wai_Wai_]

According to Donald Rumsfeld, during and after the invasion of Iraq, there was $2 Trillion of the Pentagon budget, that could not be traced.

[@lo-firobotboy7112]

Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island is a US Submarine facility in Canada. From the interweb: "The Nanoose Range is maintained and operated by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport (NUWCDIVKPT). The range is a joint United States-Canadian facility located in the Strait of Georgia on the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia"

[@TheHoodedDemon]

Johnny, I used to take classes with David Vine 10 years ago as an AU student. Did you talk to him about his views on military spending?

[@lameiraangelo]

2:14 "The US military is so big, that even the US military doesn't know how big it is". Me: Hahaha, you're the best.

[@Rippinkitten18]

This is true because they did an audit and the commander really had no clue the exact amount of bases.

[@sujetoaleatorio]

In my personal opinion, maybe the know, but they will not said that, they will not say we’re are those military bases, how much money they spend and what kind of equipment they have there, it’s much better to said, well I don’t know, my dog eat my homework haha

[@maxp9646]

They know but are mum for security reasons

[@tristanpineda562]

This response is just a decoy. Somewhere inside the PENTAGON is a body or a group that is aware of this but of course this knowledge is Top Secret for National Security reason(s). I invite everyone to response, please.

[@emmanuelamos3244]

How.

[@rushikeshsisode1533]

Now I understand why the US military annual budget is 700 BN $

[@indmill2136]

1 second ago WTF Too ridiculously stupud with too many militrary bases with 700 billion militrary expediture per year, and yet 40 million people are poor and 17 million people are homeless in the USA.

[@pianoman2575]

@@indmill2136 I mean if they cut spending there would be countries trying to invade it because it is the United States, also the military spends some of it on research, like the microwave was made because of military research

[@inigobantok1579]

@@indmill2136 its only 556 K people homeless out of a population of 331 Million

[@commissarvigil4806]

@@inigobantok1579 Yeah thats Nothing basically

[@mannicamacho6250]

Lol China has a homeless population off 2million lol

[@halfhouse5760]

Update: In the vassal state of the Philippines, the United States now has nine military bases. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin inked the agreement with the Philippine government in February 2023. State Department Undersecretary Victoria Nuland (of 2014 Ukraine coup d'etat fame) followed in March. Raptors are now being serviced at Clark Air Force base.

[@lcs_myr]

Start cursing the US and NATO with the curse of the Midianites. May God give their office to another one who is more worthy of it.

[@Remixt]

I just want to clarify that holding a clearance doesn’t automatically grant you access to the base. That’s a different thing.

[@mariatato2184]

POV: Spain already have hundreds of military bases arround the world, they're all covered by the clothing stores "Zara"

[@kindsofkinfs2346]

😂😂😂

[@VHSCLIPS]

And hundreds of sweatshops to make the clothes

[@geograficmanodm1408]

ZARA= Zafarrancho Armado Revolucionario Antiimperialista. It’s not a clothing store, you are right, they are bases of the Spanish Empire (The Empire it’s not dead, that’s what they want you to think hahahahaah)

[@JuanJohn013]

That’s why it’s called kingdom of Spain

[@franklinauguste415]

Im done with you

[@grantbmilburn]

First minute of this video: if the Spanish Armada had succeeded.

[@antoniocuestamartinez7068]

JAJAJAJA la LEGION, they have a goat

[@cesiumion]

Latin would be the language of the world.

[@nhandinh7404]

Lolz

[@alvarohernani6645]

@@antoniocuestamartinez7068 and also when parading, they march last and far away from other units because they go faster

[@joetheperformer]

Yeah, military bases is one of those things that if any country could do it, they’d be freaking doing it. It’s not solely a US thing. US is not inherently evil (not that JH is saying it is) as some people have adopted as their opinion. The world can thank its lucky stars that the US has military bases everywhere, not Russia (for example), or...you know...ISIS.

[@iam5085]

I doubt there is any base yet in Finland, that single dot on the map must be something else. Most likely there is one or persons from US military visiting a Finnish base due to some program. A lot of smoke, no fire.

[@susannahbraswell2335]

would love some more long form content from Jonny Harris, give us two hour long videos...get into the really nitty-gritty

[@saureco]

"I'm going to map all the bases I can find." CIA: "I'm just going to excuse myself for a bit. Just going for some cigarettes..."

