MILITARY BASES
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which military bases and establishments in the UK are occupied by US visiting forces; how many US personnel are stationed at each; and what the name and rank of the commander is at each. [191173]
Mr Francois, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: The numbers of US military and civilian personnel, together with the name and rank of the US commander, at bases and establishments that are made available to the United States visiting forces are given in the following table.
| Bases | US commander | Total US personnel |
| RAF Croughton | Colonel Hamilton | 660 |
| RAF Fairford | ||
| RAF Welford | ||
| RAF Barford St John | ||
| RAF Lakenheath | Colonel Robinson | 4,700 |
| RAF Feltwell | ||
| RAF Menwith Hill | Colonel Gilmore | 1,000 |
| RAF Mildenhall | Colonel Bibb | 3,430 |
| RAF Molesworth | Colonel Sweeney | 620 |
| RAF Alconbury | ||
| Blenheim Crescent | Colonel Gresham | 210 |
The numbers of personnel have been rounded up and are current as of 15 February 2014.