3 installations

Military bases in Illinois

3 mapped installations listed with Illinois communities, organized for base research and arrival planning.

Understand the installation mix

The locations in this directory span 1 Air Force, 1 Army, 1 Navy. Those categories describe the map group, while each guide explains the public mission and support context. Joint bases appear in the Joint category.

Naval Station Great Lakes

The station is on Lake Michigan north of Chicago and south of Milwaukee.

Official sources: Naval Station Great Lakes: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview

Rock Island Arsenal

The arsenal sits between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, within the Quad Cities region.

Official sources: Rock Island Arsenal: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview

Scott Air Force Base

Scott is in St. Clair County, Illinois, in the Metro East portion of greater St. Louis. Nearby communities include Belleville, O'Fallon, Shiloh and Mascoutah.

Official sources: Scott Air Force Base: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview

Installation guides in Illinois

Plan around your actual assignment

A base name or city is a starting point. Identify the gaining organization, reporting destination and support community before choosing lodging or housing. Training sites, Reserve locations and permanent installations may have different arrangements. Use the installation guides for the published destination labels, official contacts and a saveable arrival checklist.

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Coverage and distance method

This is a curated directory, not an inventory of every military property. State lists use the state named in the installation’s listed community and do not describe every boundary or satellite site.