[@shaunawesoe]

Id say a week at best

[@princeofdarkness4711]

this remind me of an episode of a Cartoon or a level in a Video Game the the U.S military were antagonists, and the protagonist are like "okay, we need to locate this American base full of captured secret technology" and then his friend goes "HEY I ALREADY FOUND IT ON THE INTERNET!" And the protagonist was like "Wha...buu....wha-WHAT?! That's friggen re.....tarded..... "

[@billisultan6224]

"Wasn't United States, rather Spain." EU4 moment intensifies.

[@fchatfchat5865]

@@memelyshorts643 I agree

[@willdabro7279]

Fool it's ulm

[@yoviealamsyah4843]

Conquer the New Hope Land. Colonize it! Fort it!

[@Mr.Prince_Tunmise]

Lol

[@willsmiththeiron5007]

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@MrDarkCloud]

As far as we brazilians are concerned, there are no foreign military bases in our country.

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

That's probably because there's nothing of Value in Brazil 😅😉

[@gasperstarina9837]

One question since you do all videos, subs etc,...govrnemnt even tho is public data probably doesn't like it. You still obtain the clearence?

[@hilal_younus]

The DoD watching this be like : “Write that Down !!! , Write that Down !!!”

[@goji5887]

underrated comment

[@madzbenito878]

You mean chinese.

[@pcholtz]

😂

[@TheFarsideSon]

@evil first why?

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

@evil first because it's the us' shit???

[@Replicant720]

My grandfather use to tell me “ visit the USA before they visit you”

[@hastur-thekinginyellow8115]

@@teamacio9043 Sure, we're not angels. But if we're in your country, there's probably a good chance that it's because you're not either.

[@harnaibsingh9789]

@@teamacio9043 😀😂 your people are social workers on the Earth, ..😀😂 Whatever US did is correct. For peace

[@hastur-thekinginyellow8115]

@@teamacio9043 And so you perpetuate the same lies that an entire country is "evil" handed down to you from the last generation, who had those very same lies handed down to them from the generation that proceeded it.

[@harnaibsingh9789]

@@teamacio9043what is the name of your country ...?

[@lisatrappedmeinygsbasement848]

@@teamacio9043 russia could destroy the US

[@thekangar00ninja69]

Canada has a military base in Northern Nunavut Called ''Alert" it's considerably farther north than the base in Greenland.

[@RodSanAgustin]

Awesome video!!!

[@marwanothman5828]

American: why everyone care about the election ?? Me who lives in the middle East: does that give you an idea ???

[@moimoi4725]

Trump 2024

[@katjerouac]

Because it's pretty much ur country lol.

[@gymsserver2970]

@@moimoi4725 please stop

[@jonathanlee5520]

@@gymsserver2970 leave Trrrrp alone God will deal with him Matthew 7:15

[@prakharmishra3000]

@@jonathanlee5520 damn bro Matthew 7:15 says about trump? Yo Bible is really updated lol

[@luket5535]

Bruh this guy had clearance to all military bases across the world and he didn’t go Area 51.

[@MR1shank]

LOL secret not even close he needs cosmic to get in there.

[@abdullahemad9457]

lmaoo

[@oggamer3737]

Luke you know there is 13 class above top secret. He could not enter even CIA HQ with that clearance.

[@474yx]

He didn't have access to every single base across the world, he had OF-1 clearance (a clearance even a junior enlisted has) to NATO bases that were designated for OF-1 Clearance. Which is pretty low.

[@damiansummerville2220]

Your dog could get a secret clearence lmao its not even that cool

[@TheReviewLab000]

Awesome job

[@kinopanda1690]

Glad to see the base im stationed at currently in Greenland got a callout! Pituffik SB, formally Thule AB

[@HenryTitor]

“What it’s like to live next to U.S military base?” Replying in Chinese and Russian.

[@sosoable]

There are only 2,000 people in a base. It can be American or it can be Chinese. As long as you go to war, you can seize it by strength

[@sosoable]

Ten years ago, Iran did not have a military base. Iran’s military bases are now all over the Middle East. As long as you are willing to wage war, military bases can be established at any time. It is also possible to seize military bases from others. There is no international law under a state of war. Where do you want to build a military base depends on how strong your military strength is

[@HenryTitor]

@@sosoable Well, the whole reason of the existence of military bases abroad is to make your opposition’s operations less or even non cos-efficient. Yes, you can take over military bases by force, but will you have enough money to maintain all those bases? They don’t even have much strategic values to you cause, again, the idea of military bases is to make your enemy spend more money on operations in the area.

