To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of United Kingdom visiting forces based in the United States; and where they are based. [33571]
[holding answer 9 March 1998]: The total number of UK forces currently based in the United States is 374. Their location, broken down by Service, is as follows:
| Location | Number of personnel |
| Royal Navy/Royal Marines/Royal Fleet Auxiliary | |
| Annapolis, MD | 3 |
| Groton, CT | 2 |
| Monterey, CA | 2 |
| Norfolk, VA | 58 |
| Newport, RI | 4 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 3 |
| San Diego, CA | 10 |
| Washington, DC | 23 |
| Patuxent River, MD | 4 |
| Bay St. Louis, MS | 1 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 |
| Dahlgren, VA | 1 |
| Pensacola, FL | 4 |
| Indian Head, MD | 1 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1 |
| Mayport, FL | 2 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 1 |
| Fallon, NV | 1 |
| Miami, FL | 1 |
| Cherry Point, NC | 1 |
| Quantico, VA | 5 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 4 |
| Oceanside, CA | 1 |
| Brunswick, ME | 1 |
| Bridgeport, CA | 1 |
| Key West, FL | 1 |
| Omaha, NE | 2 |
| United Nations, NY | 1 |
| Tampa, FL | 1 |
| Fort Gordon, GA | 1 |
| Total | 142 |
| Army | |
| Washington, DC | 27 |
| Fort Monroe, VA | 2 |
| Fort Lee, VA | 2 |
| Fort Eustis, VA | 3 |
| Chalottesville, VA | 2 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 |
| Fort Bragg, GA | 2 |
| Fort Gordon, GA | 1 |
| Fort Stewart, GA | 1 |
| Fort Benning, GA | 3 |
| Orlando, FL | 1 |
| Fort Rucker, AL | 4 |
| Fort McClellan, AL | 2 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 |
| Fort Polk, LA | 1 |
| Fort Sam Houston, TX | 1 |
| Medina, San Antonio, TX | 4 |
| Fort Hood, TX | 2 |
| Fort Bliss, TX | 4 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1 |
| Fort Sill, OK | 3 |
| Fort Huachuca, AZ | 1 |
| Fort Irwin, CA | 1 |
| Fort Leavenworth, KS | 5 |
| Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 2 |
| Fort Knox, KY | 3 |
Location
| Number of personnel
|
| Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 1 |
| Fort Drum, NY | 1 |
| West Point, NY | 1 |
| United Nations, NY | 6 |
| Fort Monmouth, NJ | 1 |
| Natick, MA | 1 |
| New Cumberland, PA | 1 |
| Carlisle College, PA | 1 |
| Baltimore, MD | 1 |
| St. Louis, IL | 1 |
| Student VMI | 1 |
| Total | 96 |
Royal Air Force
| |
| Washington, DC | 26 |
| Norfolk, VA | 10 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 12 |
| Marietta, GA | 7 |
| Chicago, IL | 1 |
| Wright Patterson AFB, OH | 9 |
| Lemoore, CA | 2 |
| Cherry Point, NC | 3 |
| Maxwell AFB, AL | 4 |
| Elmendorf AFB, AK | 1 |
| Whidbey Island, WA | 1 |
| Astoria, OR | 1 |
| Patuxent River, MD | 3 |
| Kelly AFB, TX | 4 |
| Scott AFB, IL | 2 |
| Hill AFB, UT | 1 |
| Charleston AFB, SC | 1 |
| Langley AFB, VA | 4 |
| Shepperd AFB, TX | 2 |
| Little Rock AFB, AR | 1 |
| Travis AFB, CA | 3 |
| Norfolk, VA | 2 |
| Hurlburt Field, FL | 1 |
| Seymore Johnson AFB, NC | 2 |
| Oceana, VA | 2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 |
| United Nations, NY | 1 |
| Moody AFB, GA | 1 |
| Eglin AFB, FL | 1 |
| Kirkland AFB, NM | 1 |
| Luke AFB, AZ | 3 |
| Goodfellow AFB, MO | 1 |
| Miramar, CA | 1 |
| El Toro, CA | 1 |
| Lackland AFB, TX | 2 |
| Brooks AFB, TX | 1 |
| Barksdale AFB, LA | 1 |
| Yuma, AZ | 2 |
| Tinker AFB, OK | 3 |
| Edwards AFB, CA | 1 |
| USAF Academy (Co Springs), CO | 1 |
| Holloman AFB, NM | 1 |
| Peterson AFB, CO | 1 |
| USA Fort Rucker, AL | 1 |
| Robins AF, GA | 1 |
| Redstone Arsenal, AL | 2 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 2 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| Total | 136 |
Grand total
| 374 |
Note:
AFB—Air Force Base.