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Had the thought to post an open ended Holiday greeting to all the men and women in uniform around the globe and went searching to find out just how many that might be and where they might be serving.
http://www.fas.org/man/docs/nms_feb95.htm#MC
The US Armed Forces are now in their eighth year of drawdown and will continue to be reduced and reshaped in accordance with the Bottom-Up Review. By 1999 total active end strength will reduce to 1,445,000 people, down from 2,130,000 in 1989. Over the next few years, active Army divisions will continue to decline from 18 to 10, active Air Force fighter wings from 24 to 13, and Navy battle force ships from 567 to 346. Active Marine Corps structure will remain at three Marine Expeditionary Forces, but end strength will continue to decline from 197,000 personnel to 174,000. Selected Reserve personnel will decline from 1,170,000 in 1989, to 893,900 in 1999, with a proportionate decline in force structure. The Coast Guard will reduce its active end strength from 44,000 to 36,300.
(I posted that excerpt above to point out the usual criticisms when a Democrat President is in office. The above numbers reflect the erosion of military service people under former President Clinton.
http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usspac/lrp/ch01.htm
http://www.cdi.org/adm/Transcripts/910/
"A U.S. MILITARY FORCE FOR THE REAL WORLD"
NARRATOR: The US military today: 286,000 troops based overseas in more than 20 countries. 1.5 million active troops. 1.8 million reserves. 15,000 heavy tanks. 14,000 airplanes. 9,000 helicopters. 250 major warships. A military of awesome size and overwhelming firepower.
What justifies the need for military forces this large? Is it because powerful military rivals and rogue leaders threaten the US and our interests? Is it because the world is more chaotic today than it once was? Or, is it because the US lacks military allies capable of sharing the burdens of the world's last remaining military superpower?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/global-deployments.htm
Where are the Legions? [SPQR]
Global Deployments of US Forces
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.
Soldiers have been receiving many incentives for reenlisting like job reclassification and new duty assignments to Europe on top of reenlistment bonus averaging $10,000 dollars. Soldiers have also been reenlisting for the one semester of college, which allows the soldier to further their career and increase opportunities for promotion and advancement.
As of January 2005, there are some 250,000 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. If one were to include these forces the number of deployed troops worldwide would be around 350,000.
However, forces deployed to South Korea are included as those units are part of a UN command and deterrence operation.
Of the 37 combat brigades and Armored Cavalry Regiments in the US Army's active component, some 12 are currently deployed (including one from the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea). Another 10 have recently returned from deployment, including both of the two Armored Cavalry Regiments (it should be noted that press and Army officials tend to lump the ACR's in with the Brigades when counting total combat brigades). A total of 9 Brgiades are slated for deployment over the course of 2005.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/where.htm
Evolution Carrier Dates
Deployed CVN-68 Nimitz
01-06 Sep 2005 - Port visit, Dubai, UAE
Forward Deployed CV-63 Kitty Hawk
3 Aug 2005 - Pacific Ocean
Surge Ready CVN-71 Roosevelt
14-22 Jul 2005 - Op. Brewing Storm (JTFEX 05-2)
Intermediate Training
Basic Training CVN-69 Eisenhower
CVN-76 Reagan
09 May 2005 - Shakedown Underway
11 May 2005 - Flight deck certification
Post-Deployed CV-67 Kennedy
CVN-72 Lincoln
CVN-75 Truman
CVN-70 Vinson
26 Jul 2005 - Atlantic Ocean
Jun 2005 - At sea for readiness training
19 Jul 2005 - Completes JTFEX 05-2
31 Jul 2005 - Arrives at Norfolk
Maintenance CVN-65 Enterprise
CVN-74 Stennis
CVN-73 Washington
Anyway, to each and every military service person, active and Guard, retired or new, thanks from all of us to all of you for your service.
Amicus…
http://www.fas.org/man/docs/nms_feb95.htm#MC
The US Armed Forces are now in their eighth year of drawdown and will continue to be reduced and reshaped in accordance with the Bottom-Up Review. By 1999 total active end strength will reduce to 1,445,000 people, down from 2,130,000 in 1989. Over the next few years, active Army divisions will continue to decline from 18 to 10, active Air Force fighter wings from 24 to 13, and Navy battle force ships from 567 to 346. Active Marine Corps structure will remain at three Marine Expeditionary Forces, but end strength will continue to decline from 197,000 personnel to 174,000. Selected Reserve personnel will decline from 1,170,000 in 1989, to 893,900 in 1999, with a proportionate decline in force structure. The Coast Guard will reduce its active end strength from 44,000 to 36,300.
(I posted that excerpt above to point out the usual criticisms when a Democrat President is in office. The above numbers reflect the erosion of military service people under former President Clinton.
http://www.fas.org/spp/military/docops/usspac/lrp/ch01.htm
http://www.cdi.org/adm/Transcripts/910/
"A U.S. MILITARY FORCE FOR THE REAL WORLD"
NARRATOR: The US military today: 286,000 troops based overseas in more than 20 countries. 1.5 million active troops. 1.8 million reserves. 15,000 heavy tanks. 14,000 airplanes. 9,000 helicopters. 250 major warships. A military of awesome size and overwhelming firepower.
What justifies the need for military forces this large? Is it because powerful military rivals and rogue leaders threaten the US and our interests? Is it because the world is more chaotic today than it once was? Or, is it because the US lacks military allies capable of sharing the burdens of the world's last remaining military superpower?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/global-deployments.htm
Where are the Legions? [SPQR]
Global Deployments of US Forces
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.
Soldiers have been receiving many incentives for reenlisting like job reclassification and new duty assignments to Europe on top of reenlistment bonus averaging $10,000 dollars. Soldiers have also been reenlisting for the one semester of college, which allows the soldier to further their career and increase opportunities for promotion and advancement.
As of January 2005, there are some 250,000 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. If one were to include these forces the number of deployed troops worldwide would be around 350,000.
However, forces deployed to South Korea are included as those units are part of a UN command and deterrence operation.
Of the 37 combat brigades and Armored Cavalry Regiments in the US Army's active component, some 12 are currently deployed (including one from the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea). Another 10 have recently returned from deployment, including both of the two Armored Cavalry Regiments (it should be noted that press and Army officials tend to lump the ACR's in with the Brigades when counting total combat brigades). A total of 9 Brgiades are slated for deployment over the course of 2005.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/where.htm
Evolution Carrier Dates
Deployed CVN-68 Nimitz
01-06 Sep 2005 - Port visit, Dubai, UAE
Forward Deployed CV-63 Kitty Hawk
3 Aug 2005 - Pacific Ocean
Surge Ready CVN-71 Roosevelt
14-22 Jul 2005 - Op. Brewing Storm (JTFEX 05-2)
Intermediate Training
Basic Training CVN-69 Eisenhower
CVN-76 Reagan
09 May 2005 - Shakedown Underway
11 May 2005 - Flight deck certification
Post-Deployed CV-67 Kennedy
CVN-72 Lincoln
CVN-75 Truman
CVN-70 Vinson
26 Jul 2005 - Atlantic Ocean
Jun 2005 - At sea for readiness training
19 Jul 2005 - Completes JTFEX 05-2
31 Jul 2005 - Arrives at Norfolk
Maintenance CVN-65 Enterprise
CVN-74 Stennis
CVN-73 Washington
Anyway, to each and every military service person, active and Guard, retired or new, thanks from all of us to all of you for your service.
Amicus…
