HT201328 How do I determine if my iPhone 5 is AT&T?

We are a Military Family that purchased our iPhone 5s at an overseas USA base.

That model number doesn't appear to be valid. Where, EXACTLY did you get it? (What country were you in?)
Did you purchase it from an individual or from the Base Exchange?
If it was an AT&T locked phone, it would have been impossible to use it at all with any carrier other than AT&T, which of course, does not operate outside the US.
If you meant MD297DN/A, that is a a phone from Austria, I believe. Not all iPhones sold there are unlocked, but unlocked phones are available and all of the carriers there offer unlocking.
If it was not tied to a carrier when you bought it, it should be unlocked and will work on AT&T's GSM network. It will NOT work on the AT&T LTE network as the US and the rest of the world use different bands for LTE.

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