The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with over 156,000 of its active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories and an additional 70,000 deployed in various contingency operations. US troops are spread across the globe: approximately 65,000 are stationed in Europe; approximately 80,000 in East Asia and the Pacific region; over 5,000 in North Africa, Southwestern and South Asia; over 1,700 in the Americas; less than 400 in Sub-Saharan Africa; and less than 100 in states of the former Soviet Union. Of those in Europe, most of the military personnel 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.
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 are countries, listed by region, in which US military personnel are deployed. The numbers are based on the most recent United States Department of Defense statistics as of March 31, 2015. These numbers do not include any military or civilian contractors or dependents. Countries with fewer than 100 US personnel deployed are omitted.
Combat zones
Africa and Southwest Asia
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Western Hemisphere
United States
There are 1,148,530 personnel on active duty in the United States and its territories including four Air Force personnel on Wake Island and one Navy personnel in the U.S. Virgin Islands:
See also
- List of United States military bases
- Marine Security Guard
- Military Assistance Advisory Group
- Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
- Overseas expansion of the United States
- Status of forces agreement
References
External links
- Base Listing as of 2012 (2.86 MB)
- Deployment map 1969-2004 (PBS)
- U.S. Military Deployment Interactive Global Map & Facts