The military of the United States is deployed in most countries around the world, with between 160,000 to 180,000 of its active-duty personnel stationed outside the United States and its territories.[1] This list consists of deployments excepting active combat deployments, including troops in Syria[2] and Yemen.[3] The exact number of these troops is currently in flux due to troop withdrawals.[4][5]
Outside of active combat, US personnel are typically deployed as part of several peacekeeping missions, military attachés, or are part of embassy and consulate security. Nearly 40,000 are assigned to classified missions in locations that the US government refuses to disclose.[6]
Current deployments
The following regional tables provide detail of where personnel from the five major branches of the US military are currently deployed. These numbers do not include any military or civilian contractors or dependents. Additionally, countries in which US military are engaged in active combat operations are not included. The numbers are based on the most recent United States Department of Defense statistics as of March 31, 2022.[1]
Americas
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States (excl. Alaska & Hawaii) |
1,111,404 | 383,923 | 291,876 | 140,160 | 259,714 | 35,731 |
Alaska | 20,833 | 10,161 | 45 | 23 | 8,798 | 1,806 |
Guantanamo Bay | 639 | 151 | 445 | 37 | – | 6 |
Honduras | 364 | 206 | 2 | 23 | 132 | 1 |
Puerto Rico | 164 | 86 | 34 | 20 | 24 | – |
Greenland | 151 | – | – | – | 151 | – |
Canada | 146 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 75 | 5 |
other | 665 | 122 | 145 | 297 | 71 | 30 |
Total | 1,134,366 | 394,665 | 292,584 | 140,573 | 268,965 | 37,579 |
East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Ocean
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 55,666 | 2,536 | 20,414 | 19,841 | 12,855 | 20 |
Hawaii | 41,008 | 15,603 | 12,197 | 6,445 | 5,471 | 1,292 |
South Korea | 25,726 | 17,190 | 337 | 257 | 7,941 | 1 |
Guam | 6,290 | 219 | 3,804 | 102 | 2,165 | – |
Australia | 792 | 34 | 65 | 597 | 95 | 1 |
Singapore | 203 | 8 | 159 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
Philippines | 187 | 10 | 10 | 157 | 9 | 1 |
Thailand | 106 | 33 | 11 | 38 | 24 | – |
other | 328 | 64 | 33 | 199 | 28 | 4 |
Total | 130,306 | 35,697 | 37,030 | 27,648 | 28,608 | 1,323 |
Europe
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 36,160 | 22,250 | 412 | 446 | 13,041 | 11 |
Italy | 12,661 | 4,248 | 3,327 | 322 | 4,762 | 2 |
United Kingdom | 9,766 | 171 | 280 | 57 | 9,245 | 13 |
Spain | 3,108 | 26 | 2,603 | 102 | 376 | 1 |
Norway | 2,593 | 24 | 12 | 2,523 | 34 | – |
Belgium | 1,137 | 625 | 87 | 38 | 387 | – |
Netherlands | 436 | 141 | 29 | 16 | 221 | 29 |
Greece | 376 | 9 | 318 | 26 | 23 | – |
Portugal | 243 | 3 | 45 | 19 | 176 | – |
Poland | 172 | 44 | 88 | 12 | 28 | – |
Romania | 137 | 20 | 96 | 7 | 14 | – |
other | 589 | 97 | 62 | 288 | 135 | 7 |
Total | 67,378 | 27,658 | 7,359 | 3,856 | 28,442 | 63 |
West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Indian Ocean
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bahrain | 3,746 | 18 | 3,051 | 278 | 17 | 382 |
Turkey | 1,713 | 158 | 5 | 34 | 1,516 | – |
Kuwait | 720 | 589 | 3 | 88 | 40 | – |
Saudi Arabia | 559 | 175 | 19 | 289 | 66 | 10 |
Qatar | 446 | 174 | 4 | 54 | 214 | – |
Djibouti | 274 | 3 | 2 | 267 | 2 | – |
Egypt | 264 | 217 | 8 | 20 | 19 | – |
United Arab Emirates | 221 | 27 | 20 | 98 | 76 | – |
Diego Garcia | 216 | – | 216 | – | – | – |
Jordan | 106 | 61 | 3 | 28 | 14 | – |
Israel | 102 | 53 | 8 | 28 | 13 | – |
other | 1,090 | 167 | 71 | 746 | 106 | – |
Total | 9,457 | 1,642 | 3,410 | 1,930 | 2,083 | 392 |
Unspecified
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domestic (50 states and District of Columbia) |
6,380 | 6,280 | – | 100 | – | – |
Overseas (incl. unincorporated US territories) |
4,499 | 230 | 7 | 2,152 | 1,159 | 951 |
Total | 10,879 | 6,510 | 7 | 2,252 | 1,159 | 951 |
See also
- List of United States overseas military bases
- List of United States military bases
- Marine Security Guard
- Military Assistance Advisory Group
- Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
- United States Taiwan Defense Command
- Status of forces agreement
- United States foreign aid
References
- ^ a b "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel Permanently Assigned By Duty Location and Service/Component (as of March 31, 2022)". Defense Manpower Data Center. May 28, 2022.
- ^ Bo Williams, Katie (November 2, 2020). "Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers; Praises Trump's Mideast Record". Defense One.
- ^ "Letter to the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Report". whitehouse.gov. December 7, 2021.
- ^ Brannen, Kate; Goodman, Ryan (October 7, 2020). "We're suing the Pentagon to find out where U.S. troops are deployed". Washington Post.
- ^ "'Endless Wars,' Here's Where About 200,000 Troops Remain". New York Times. October 21, 2019.
- ^ "America's Forever wars". New York Times. 23 October 2017.
Further reading
- Machain, Carla Martinez; Allen, Michael A.; Flynn, Michael E. "Why does the US pay so much for the defense of its allies? 5 questions answered". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- Allen, Michael A; Flynn, Michael E; Martinez Machain, Carla (2021). "US global military deployments, 1950–2020*". Conflict Management and Peace Science. 39 (3): 351–370. doi:10.1177/07388942211030885. ISSN 0738-8942. S2CID 237722626.
- Base Structure Report – Fiscal Year 2018 Baseline (PDF, 2.38MB) (Report). U.S. Department of Defense.