The latest Pentagon numbers on troop strength around the world, as of Sept. 30, 2012, indicate that about there are 1.4 million U.S. troops on active duty worldwide, mostly based in the U.S. President Barack Obama also announced Friday the deployment of 100 troops in the African nation Niger, which borders war-torn Mali. There are 20 nations, including North Korea but mostly islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific, where the U.S. has no military presence. Largest contingents of U.S. troops around the world include: Afghanistan — 66,000 Japan — 50,937 Germany — 47,761 South Korea — 27,500 Kuwait — 16,012 Italy — 10,922 United Kingdom — 9,317 Kyrgyzstan — 3,628 Continued... |