Data from the Department of Defense has shown how much land the US military controls in each state, with the Army in charge of 51% of the DoD's land.
The amount of money the US spends on its military is unmatched; it is over $778 billion each year.
The U.S. military also owns, leases, or manages an impressive real estate portfolio with buildings worth at $749 billion and a land area of 26.9 million acres, of which almost 98 percent is situated in the United States.
This image shows how much of each state the U.S. military owns, leases, or uses based on data (pdf below) provided by the Department of Defense (DoD).
The Department of Defense defines a military site as a specific geographical location with unique land parcels or facilities designated to it. This map illustrates the portion of a state that is made up of military sites. The DoD controls the area because it is leased to, controlled by, or otherwise related to it.
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