In addition, the Australian Army maintains an infantry company (designated Rifle Company Butterworth) at Butterworth, Malaysia for training purposes. Malaysia – Butterworth Air Base, Malaysia is used for Australia's commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel. The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, Iraq, India, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. Whilst the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Russia and France still possess or utilize a substantial number. More recently, the War on Terror has resulted in overseas military bases being established in the Middle East. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union established military bases where they could within their respective spheres of influence, and actively sought influence where needed. At one time, establishing coaling stations for naval ships was important. The British Empire and other colonial powers established overseas military bases in many of their colonies during the First and Second World Wars, where useful, and actively sought rights to facilities where needed for strategic reasons. Many conflicts throughout modern history have resulted in overseas military bases being established in large numbers by world powers and the existence of bases abroad has served countries that have then them in achieving political and military goals. Depending on their size and infrastructure, they can be used as staging areas or for logistical, communications and intelligence support. to conduct expeditionary warfare, and thereby influence events abroad.
The establishment of military bases abroad enables a country to project power, e.g.
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