[@sosoable]

@@HenryTitor There is a problem with your logic. Whoever has more military bases will spend more money. China did not start a war, and China does not consume money. Americans are now expansionist. Americans consume more

[@HenryTitor]

@@sosoable That is what makes U.S a unique situation. Because U.S dollar is currently the global currency unit, U.S can theoretically print as much money as they need to support all those expenses and the inflation will hardly be noticed because it was distributed to rest of the world.

[@markdrost7734]

Red dots on a green background...My colorblind eyes: Do Not Hold My Beer

[@ryanfrazier3127]

For real

[@willrehmus9952]

I’m not colourblind and it was still hard to see (at least for the South Korea shot.)

[@Diewux]

@@willrehmus9952 well i think you are then xD

[@The_Soviet_Onion]

True

[@IamNimajneb]

@@The_Soviet_Onion great name ;D

[@Jwt7912]

Very interesting I love the hi res thank you

[@reichardvega-reyes4028]

My Dad is a US Army retired from Puerto Rico and in Salinas, Puerto Rico there's a base and I remember we use to go there to shop because everything is even cheaper than it is outside the base. They just not there with a base but they too influence in the economy of the little city of Salinas, Puerto Rico

[@ieaturanium574]

"we dont know how big the military is" pentagon: *laughs in black ops*

[@davisdelp8131]

Murcia

[@oomphlagwumpla650]

maurice

[@TcS_deathdealer]

@Justin S cia

[@ineedamonk5654]

*MURIKA

[@CJLAKE123]

🇺🇸🇺🇸👏👏👏👏 Yup

[@GeoZoo-official.]

The government after watching this video: Hello Biden? Johnny's on to us.

[@inigobantok1579]

@Aloko Zay joke that is out of place

[@GeoZoo-official.]

@@inigobantok1579 Chill, I just wanted to make you laugh

[@frog403]

Lolololololol....we aren’t Russia

[@joshpiotrowski3487]

@@frog403 that's what you think...

[@tboards71]

Just go read Base Nation by David Vine, and you'll learn all you'll need to know about our worldwide bases.

[@goblin3val]

When I landed in Iceland for my connecting flight to Florida, I saw a USAF plane and thought it was so odd to see. Now I know why it was there!

[@davidodemchuk]

This makes me love America all the more

[@denn1222]

"Where do you work?" *Me looking through the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of miles away from the US* "Taco Bell"

[@hiphopnation8793]

*across

[@hiphopnation8793]

Unless you have some tech we don't know about 😳

[@katicus7987]

The reason why all those bases still exist is because they signed the same 1955 contract with the Taylor company which states every Taylor C602 ice cream machine must be kept and protected by the US military on every base ever made, and can NOT be removed or replaced unless you " call the guy"

[@jjcoola998]

I knew this led back to McDonald’s broke. Ice cream machines

[@ninow5]

Hahaha

[@obsidian....]

😂😂😂

[@StephenMacIrish]

Bahahaha

[@kingofwarior01]

😂😂😂

[@OllieRolly]

Hai Johnny, have been enjoying your videos for a while now! Thanks! I want to share a weird experience I had when I was travelling with my ex-wife through Spain. In de South western part there is a us base situated. We were amazed about the size of it. We came up to the city centre and went for a sandwich and some other stuff. When we came back our Spanish rental car had obtained a parking ticket. We were quite surprised about that. My wife, highly natural blond got out of the car when we passed a police officer on the street. To ask about the reason of the ticket. The weirdest thing happend. He shouted out: no problem mamm. And saluted my wife. We are both Dutch but I think the local authorities have instructed their staff the stay the f@ck out of the way of maybe-personell of us bases

[@mikerodgers7535]

I think it's probably more likely they were instructed to stay out of the way of maybe non personnel. I have friends who have been stationed abroad several times, and from what I gather, the MPs have no problem being a massive pain in the ass to US military personnel, lol.

[@tolisbou]

In Greece, USA has a huuuuge base in Crete (Suda bay), and they are making a second huge military base in Alexandroupolis

[@ruicorreia6373]

"what if Spain had bases everywhere?" Portugal: oh caralho...

[@scintillam_dei]

Spain DID have bases everywhere, and abolished cannibalism, and abolished human sacrifice, and spread chocolate. The US spreads AIDS.

[@bevvy.bee9]

@@scintillam_dei chocolate is even worse 100%

[@danieldjz]

@@scintillam_dei wow... the US spreads AIDS? What's your source?

[@MattFand]

@@danieldjz their dick lmao

[@danieldjz]

@@MattFand amazing, you must be a Nobel prize winner.

