Can someone tell me what each of these troops are doing in these countries?

Question

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/maps/world/fullpage.troop.deployments/world.index.html

Thanks!

Answer 1

Be glad to.
Europe: USA is a member state of NATO. These are foward deployed forces for NATO.
Bosnia-Herzogovina: There in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution #1031 of 1995 which authorized a peace enforcment mission under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.
Kosovo: There as follow-on forces after Operation Allied Force was carried out by NATO and in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution #1244 of 1999 which authorized a peace enforcement mission under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.
Egypt: Monitoring force in the Sinai Desert in compliance with provisions of the Camp David Accords which achieved a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel in the Carter administration.
Djibouti: Part of the forward-deployed force fighting terrorism in the Horn of Africa and interdiction of terrorist movements and activity in the Red Sea.
Philippines: Training of Philippine armed force units to fight against terrorists of Abu Sayef in Mindanao and Sulu Province. Abu Sayef is a branch of Jama Islamiya, the terrorist organization which carried out the bombings in Bali Indonesia.
Japan: UN Forces (Rear) for the Peace Enforcement Mission on the Korean Peninsula which was authorized by the UN Security Council in Resolution #82 of June 25, 1950 in reaction to the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
South Korea:
UN Command (Forward) in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution #82 of June 25, 1950 which authorized a Peace Enforcement Mission under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.

Answer 2

Bosnia/Kosovo: Still acting as Police from 10+ years ago. maintains a few bases anymore. However this is NATO thing.

Europe: there are military bases in Germany, Italy etc,

Philippines: Military bases there aswell, same with Japan and South Korea,

Iraq, Afganistan: Self Explanitory

Egypt: Operation Bright Star

Djibouti (Qatar): Military base there aswell.

Deployment doesn't always mean "war" or some kind of fighting going on.

Or you could read the links of each of these places for more details.

Answer 3

Thats over 300,000 troops deployed. How can I tell you what each of them is doing?

Since that is an interactive map you can click on each country to read about the mission.

Answer 4

And of course lets not forget the US Troops based in Romania as well.

Answer 5

try using the map

Answer 6

were trying to keep everything kool with the outher countries but i think were makeing it worse we think we own the world and u dont hear about all there troops over here i think its stupid

Answer 7

uh....the link you provided tells you what we do in those areas.