The Navy’s crime links flow from how it secures stable base locations.

Evidence

In Sicily and Naples alike, the repeated connections between the Navy and organized crime should be an expected, not a surprising, part of the U.S. military’s presence in the country. As we have seen around the world, the military has long sought base locations with a friendly and stable political and economic environment. Military officials have employed various means to achieve such stability. In places like Honduras and Bahrain, collaborating with repressive regimes has ensured long-term tenancy. In places like Germany, bringing over families and building segregated Little Americas has helped smooth and stabilize relations. In Diego Garcia and elsewhere, the military has simply gotten rid of locals. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 372

Categorization

• XREF: Connects back to earlier chapters on Honduras, Bahrain, Germany, and Diego Garcia as an intentional analogy linking all base-stabilization strategies to one underlying logic.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 372