United States military deployments
The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with approximately 170,020 of its active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories.[1]
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.[2]
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. Countries in which US military are engaged in combat operations are not included. The numbers are based on the most recent United States Department of Defense statistics as of March 31, 2020.[1]
Americas
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(excl. Alaska & Hawaii) |
1,120,446 | 394,459 | 284,379 | 144,357 | 261,093 | 36,158 |
19,760 | 9,945 | 45 | 19 | 7,781 | 1,970 | |
813 | 142 | 539 | 125 | 0 | 7 | |
380 | 216 | 0 | 12 | 151 | 1 | |
158 | 86 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 0 | |
147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | |
136 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 70 | 4 | |
other | 657 | 142 | 147 | 270 | 63 | 35 |
Total | 1,142,497 | 405,001 | 285,177 | 144,817 | 269,327 | 38,175 |
East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Ocean
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55,165 | 2,525 | 20,636 | 19,177 | 12,810 | 17 | |
42,797 | 15,613 | 13,206 | 7,157 | 5,557 | 1,264 | |
26,184 | 17,618 | 363 | 204 | 7,998 | 1 | |
6,183 | 186 | 3,903 | 27 | 2,067 | 0 | |
2,670 | 31 | 66 | 2,500[3] | 73 | 0 | |
213 | 12 | 166 | 10 | 19 | 6 | |
196 | 12 | 10 | 164 | 9 | 1 | |
111 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 22 | 0 | |
other | 290 | 66 | 38 | 148 | 33 | 5 |
Total | 131,435 | 36,099 | 38,400 | 27,054 | 28,588 | 1,294 |
Europe
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34,674 | 20,774 | 469 | 441 | 12,980 | 10 | |
12,353 | 3,931 | 3,652 | 148 | 4,621 | 1 | |
9,394 | 162 | 294 | 49 | 8,882 | 7 | |
3,227 | 23 | 2,222 | 603 | 378 | 1 | |
1,142 | 628 | 104 | 34 | 376 | 0 | |
669 | 21 | 14 | 596 | 37 | 1 | |
400 | 10 | 350 | 13 | 27 | 0 | |
398 | 121 | 26 | 15 | 206 | 30 | |
249 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 181 | 0 | |
175 | 48 | 91 | 12 | 24 | 0 | |
125 | 10 | 91 | 11 | 13 | 0 | |
other | 555 | 93 | 57 | 271 | 131 | 3 |
Total | 63,361 | 25,822 | 7,418 | 2,212 | 27,856 | 53 |
West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Indian Ocean
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4,074 | 16 | 3,244 | 552 | 19 | 243 | |
2,502 | 28 | 23 | 2,362 | 89 | 0 | |
2,018 | 612 | 3 | 1,365 | 38 | 0 | |
1,702 | 142 | 6 | 36 | 1,518 | 0 | |
562 | 299 | 3 | 30 | 230 | 0 | |
346 | 195 | 25 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
294 | 243 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 0 | |
245 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
120 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 2 | 0 | |
116 | 12 | 1 | 92 | 11 | 0 | |
98 | 54 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 0 | |
other | 1,032 | 175 | 68 | 674 | 114 | 1 |
Total | 13,109 | 1,780 | 3,632 | 5,329 | 2,118 | 250 |
Unspecified
Jurisdiction | Total | Army | Navy | USMC | USAF | USCG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overseas | 7,557 | 238 | 8 | 5,282 | 1,140 | 889 |
Domestic | 5,857 | 5,853 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 13,414 | 6,091 | 12 | 5,282 | 1,140 | 889 |
See also
References
- "Number of Military and DoD Appropriated Fund (APF) Civilian Personnel Permanently Assigned By Duty Location and Service/Component (as of March 31, 2020)". Defense Manpower Data Center. May 8, 2020.
- "America's Forever wars". New York Times. 23 October 2017.
- There are now 2,500 Marines in Australia after years of buildup, retrieved July 29, 2020