[@hesterhenrietta261]

You’re missing a bunch off the coast of Western Australia - their warships dock in our harbour and they have bunch of bases here

[@gulfst8364]

Mighty Mighty US. Xi and Putin don’t understand this

[@nightly777]

@@gulfst8364 theyll never understand, even their own citizens wanted to come US for better living.

[@zidorovichburblyatya2862]

@@gulfst8364 Well, to become targets of hypersonic missiles???

[@zidorovichburblyatya2862]

@@nightly777 That's why America now is one of the most unequal countries in the world and Murica just printing with Fiat money and only few Chinese and Russian with questionable quality become US lapdogs???

[@zidorovichburblyatya2862]

@@nightly777 You know, having 800 bases makes you bankrupt inside, even with the mercy of international institutions you own.

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Mate, Two months ago I watched a really good documentary on KZbin about a rural town/community in Okinawa being divided by the building of a new U.S base which was partially completed at the time of recording. Ut interviewed many of the towns locals from both sides of the divide including one really lovely old lady who was an active demonstrator against its construction and survived and remembered the U.S invasion in 1945, I have just spent fifty minutes going back through my watch history and couldn't find it. So sorry, wish I could give you more, If I do manage to remember what it was called and find it I will update this message. In the meantime just know its out there on KZbin. You may be able to locate it yourself. Cheers.

[@justanotherrandomdisneyfan3717]

As an American living abroad and knows with people in embassy I can say that having a military base where we are can be helpful. Not only because the little stores and towns remind us of home but because it grants you a special rank when abroad. Like when a corrupt cop pulls you over and demands money and you flash an embassy card then you’re on your way.

[@usamash]

imagine there were hundreds journalists in the world like Johnny Harris.

[@violetviolet888]

There are. Most of them work for places like the Wall Street Journal.

[@JanjayTrollface]

There are. Seek and you shall find.

[@A.Witting]

There are thousands of real journalists. Only thing is, that the outlets wont buy their material anymore. Entertainment is where the money is.

[@David73490MY]

there are...

[@Demonicwhale43]

There are 10s of millions with similar beliefs and goals, you just gotta focus on what it is your truly searching for. Johnny Harris is just one of those people. Ones who would search for facts and the truth of the world so we can understand it are what we need.

[@xfinite257]

Theory: The US has a secret base at the moon

[@deadman9323]

Well its not a theory anymore

[@lamarsidoner3250]

theres a secret base on mars,,lol,,and the sun

[@hospitallercross1155]

@@deadman9323 Dudeee...

[@lukedenbeaux6367]

Not yet, but definitely soon

[@usnationalist8150]

Jaandar Khan: What? Makes no sense at all. I think people get confused between winning a war but losing the objective. One small unit took out around 50% of the taliban within a couple months. The rest scattered across the border and was HIDING till we recently pulled out. Just like when people talk about Vietnam war they talk as if the US troops were being overrun and lost. The US never lost a battle in Vietnam and had a kill ratio of around 60+\1 but they lost the objective because the VC hid till we were pulling out. Plus our generals at the time (like today) were and are some of the worse this country ever had. It’s even worse today.

[@cadosian078]

That intro gave me chills. Holy cow

[@janeljohnson5833]

47-year-old black woman in America…my father did two tours in Germany, one tour in South Korea. South Korea was before me, but I attended kindergarten at Katterbach Army Base in Ansbach, Germany. I attended 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at the Strasberg Kaserne, and started 7th grade at Baumholder American High School. I loved living in Idar-Oberstein, and I loved the locals who were involved in my very young life in Ansbach. These people had so much respect and reverence for my family and I. Military family culture abroad was very much a collectivist culture and each time we returned to the U.S. I just didn’t fit, and it didn’t matter how many years in the U.S. I got under my belt, I never fit. And then I got violated, my children were violated. The American government refused to uphold the law and constitution regarding me and my children’s rights. The only institution to offer me an explanation (not justice, not protection, not safety) was the FBI. I was told these things happen sometimes, and that they would look into it and call me back. They never called back.

[@randomstuff8149]

“As a poor college kid” Is literally part of the most powerful military alliance in human history.

[@minidwarfdude9230]

@@Classact89 nothing to do with being white

[@tggatsby3501]

@@minidwarfdude9230 word people need to realize that regardless of ethnicity, gender, or status if you are a US citizen you are blessed asf. People forget how lucky we are compared to the outside world.

