United States military deployments

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2013 deployments of the US military
Grey = None or no data available
Orange = <100 troops (Including Military attachés)
Red = 100-1000 troops
Black = 1000+ troops

The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with nearly 150,000 of its active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories.^[1]

Of those military personnel in Europe, most 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]

US 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 tables provide detail of various countries, listed by region, where US military are deployed. Countries with fewer than 100 personnel deployed are not specified. These numbers do not include any military or civilian contractors or dependents. The numbers are based on the most recent United States Department of Defense statistics as of September 30, 2015.^[1]

Combat zones


Country	Total	Reference
Afghanistan	9,800	^[3]
Iraq	3,550	^[4]
Syria	300	^[5]

East Asia and Pacific


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
Japan	52,060	2,445	22,108	15,688	11,819	^[1]
South Korea	24,899	16,412	331	136	8,020	^[1]
Thailand	304	37	11	231	25	^[1]
Singapore	189	10	159	2	18	^[1]
Australia	175	33	79	10	53	^[1]
other	179	81	53	7	38	^[1]
Total	77,806	19,018	22,741	16,074	19,973	^[1]

Europe


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
Germany	36,691	22,031	499	1,070	13,091	^[1]
Italy	11,799	4,315	3,638	19	3,827	^[1]
United Kingdom	8,920	191	266	19	8,444	^[1]
Spain	2,503	26	2,046	26	405	^[1]
Belgium	1,210	677	111	8	414	^[1]
Portugal	457	1	52	7	397	^[1]
Greece	373	8	343	0	22	^[1]
Netherlands	362	130	30	5	197	^[1]
other	438	113	117	11	197	^[1]
Total	62,753	27,492	7,102	1,165	26,994	^[1]

North Africa, Near East, and South Asia


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
Bahrain	3,419	21	3,196	180	22	^[1]
Turkey	1,581	147	10	2	1,422	^[1]
Qatar	593	347	6	1	239	^[1]
United Arab Emirates	391	20	16	271	84	^[1]
Saudi Arabia	315	220	25	0	70	^[1]
Egypt	250	207	20	1	22	^[1]
other	175	57	42	6	70	^[1]
Total	6,724	1,019	3,315	461	1,929	^[1]

Western Hemisphere


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
Cuba (Guantanamo Bay)	668	143	502	23	0	^[1]
Honduras	395	235	3	1	156	^[1]
Greenland	145	0	0	0	145	^[1]
Canada	133	8	42	2	81	^[1]
other	381	163	139	14	65	^[1]
Total	1,722	549	686	40	447	^[1]

Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
British Indian Ocean Territory	488	0	448	0	40	^[1]
South Africa	236	5	2	226	3	^[1]
other	171	83	31	6	51	^[1]
Total	895	88	481	232	94	^[1]

Former Soviet Union


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
Post-Soviet states (excl. Baltics)	87	42	10	5	30	^[1]

Undistributed


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
unknown/classified	5,524	779	7	3,577	1,161	^[1]

United States and territories


Country	Total	Army	Navy	USMC	USAF	Reference
Contiguous United States	1,075,505	409,999	269,296	154,052	242,158	^[1]
Hawaii (state)	46,764	17,832	16,024	7,777	5,131	^[1]
Alaska (state)	17,838	10,366	77	8	7,387	^[1]
Guam (territory)	5,666	76	3,576	17	1,997	^[1]
Puerto Rico (territory)	152	106	18	9	19	^[1]
other	7	0	1	0	6	^[1]
Total	1,145,932	438,379	288,992	161,863	256,698	^[1]

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 ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at "Total Military Personnel and Dependent End Strength By Service, Regional Area, and Country". Defense Manpower Data Center. September 30, 2015.
^ Davis, Lynn E.; Pettyjohn, Stacie L.; Sisson, Melanie W.; Worman, Stephen M.; McNerney, Michael J. (2012). U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices? (PDF). Monographs Series. RAND Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8330-7340-2. Retrieved 6 November 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Enhancing Stability and Security in Afghanistan" (PDF). Defense.gov. Arlington, Virginia: United States Department of Defense. December 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ Dempsey, Martin E. (June 12, 2015). "Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
^ Syria conflict: Obama to deploy 250 more special forces troops, BBC 25 April 2016

External links

[dmdc.osd.mil-1] ^ ^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 ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at "Total Military Personnel and Dependent End Strength By Service, Regional Area, and Country". Defense Manpower Data Center. September 30, 2015.

[2] Davis, Lynn E.; Pettyjohn, Stacie L.; Sisson, Melanie W.; Worman, Stephen M.; McNerney, Michael J. (2012). U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices? (PDF). Monographs Series. RAND Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8330-7340-2. Retrieved 6 November 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[DOD_AFG_Report_2015-3] "Enhancing Stability and Security in Afghanistan" (PDF). Defense.gov. Arlington, Virginia: United States Department of Defense. December 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[NYT_2015-06-12-4] Dempsey, Martin E. (June 12, 2015). "Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2015.

[5] Syria conflict: Obama to deploy 250 more special forces troops, BBC 25 April 2016

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