The world's most expensive abandoned military bases
Daniel Coughlin
25 January 2024
Forsaken defence facilities that cost big bucks
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Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, USA
Courtesy U.S. Army
Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, USA
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Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, USA
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar, Afghanistan
Scott Olson/Getty
Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar, Afghanistan
Scott Olson/Getty
Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar, Afghanistan
Scott Olson/Getty
Maunsell Forts, Thames Estuary, UK
Tanner (Lt), War Office official photographer [Public domain]
Maunsell Forts, Thames Estuary, UK
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Maunsell Forts, Thames Estuary, UK
Jason Richardson / Alamy Stock Photo
Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, USA
United States Army Air Corps [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, USA
Barry Darnall/Shutterstock
Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, USA
Courtesy Lofty Images/YouTube
Kaunas Fortress, Kaunas, Lithuania
Andrius Sarkauskas/Shutterstock
Kaunas Fortress, Kaunas, Lithuania
Andrius Vanagas [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]
Kaunas Fortress, Kaunas, Lithuania
Zairon [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]
Plokštinė Missile Base, Plokščiai, Lithuania
Courtesy Cold War Museum
Plokštinė Missile Base, Plokščiai, Lithuania
Linasmm [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Plokštinė Missile Base, Plokščiai, Lithuania
Artūras M. [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]
Fort Ord, Marina, USA
U.S. Army Air Corps. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Ord, Marina, USA
Ken Wolter/Shutterstock
Fort Ord, Marina, USA
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Olavsvern, Tromsø, Norway
U. Gernhoefer/Shutterstock
Olavsvern, Tromsø, Norway
Courtesy Olavsvern Group AS
Olavsvern, Tromsø, Norway
Courtesy Olavsvern Group AS
Željava Air Base, Željava, Croatia
Anze Furlan/Shutterstock
Željava Air Base, Željava, Croatia
Ballota [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]
Željava Air Base, Željava, Croatia
Jerry Gunner [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Nekoma, USA
Library of Congress [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Nekoma, USA
Andrew Stoup/Shutterstock
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Nekoma, USA
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