{"id":1475673,"date":"2024-07-06T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1475673"},"modified":"2024-07-06T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T00:55:00","slug":"heres-where-american-troops-are-stationed-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/heres-where-american-troops-are-stationed-overseas\/1475673\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Where American Troops Are Stationed Overseas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s Where American Troops Are Stationed Overseas?<\/span><\/p>\n

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With a\u00a0military budget<\/a>\u00a0bigger than most countries\u2019 GDPs<\/strong>, the U.S. military manages to station troops in nearly 170 territories, on every continent<\/strong> in the world.<\/p>\n

But which countries host the most troops? In the chart below, Visual Capitalist’s Pallavi Rao maps<\/a> the territories where active duty American military personnel are stationed, according to March 2024 figures from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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\u2139\ufe0f Reserve troops and civilian personnel are also stationed overseas for support activities. They are not included on this map.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ranked: Top 10 Territories Hosting U.S. Troops<\/h2>\n

There are nearly 170,000 active duty American troops stationed overseas.<\/p>\n

More than half of that number are in\u00a0Japan<\/strong>\u00a0(55,000) and\u00a0Germany<\/strong>\u00a0(35,000), a holdover from World War II after the Axis powers surrendered.<\/p>\n

Germany is now also home to the US European Command (EUCOM) headquarters in Stuttgart. It\u2019s a key regional outpost, to help \u201ckeep the peace in Europe, parts of the Middle East, and Eurasia,\u201d as\u00a0stated by the government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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*Guam is a U.S. territory.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty revised in 1960 allowed America to establish military bases in the country, in exchange for defending Japan in the event of an attack.<\/p>\n

South Korea<\/strong>\u00a0also has a significant garrison, nearly 25,000 active duty personnel. This is also a legacy from the Korean War.<\/p>\n

Tellingly, however, six of the top 10 countries hosting U.S. troops are in\u00a0Europe<\/strong>. For the decades since the Cold War, the American military had been reducing its European footprint. However after\u00a0Russia\u2019s annexation<\/a>\u00a0of Crimea in 2014, the buildup restarted.<\/p>\n

Finally, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion and the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. military has increased the\u00a0number of troops<\/a>\u00a0both in Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 07\/06\/2024 – 16:55<\/span><\/p>\n

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