United States military deployments

Countries in which the U.S. has a military presence in 2007

More than 1,000 US personnel

More than 100 US personnel

Use of military facilities

Overseas troops (1950-2010)

The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with 172,966 of its 1,372,522¹ active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories. Most of these overseas personnel are deployed in combat zones in the Middle east, as part of the War on Terror. Many of the remainder are located at installations activated during the Cold War, by which the US government sought to challenge the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II.²

U.S. personnel are seeing active combat in Afghanistan. Others are deployed as part of several peacekeeping missions, military attachés, or are part of embassy and consulate security.

The following are countries, listed by region, in which U.S. military personnel are deployed. The most current numbers are based on United States Department of Defense statistics as of December 31, 2012.¹ These numbers do not include any military or civilian contractors or dependents. Countries with fewer than 75 U.S. personnel deployed are omitted.

Combat zones

Afghanistan – Approximately 68,000³

Africa and the Middle East

Kuwait - Approximately 15,000⁴
Bahrain – 2,902¹
Qatar – 800¹
Diego Garcia - 516¹
Egypt – 292¹ See Multinational Force and Observers
Jordan - 100-200 [1]
Saudi Arabia - 278¹
United Arab Emirates - 193¹
Djibouti – 139¹

Asia-Pacific

Japan – 52,692¹; See United States Forces Japan
South Korea – 28,500; See United States Forces Korea
Australia - 183¹
Singapore – 180¹
Philippines - 131¹
Thailand – 114¹

Europe

US military bases in Germany in 2009.

Germany – 45,596¹
Italy – 10,916¹
United Kingdom – 9,310¹
Spain – 1,600¹
Turkey – 1,491¹
Belgium – 1,165¹
Portugal – 713¹
Netherlands – 374¹
Greece – 361¹
Norway - 90¹

Western Hemisphere

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – 988¹
Honduras - 388¹
Canada - 146¹
Greenland - 138¹

United States

There are 1,199,556¹ personnel on active duty in the United States and its territories:

The contiguous United States – 1,123,219¹
Hawaii – 49,242¹
Alaska – 21,280¹
Guam – 5,646¹
Puerto Rico - 162¹

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah "Total Military Personnel and Dependent End Strength By Service, Regional Area, and Country". United States Department of Defense. December 31, 2012.
^ Lynn E. Davis; Stacie L. Pettyjohn; Melanie W. Sisson; Stephen M. Worman; Michael J. McNerney (2012). "U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices?". Project Air Force. RAND Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8330-7340-2. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^ "Last of 33,000 US surge troops leave Afghanistan". World News on NBCNews.com. Associated Press. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012. "The withdrawal, which leaves 68,000 American forces in the war zone, comes as the security transition to Afghan forces is in trouble, threatened by a spike in so-called insider attacks in which Afghan Army and police troops, or insurgents dressed in their uniforms, have been attacking and killing U.S. and NATO forces."
^ http://rt.com/usa/news/us-troops-kuwait-iran-741/

External links

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[2] Lynn E. Davis; Stacie L. Pettyjohn; Melanie W. Sisson; Stephen M. Worman; Michael J. McNerney (2012). "U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices?". Project Air Force. RAND Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8330-7340-2. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

[3] "Last of 33,000 US surge troops leave Afghanistan". World News on NBCNews.com. Associated Press. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012. "The withdrawal, which leaves 68,000 American forces in the war zone, comes as the security transition to Afghan forces is in trouble, threatened by a spike in so-called insider attacks in which Afghan Army and police troops, or insurgents dressed in their uniforms, have been attacking and killing U.S. and NATO forces."

[4] ttp://rt.com/usa/news/us-troops-kuwait-iran-741/

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