NATO membership enables the US to have air bases in the UK and Turkey, Navy bases in Spain and Italy, and in other parts of Europe with overflight rights for mi

NATO membership enables the US to have air bases in the UK and Turkey, Navy bases in Spain and Italy, and in other parts of Europe with overflight rights for military planes. Most of the air traffic for the US wars in the middle east goes through Germany, and most injured soldiers go back through Germany [0] Many US soldiers survive because they get through Landstuhl. Ramstein is also rumored to be the primary operation center for drone strikes, although the US military denies this. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landstuhl_Regional_Medical_Cen...