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- The United Kingdom hosts more than 12,000 U.S. military personnel across 15 bases, including RAF Fairford and RAF Croughton, primarily for military and intelligence operations.
- British officials remain unclear about base control, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has limited operations to defensive missions amid scrutiny of the U.S.-UK alliance.
- The bases are part of a global network, with the United Kingdom ranking fourth in the number of U.S. bases worldwide.
