Where are the Legions?

From: "KD Weber"
Where are the Legions?

Where are the Legions?
Global Deployments of US Forces
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/global-deployments.htm
The forces of the United States military are located in nearly 130 countries
around the world performing a variety of duties from combat operations, to
peacekeeping, to training with foreign militaries. Some of these deployments
have existed for nearly 50 years, as in Japan, Germany, and South Korea, while
other deployments have more recent origins such as the current occupation of
Iraq

As of mid-July 2003, there are some 255,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines,
and Coast Guardsmen deployed in support of combat, peacekeeping, and deterrence
operations. This figure does not include those forces normally present in
Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom or Japan unless bases at those locations are
actively supporting a combat operation. Furthermore, tours of duty in these
locations are routine and not considered hardship tours.

However, forces deployed to South Korea are included as those units are part of
a UN command and deterrence operation.

Of the 31 combat brigades in the US Army's active component, some 19 are
currently deployed (including the two from the 2nd Infantry Division in South
Korea) or having just returned from deployment. Of the 2 Armored Cavalry
Regiments both are also deployed (it should be noted that press and Army
officials tend to lump the ACR's in with the Brigades when counting total combat
brigades). Nearly 7 additional brigades have been identified as candidates to be
rotated out to Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of 2003. 1 brigade from the 25th
Infantry Division is currently undergoing a transition to the Stryker vehicle
and is unavailable for operational deployments.

The table below represents the deployments of active component US Army combat
battalions around the world including forces sent to Kosovo, South Korea,
Djibouti, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Active Combat Battalions Deployed

Type
Pre-10/2001
Deployed Currently
Deployed Total in Army*
Armor 4 18 26
Infantry (Mech) 3 14 23
Infantry (Light) 0 5 12
Infantry (ABN) 0 7 9
Infantry (AA) 2 11 11
Field Artillery 4 20 35
Air Defense 1 4 11
Aviation 3 19 28
Totals 17 98 155
* Based on Army FY'04 O&M Budget Vol 1

US Forces in SWA
Forces in Afghanistan
Forces in Korea
Forces in Japan
KFOR Deployments
Liberia Deployments
SFOR Deployments
Where are the Carriers?
Soldiers from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve have been mobilized to
support operations both in the United States for homeland security duties and
for operations globally, including Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom,
Joint Guardian and in the Sinai with the Multinational Force and Observers. As
of 23 July 2003 roughly 136,177 soldiers from the Guard and Reserves were on
active duty.

The United States Navy has roughly 40,143 sailors deployed, as of mid-July 2003,
in support of various operations and training exercises throughout the world. Of
the 12 aircraft carrier strike groups that are in the fleet (counting the
Constellation and Reagan as one strike group as one is replacing the other) the
Navy has 2 currently deployed, 2 in pre-deployment training, and 7 receiving
extensive yard periods that would make the strike group unavailable for
deployment before 2004 and 1 that will be available in November 2003. Of the 302
ships and submarines in the Fleet roughly 115 are currently on deployments.