<P> The military of the United States is deployed in more than 150 countries around the world, with over 300,000 of its active - duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories . </P> <P> US personnel are engaged in active combat in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria . Others are 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 . </P> <P> The following tables provide detail of various countries, listed by region, where US military are deployed . Countries with fewer than 100 personnel deployed are not specified . These numbers do not include any military or civilian contractors or dependents . The numbers are based on the most recent United States Department of Defense statistics as of November 17, 2017 . </P>

How many countries are us troops in right now