The phrase "a network of bases" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a system or structure consisting of multiple foundational elements or locations, often in a scientific, military, or organizational context.
Example: "The research project relies on a network of bases to gather data from various geographical locations."
Alternatives: "a system of foundations" or "a web of facilities".
What, he asks, "is the logic for deploying troops and retaining a network of bases in countries that are now wealthy enough to protect themselves...?" Concluding that there is none, he calls for the end of America's military alliances with Europe, Japan and South Korea.Mr Menon is to be applauded for putting the issue so clearly.
Russia and the US have been at odds over the issue of missile defence since 2000, ever since the idea was first put forward by then-President George W Bush. President Barack Obama, who succeeded Mr Bush in the White House in 2008, scrapped plans for a network of bases spread across Poland and the Czech Republic with the capacity to intercept long-range missiles.
We have a network of bases in place to defend our interests in the Middle East.
We have built a network of bases along China's coastline from the Sea of Japan to the South China Sea.
The RAAF also maintains a network of bases in northern Australia to support operations to Australia's north.
The RAAF has modern combat and transport aircraft and a network of bases in strategic locations across Australia.
Whereas a traditional homogeneous cellular system is a network of base stations transmitting at similar power levels, HetNets allow for a flexible deployment strategy with the use of different power base stations including femtos, metros, picos, relays, and macros to provide coverage and capacity where it is needed the most.
His men built up a network of base camps, food caches, intelligence agents and peasant supply contacts.
A network of drone bases in east Africa, designed to carry out attacks on al-Qaida targets and for gathering intelligence, is being constructed by the US, according to American reports.
The D.E.A., assisted by the U.S. military, acts as an international police force, coördinating with foreign militaries through a network of offshore bases.
Research programmes in the Antarctic are mostly controlled and supported by government-funded agencies, such as the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the British Antarctic Survey, which also maintain a network of permanent bases around the continent.
