Baledogle Airfield, also called Wanlaweyn Airstrip, is the largest military air base in Somalia, about 90 kilometers northwest of the capital, Mogadishu. It was later expanded on and modernized. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) launches from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Dec. 9, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Liam Harris, a Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa engineer, measures a board for a new aid station at Baledogle airfield in Somalia on April 25, 2025. Army) STUTTGART, Germany — A new medical facility is among the recent improvements at a remote U. The Pentagon's annual Base Structure Report often understates the true number of bases. The United States maintains 6 military installations in Somalia, including 2 bases and 4 lily pads.