Tracking U.S. Troops.

• Position: GRAPH - Brief article

Of the 1.3 million active-duty military personnel currently serving in the U.S. armed forces, nearly 200,000 are stationed overseas. They are deployed in approximately 150 foreign nations, mostly in Europe and Asia. The graph at right shows the top 10 countries where America's active-duty troops were stationed as of summer 2017. These countries include longtime American allies who have agreed to host U.S. military bases as well as military hot spots like Afghanistan and Iraq, where U.S. troops are engaged in prolonged conflicts.

ANALYZE THE GRAPH

1. To help keep the peace in the Pacific region, the U.S. has a combined total of about_____ troops in Japan and South Korea.

   a 48,000

   b 55,000

   c 63,000

   d 81,000

2. In which European country are the most U.S. troops stationed?

   a United Kingdom

   b Italy

   c Germany

   d Spain

3. About how many more active-duty military personnel are deployed in Afghanistan than in Iraq?

   a 1,500

   b 4,000

   c 7,500

   d 9,000

4. in which country are about 1,000 more active-duty U.S. troops stationed than in Iraq?

   a Kuwait

   b Italy

   c Bahrain

   d South Korea

5. Turkey doesn't appear on the graph. You can conclude that_____.

   a there are no U.S. troops there

   b there may be fewer U.S. troops there than in Spain

   c it is not in Europe or Asia

   d none of the above

   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

6. Does it make sense for the U.S. to have active-duty troops in ally nations like Germany? Why or why not?

7. In Afghanistan, U.S. troops are...