The military of the United States is deployed in many countries around the world, with more than 369,000 of its nearly 1. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States 4 million active-duty troops serving outside the United States and its territories. Many are located on installations opened during the Cold War, in which the US government in the aftermath of World War II thought it needed troops around the globe to counter the Soviet Union. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Since 2001, the US has deployed troops as part of the War on Terror. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U
U. S. troops are fighting in several countries, including Afghanistan and Iraq. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Others are deployed as part of several peacekeeping missions.
The following are countries, listed by region, in which U. S. troops are deployed. Many of the numbers are based on Department of Defense statistics from June 2005. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October [1] Omitted are some countries to which fewer than 100 U. S. troops are deployed.
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Combat zones
- Iraq - Around 170,000 troops. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The American military, along with some 26,000 troops from other nations, provides security and reinforces the new Iraqi government following the invasion in 2003. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia
- Afghanistan – About 19,500 American troops are in Afghanistan, following the invasion in 2001 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF is the official name used by the U Around 6,500 other troops from the International Security Assistance Force are also deployed in Afghanistan. International Security Assistance Force (10 ( ISAF) is a NATO -led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations
Africa
Not including Djibouti, there are about 2,400 American troops stationed in Africa.
Sinai Desert, Egypt - Approximately 500 personnel. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. See Multinational Force And Observers
Asia
The US military has about 97,000 troops in Asia, not including the Middle East, and Central Asia. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south
- South Korea – 26,477 troops
- Japan – 48,844 troops
- Philippines - 20,798 troops
- Diego Garcia - 311
- Jakarta, Indonesia - 19
- Singapore – 115
- Thailand – 113
- Malaysia - 10
Australasia
- Australia - 126
- Marshall Islands - 26
Europe
Not counting Bosnia or Kosovo, the US military has about 90,000 personnel in Europe. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Diego Garcia is the largest Atoll, in terms of land area in Chagos Archipelago, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Singapore The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
- Germany – 63,958. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- Souda Bay, Greece - 386
- Italy – 11,693
- United Kingdom – 10,967
- Spain – 1,268
- Norway - 23
- Sweden - 23
- Turkey – 1,365
- Belgium – 1,367
- Portugal – 864
- Netherlands – 444
- Greece – 562
- Russia - 60 (mainly in the US embassy in Moscow)
- Thule, Greenland - 138
Middle East
Not counting Iraq and Afghanistan, there at least 2,500 US military personnel in the Middle East. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Thule (ˈθuːli; Greek Θούλη Thoulē; also called Thile, Tile, Tilla, Toolee, or Tylen) is in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the
- Qatar – 158
- Bahrain – 2,333
- Kuwait - 10
- Oman - 10
- United Arab Emirates - 37
Western Hemisphere
Not counting the US and its territories, there are about 1,500 troops in the Western Hemisphere
- Antigua - 2
- Colombia - 7
- Saint Helena - 3
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – 1,457
- Manta, Ecuador - 13
- Netherlands Antilles - 10
United States
There are 1,168,195 troops on active duty in the United States and its territories:
- The contiguous United States – 958,215
- Transients – 47,391
- Hawaii – 35,810
- Guam – 3,315
- Puerto Rico - 769
- Alaska – 17,989
See also
References
External links
- [http://web1.whs.osd.mil/mmid/military/history/hst0605.pdf - DoD deployment numbers (outdated). Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Antigua (ænˈtiːgə an-TEE-gah) is an Island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region the main Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la For the fish see Manta ray; for other things of this name see Manta (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles Active duty refers to a full-time occupation as part a military force as opposed to reserve duty. The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent This is a list of United States military bases currently located around the world
- [1] - Base Listing as of September 2006.
- Current deployment map – PBS
- [2] - U. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the S. forces withdrawn from Iceland
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