U.S. military bases around the world

There are approximately 1.3 million active-duty members of the U.S. armed services. Of these, more than 1.1 million troops are stationed within the United States, and almost 175,000 are deployed around the world. The largest enduring bases date to the post-World War II occupation of Germany and Japan; more than half of internationally deployed U.S. troops are stationed in these two countries. The next largest permanent bases are located in South Korea, where U.S. forces have been deployed since the Korean War. Other major host countries include Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.