[@liamk2]

@@Classact89 Pinpoint you being a failure please onto something else

[@unoriginalhazard]

@@Classact89 spotted the racist.

[@tggatsby3501]

@Don't Look Up funny that I see this reply as I watched Jake trans video on war, and that it was always about oil. Definitely a sour hit of reality, we can improve this world as we grow, but yeah there's no denying that most of our peace stems from war.

[@rimonrimon6471]

The Pentagon is using David’s list because it doesn’t want to reveal its true number of bases abroad haha

[@DrMurdercock]

Dude, I can assure you the US Gov doesn't even have an exact number. Compartmentalization let's shit slip through. lol

[@mohdnofil1502]

Totally agree rimon, they spend taxpayers money on these military supplies. It's like use the list of other so that you don't have to show what you really have.

[@aaroncook7536]

I thought it was funny how pompous both were about this. Here they are bitchin about our pressence everytwhere and all the tax dollars going to waste... ahhhhh hello you just said it, Johnny Harris. Our tax Dollars pay for this. If we are paying for all these bases and instalations and what not... gotta keep the lights on... gotta know where to send the bill... They know exactly how many the us has, they just want to see how much the public knows. Besides our military is not retarted, politicians yes but our military is on its game. Foolish to think otherwise. TRUMP was the first president who didn't start or send our boys into war. yet he maintained The military presence around the world. you see its important for us military presence around the world because of shit heads like china and the concentration camps they have, or all the genocide conflicts we've tried to stop. Some one like trump was maintaining the peace around the world, by letting China, the leading super power next to us, know we are not going to take your shinanigans. stop screwing over the rest of the world and your own people

[@DrMurdercock]

@@aaroncook7536 You have no idea how the US Gov or US Military Installation works. You need to understand compartmentalization. Look it up. No ONE person knows everything about anything military related when it comes to their full size, and full capabilities. There are reasons for this.

[@CJLAKE123]

DUH! It’s a bit of laziness but mainly deflection by using a college professor who automatically is given “creditability”. As a “reliable” source to shut Congress up.

[@killxAyush]

Proud to be indian no US or any foreign miltary base in our country

[@Saad72Shahriar]

India should retain its sovereignty. It's important for the subcontinent.

[@revolutionary-brother]

Whole india is american base

[@AnshuKumar-ky5zp]

@@Saad72Shahriar we never lost it

[@AnshuKumar-ky5zp]

@@revolutionary-brother it's not

[@JDX-]

You’re missing the Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt in Exmouth, Western Australia. Amongst a few others line like Pine Gap.

[@jcanal0221]

Fun fact: When Spain, my country, joined NATO, we made a deal that consisted in the US removing its bases as we entered the organization. The bases are still there and no one has even tried to do anything about it

[@beautifulmind1125]

This is insane, and freaks me out

[@gabriele9183]

At least you dont have nuke in their base… 🙂🇮🇹

[@jacobaurelius5361]

🤷‍♂️

[@Zodroo_Tint]

USA is exceptional. Before WW2 we (the Hungarians) tried to join the Allies but the USA told us they don't want to upset the Germans. After WW2 the USA told us if we pay a bunch of money they make sure Hungary will be a democracy. We paid the money and they left the country leaving it for the Soviet Union. :) Also in 1956 they promissed support if we rebell against the Russians, we did it and they took over Suez, the americans knew Russia can't intervene in Suez if they have to intervene in Hungary. You have to love them, they are just so dishonest and sometimes evil while they preach about freedom and democracy.

[@mreevee7785]

@@Zodroo_Tint bro we didnt take the suez what are you talking about

[@kenllacer]

For all we know, the US Military could be secretly owned by Taco Bell.

[@centralstar7168]

What’s Taco Bell ?

[@casualgerm]

That little dog tried to warn us in the 90s

[@number6338]

Well, a lot of big business funds the military

[@NoHandle44]

I guess that's how Taco Bell is bearing Amazon.

[@MickaelBNeron]

What if it is actually Taco Bell who hires the military to protect Taco Bells around the world

[@grzib]

Not everywhere , I just checked inside my fridge and I can confirm there isn’t any US military there 😂

[@Patrick-sj9ol]

Are you sure? Did you check with a microscope?

[@adrianalexandrov7730]

There's probably NSA in your fridge though ))

[@petermwangi4995]

Thank you for your information where I have known Spain have a army base in the U.S.A, here in Kenya we have 4 U.S military base in lamu, Mombasa,wajir and Nanyuki counties . thank🎉 you 😊