Deployments Of The Us Military

The American military is also engaged in conflicts in several countries, including Afghanistan and Iraq , and is also deployed to several peacekeeping missions.

The following is a list of countries, by region, in which the US military has deployed troops. Many of the numbers are based on . Most of the countries listed here are countries with significant (more than 100) numbers of American soldiers.

COMBAT ZONES

Iraq - 169,200 soldiers. The American military, along with some 26,000 soldiers from other nations, currently provides security and reinforces the new Iraqi government following the Invasion In 2003 .

Afghanistan – About 19,500 American soldiers are in Afghanistan, following the Invasion In 2001 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom . Around 6,500 other soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force are also deployed in Afghanistan.

Kosovo - There are around 1,700 Americans in Kosovo under The Kosovo Force (KFOR).

AFRICA

There are about 800 American soldiers stationed in Africa.

Djibouti – Around 200. Deployed as a result of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

Egypt – 384, part of Multinational Force And Observers , a peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula

ASIA

The US military has about 97,000 soldiers in Asia (not including the Middle East or Central Asia ).

South Korea – 40,258 soldiers; they have been deployed to counter North Korea since the Korean War .

Japan – 40,045 soldiers; they have been deployed here since 1945 and are still deployed to counter the threat from North Korea.

Diego Garcia - 491

The Philippines – About 100 American soldiers are deployed here as part of OEF-P .

Singapore – 196

Thailand – 113

Afloat – 16,601

AUSTRALIA

There are about 200 American military members in Australia. Almost all are a part of the embassy staff or are exchange officers or enlisted personnel.

EUROPE

The US military has about 116,000 soldiers in Europe.

Germany –75,603 soldiers. The US military has had a presence here since 1945.

Italy – 13,354

United Kingdom – 11,801

Bosnia And Herzegovina – 2,931

Spain – 1,968

Turkey – 1,863 – Deployed mainly due to the threat from Iraq

Iceland – 1,754

Serbia (include. Kosovo ) – 1,733 Troops are part of KFOR

Belgium – 1,534

Portugal – 1,016 – Deployed on the Azores Islands

Netherlands – 722

Greece – 562

Greenland - 122

Macedonia – 104 – Part of KFOR

Afloat—2,534

FORMER SOVIET UNION

Kyrgyzstan – About 1,000 American personnel are stationed at Ganci Air Base as part of OEF.

Georgia – 38 Marines are deployed in Kritsanisi to train Georgian soldiers as part of OEF.

MIDDLE EAST

Not counting Iraq and Afghanistan, there are about 6,000 US military personnel in the Mid-East

Qatar – 3,432 troops; deployed since 1991

Bahrain – 1,496

United Arab Emirates - 1,117

Saudi Arabia – 291

Afloat – 592

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Not counting the US and its territories, there are about 2,200 troops in the Western Hemisphere

Guantanamo Bay , Cuba – 700

Honduras – 413 deployed for Humanitarian and Drug Enforcement purposes

Canada – 147

Afloat –25

UNITED STATES

There are 1,168,195 troops on Active Duty in the United States and its territories

Continental United States – 958,215

Transient s – 47,391

Hawaii – 35,810

Guam – 3,315

Puerto Rico - 769

Alaska – 17,989

Afloat – 120,666

EXTERNAL LINKS

DoD deployment numbers - (PDF file)

Current deployment map – PBS

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